208 210 N Jefferson Davis Parkway, New Orleans

208 210 N Jefferson Davis Parkway
Originally uploaded by Karen Apricot New Orleans.

There's a push to demolish in New Orleans, kind of similar to the Growth Machine-Demolition Machine agendas in other cities. (I was blown away to figure out recently that a demolition contract in Baltimore paid at least $30,000 per house for demolition--give that amount towards rehabilitating the property...)

As I will repeat until I die, architecture, history and urban design are the competitive advantages most often possessed by traditional center cities. Any action that contributes to the diminishment of these advantages does not promote neighborhood stabilization, community development, or economic development.

Index Keywords: historic-preservation; urban-revitalization