Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Save Charity
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LSU/VA Medical Complex - Is It Really a Done Deal?
Over 70 acres of lower Mid-City cleared.
Over 200 historic buildings demolished.
Over 1,000,000 square feet of downtown buildings abandoned.
Come hear why one of the biggest economic development projects proposed for the city is also one of the most controversial, and learn about the issues, the alternatives, and why this matters to every New Orleans neighborhood.
Wednesday, January 21
Bourbon Orleans Hotel - 717 Orleans St.
6:00—6:30 reception * 6:30—8:00 presentation
Speakers include:
Bill Borah, attorney and author
Walter Gallas, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Sandra Stokes, Foundation for Historical Louisiana
Bobbi Rogers, Lower Mid-City Resident
Sponsored by:
Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents and Associates
Foundation for Historical Louisiana
National Trust for Historic Preservation
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Sign the National Trust's Petition to Save Charity
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TAKE ACTION - Sign the National Trust's Petition to the Louisiana State Legislature
sign it here
The petition reads:
On November 25, 2008, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Louisiana State University announced the selection of the Mid-City neighborhood for the site of their new hospitals, in spite of the fact that the State Legislature has not yet finalized plans for funding for the LSU Hospital. The current plan would needlessly destroy the historic neighborhood around Charity Hospital, where residents have been rebuilding and restoring their community since Hurricane Katrina.
We, the undersigned, applaud the Legislature’s intention to have a hearing and urge consideration of ALL the alternatives for bringing quality health care back to New Orleans, including alternatives that rehab the historic Charity Hospital into a state of the art medical facility an option that would be both faster and cheaper and much less destructive than the plan proposed by LSU and the VA.
Thanks PreservationNation.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Galatoire House (Albert Ledner, architect)
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This home blends antique and contemporary, delicate windows and massive curving surfaces. Mrs. Galatoire spent much of her life collecting components from buildings slated for demolition, and the architect took up the challenge of incorporating them into a coherent home.
The are paved with cobblestones from the site of the International Trade Mart, and the features an antique three-tier iron fountain in a reflecting pool. from the Garden District home of Josephine Louise Newcomb serve as the entrance.
Mrs. Galatoire's collection of windows from Good Shepherd Convent (built in 1866 at Bienville and Broad Streets for the care of delinquent little girls) includes the that form the front of the house and eleven ceiling fixtures.
To the right of the entryway is a guest suite. The bath features a dating to the mid-eighteenth century, collected from the home of Archbishop John Shaw. with antique tiles from the Shaw house are seen in the bedroom, living room and television room.
Stone is important in this home. The downstairs floor is white marble, and several bathrooms include marble as well. The behind the dining room and living area is of granite.
The are particularly striking as the balcony passes through the arched windows upstairs. Equally compelling is the view of Bayou St. John. The is also an exercise in curves. It spirals tightly, and the newel post is a series of stacked [glass] balls.
Mrs. Galatoire's eclectic tastes are evident in the : , crafted from a single brass column, was once the service counter of [the Whitney] Bank. An antique door of glass and metal is from Spain.
More recent owners have added a memento from another chapter of New Orleans history: the from the 1984 World's Fair Wonder Wall, designed by Kent Bloomer of the Yale Art Department.
source: "The International Style in New Orleans" tour brochure, Tulane University School of Architecture, copy by Patty Andrews, 1994.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Blue Plate Apartments
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Developer wants Blue Plate on Her Menu by Bruce Eggler, Times-Picayune, January 4, 2009
