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This property was declared as such The owner raced over here from Texas when he heard.. They have been waiting on the Road Home. Here is what they posted on the property to protect it from demolition.

Economic Development already. The City tore this house down days ago and already it is a landfill site. Now that’s progress!!

“link”:http://www.cityofno.com/pg-146-4-executive-orders-pertaining-to-hurricanes-gustav-and-ike.aspx

I just received this e mail from local attorney, Keith Hardie, Jr. The Mayor’s rush to demolish historic buildings in the wake of Gustave is only one aspect of the inadequacy of the City’s protection of neighborhoods. As we speak, the historic McMahon Funeral Home being converted into a Haunted House/Reception Center/Paranormal Research Center (with […]

Today the Mayor spoke at the City Council Recovery Meeting. Lot’s of kisses, lot’s of backslaps and lot’s of confusion. The Mayor was firm in his resolve to continue to enforce the Executive Order. And Dr. Blakley spoke about how important it was to maintain our Historic housing stock and all the while upstairs they […]

This house was demolished yesterday.. For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong. (H. L. Mencken) Mencken must have talking about the Mayor when he wrote this. “This morning the TP”:http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/09/teardowns_now_need_consent.html ran an article about the Mayor and his Executive Order. The logic behind this is simply stunning. The […]

Dear New Orleanians, The demolition process – such as it was pre-Gustav – has gone completely off the rails. For those of you not familiar with the story, here’s the nickel version. Four days after Gustav hit on Labor Day, Mayor Nagin issued an executive order – claiming powers under a state of emergency – […]

The sites should all have water sprays while they are being demolished. This was the 3rd one THIS week alone with no dust prevention. “Read more about Gustav Gate”:http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2008/story-of-the-week/gustavgate-hits-new-orleans.html

The City issued a demolition permit for this building under the Mayors Executive order. Go figure…… UPDATE According to the City’s department of Safety and Permits, this is a permit to finish the demolition of the building started in 2005. This permit authorized the removal of the remaining pile caps and underground features so that […]