The Politics Of Demolishing New Orleans

In order to rebuild a sustainable New Orleans, much of it will have to be destroyed -- a process that has both sides of the preservation fence scrambling to make their voices heard.

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October 5, 2005, 11:00 AM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"The process of rebuilding New Orleans has barely begun, yet it is possible to detect emerging fault lines beneath the effort that will, in large measure, determine its outcome. One early point of friction is how fast to move with demolition.

...Whether undertaken house by house or street by street, with or without input from preservationists, the demolition of much of the city's eastern neighborhoods is inevitable, and some people have begun trying to gaze beyond the coming debris piles and burn pits to imagine what might arise from the ruins."

FULL STORY: You've Got to See It to Really Believe It

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 in The Los Angeles Times

Community / Economic Development History / Preservation Louisiana

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