Here is one of the houses fast tracked for demolition under the Mayors Executive Order. We went to Recovery Committee Meeting to request that the Executive Order be repealed and instead we were given a lesson in political “niceness” No one raised their voices and nothing happened, it was a regular Tea Party. Now a […]
Imminent Danger of Collapse
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.
Progress!!!!
Economic Development already. The City tore this house down days ago and already it is a landfill site. Now that’s progress!!
Executive Order..rescinded
“link”:http://www.cityofno.com/pg-146-4-executive-orders-pertaining-to-hurricanes-gustav-and-ike.aspx
Arthur Raymond Smith House..gone
thanks to “Skeleton Krewe”:http://flickr.com/photos/skeletonkrewe/ for the photos.. “to see more work”:http://flickr.com/groups/arthurraymondsmith/pool/ “and here”:http://pulseplanet.nationalgeographic.com/ax/features/0100/0100_index.html
"Mayor Nagin hates Neighborhoods"
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 […]
Flip..no flop..no flip..no..
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 […]
The Executive Order that does not End.
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 […]
Off the Rails
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 – […]
No Enviromental Protection
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