I came home and the Neighbor was knocking down this addition to his house. Without a permit. They were preparing to attach a cable to the roof and pull it down with a truck. This after 2 days of sledge hammer work. Another neighbor, concerned that the gas pipes had not been capped called the […]

A report from “Miami”:http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2006-09-14/news/blight-fight/. Here is a link to an old letter in the “Miami”:http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2006-10-05/news/letters-from-the-issue-of-october-5-2006/ newspaper. This comment was left on my blog by “Chuck D’Aprix”:http://blog.economicdevelopmentvision.com/ Not all of you may remember the sad pathetic case of “Lisa Mazique”:http://squanderedheritage.com/2006/10/13/lisa-mazique-and-the-clio-street-nightmare/, our former Department Head at NORA. After she left New Orleans she got another job in […]

Seems the zoning changes needed for the St. Charles “project”:http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1195021987260630.xml&coll=1 were not to be. This high profile Battle for the destiny of St.Charles will continue, but how?

Here is a link to a “T.P.”:http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-25/119459062488640.xml&coll=1 report about last nights public meeting. Here is a photo of the “Carriage”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenapricot/1425541896/ house that was mentioned. Towards the end of the meeting a question was directed at Mr. Goldring, we were told that he had left to go to dinner, at which point I decided it was […]

Housing Conservation District Review Committee November 12, 2007 10 AM *RESULTS* “link”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/HCDRC.results.November.12 “7103 Freret St”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/7103.Freret.Street Demolition of a modified fire damaged two-story Victorian style residence at the corner of Audubon. Specific redevelopment plans were not submitted with the application. “2122 Duels”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/2122.Duels.Street St. Demolition of a single family home to be replaced with the same. Specific […]

This property would be demolished and replaced by the above plan. “Op Ed”:http://www.squanderedheritage.com/jack-davis-oped/

*UPDATE CITY COUNCIL DENIED THE REQUEST TO DEMOLISH* This property was denied demolition at the HCDRC level. They are now going to City Council to appeal. It will be heard Thursday Oct 31, 2007

There is also a Carriage House which was mentioned as being a candidate for relocation. Councilmember Midura Announces Community Meeting to Discuss Proposed Condo Project at 5428 St. Charles Av — Councilmember Midura will be holding a community meeting on November 8th beginning at 6pm at the St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church. The purpose of […]

I went to look at this Church the other day. I had never been inside and I wanted to see the Stained Glass up close. There seemed to have been some work done on the interior but it had stopped. While I was getting some shots one of the Church Officials came in and told […]

This agenda was sent out with the icorrect date. It should have been Oct. 22. But has been *CANCELLED* due to the weather Housing Conservation District Review Committee October 15, 2007 10 AM Room 7E07, 7th Floor, City Hall NEW BUSINESS “2632-34 Milan St”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/2634.Milan.Street. – Demolition of a two-story Arts & Crafts duplex. No redevelopment […]