Another from the second line parade.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Second Line 02
The second line tradition is a wonderfully uplifting, uniquely New Orleans experience.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Lizard
This little guy is the only inhabitant of this abandoned house. The multi-colored mold stains mark the former flood line.
Broken Windows
Windows couldn't withstand the pressure of rising flood waters, so there are broken ones all over the neighborhood.
Broken Glass
Shards from these shattered windows are scattered all over the mosaic on the floor of the front porch.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Camelia Grill
Uptown at the Camelia Grill, where you can get an omelette with french fries inside, and on the side...
French Q 1
I've been taking breaks from shooting in the Ninth Ward to take some shots in the French Quarter.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Bathtub Transformed
The Preservation Resource Center restored this bathtub after finding it dated from 1904.
Curious Cat
Sometimes it seems like there are more cats than people in the neighborhood. This one wandered into this renovation project to check things out.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Kitchen Floor
The volunteers stripped away rotted kitchen tile to discover the floor underneath was lined with newspapers from the early 1980's.
Big Pile
You see giant piles like this one all over the neighborhood. This group of volunteers hailed from Seattle, WA, and spent an entire week extracting junk from this house, helping to prepare it for renovation.
Sandwich Shop
When it's rebuilt, the goal is to save the floor of this sandwich shop, which is in remarkable shape considering the rest of the place (or lack thereof).
Monday, October 13, 2008
Katrina Cottage In Progress 03
I shot these images for the Preservation Resource Center. They held a press conference to unveil this home, which represents a big step in the restoration of the 9th Ward neighborhood. Not a single city official attended.
Katrina Cottage In Progress 02
That's the levee right there. Fortunately, there wasn't a breach on this side of the neighborhood.
Katrina Cottage In Progress
I've joined forces with the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans (http://www.prcno.org/) to help document the great work they've been doing to revitalize the 9th Ward. This house will be one of many "Katrina Cottages," affordable and safe homes that will offer a much-improved alternative to trailers for displaced residents.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Habitat For Humanity
We worked away under an ominous sky. This particular area in central New Orleans was under about 8 feet of water during Hurricane Katrina. This house will be built so that the floor will sit higher than that.
Habitat For Humanity
We helped put in termite protection, and the perimeter to the flooring system. And I got to use power tools. And am quite surprised to still have 10 fingers...
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Update, (see "Door To Nowhere" in September Archive for Original)
FYI...This underlining business is unintentional, so bear with the excessive emphasis! Apparently I'm not as technically savvy as I'd like to think. At any rate, here's a perfect example of the discouraging lack of progress in the Ninth Ward. I re-visited this house after taking photos of it last January. The only noteworthy changes that have taken place in the past 10 months are, 1) the roof is now in the front lawn, and 2) the staircase has collapsed.
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