1962 Duels St.

The owners of the properties listed below were denied a demolition permit by the Neighborhood Conservation District Committee and have now taken their case to the City Council. The hearing for these demolitions will take place at the City Council meeting on March 11. If you have a position on any of these proposed demolitions, please email the Councilmember in which the property is located.

1962 Duels St. – Cm. Hedge-Morrell

2311 Urquhart St. – Cm. Carter – DEMOLITION APPROVED

The NCDC’s decision of denial of demolition of 3801 Baronne St. is being appealed to City Council. The proposed hearing date does not appear on the Council agenda.

Save America’s Treasures is the nation’s only bricks-and-mortar grant program and is one of the federal government’s most successful tools for preserving the places that tell America’s story. Over the past 10 years, Save America’s Treasures has worked to restore more than 1,100 structures and collections in every state in the nation, including $2.8 million in funding to Louisiana for projects ranging from cemetery stabilization to preserving historic Fort Pike and restoring the Grand Opera House of the South.

The latest SAT project in New Orleans was the $70,000 restoration at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, done in partnership with Save Our Cemeteries

But saving these historic treasures is only one part of the program’s benefits. The Save America’s Treasures program required a one-to-one match, so that every federal dollar invested must be matched by one private dollar, successfully leveraging dollars from corporations, foundations and individuals in a prime example of a public-private partnership. There has been a push to create more of these types of partnerships, so why would you want to de-fund such a wonderful, working, proven example?

The program also contributes to the economy through job creation. It is estimated that Save America’s Treasures has added more than 16,000 jobs to state and local economies and given that these projects are typically 20-40 percent more labor intensive than new construction they employ a variety of craftspeople, not simply handymen. At a time when supporting sustainable communities and job creation are top priorities for Congress and the Administration, it is tragically shortsighted to overlook — or even cripple — the power and potential of historic preservation programs such as these.

Save America’s Treasures is an integral part of the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), and elimination of the project would result in a 30 percent across-the-board cut to federal historic preservation. In fact the HPF has never been fully funded. Despite that it has an authorized annual budget of $150 million, it typically only receives one-third to one-half that amount, even though their funds come from Outer Continental Shelf oil leases, not taxpayer dollars.

Ultimately, Save America’s Treasures is a program that gives back far more than it receives, both to the economy and to our nation’s heritage. Please take a few moments to contact your representatives and tell them to fight to make preservation a priority. Click here to fill out a simple form that will look up your rep’s contact information and make it easy to let them know what you think.

The New Orleans City Council will hold public meetings in each Council District to discuss the proposed Master Plan March 18-30.

The public meetings will be held in conjunction with the City Planning Commission throughout New Orleans in each Council District:

District A
Tuesday, March 30th, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
City Park – Timken Center (old casino building) on Dreyfous Dr.
Parkview Terrace 2nd floor
(Click here for map – Timken Center is #4 on map)

District B
Wednesday, March 24th, 6 p.m.
Dining Hall of the Academy of the Sacred Heart
4301 St. Charles Ave. (Click here for map )

District C
Thursday, March 18th, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Alice Harte Elementary Charter School
5300 Berkley Dr. (Click here for map )

District D
Tuesday, March 23rd, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Gentilly Presbyterian Church
3708 Gentilly Blvd. (Click here for map )

District E
Eastern New Orleans
Monday, March 22nd, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Household of Faith Church
9300 I- 10 Service Rd. (Click here for map )

3208 La Salle is located in Central City

An overview map of proposed demolitions on the March 15th agenda

Click here to view the agenda and photographs of properties proposed for demolition.

To share your opinion about the demolition of any of these properties, email ejhoran@cityofno.com and jemunster@cityofno.com .

Please take a moment to review the candidates’ information and don’t forget to vote this Saturday, March 6th.

The two seats to be decided on Saturday are:

District A:

• Jay Batt

  • Website:http://www.jaybatt.com/
  • Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000113389259&ref=ts

• Susan Guidry

  • Website: http://www.electsusanguidry.com/
  • Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elect-Susan-Guidry/177029359827
  • Twitter: http://twitter.com/susanguidry

District E:

• Austin Badon

  • Website: http://www.austinbadon.com/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/austinbadon
  • Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000085128614&hiq=austin,badon

• John Johnson

  • Website: http://www.votejonjohnson.com/
  • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000659422923&ref=search&sid=623031481.784394091..1

The committee approved demolition of the rear portion only of the old New Orleans Bike Club building. The owner now plans to renovate the main structure.

1333 Charbonnet in the Lower 9th Ward was approved for demolition

Click here to view the results from the March 1st, 2010 NCDC Meeting.

The service station in context to the Blue Plate Building, both in Streamline Moderne style, originally uploaded by Regional Modernism on Flickr

The former service station at 1429 S. Jefferson Davis Parkway  is a classic example of the Streamline Moderne style. This style emerged with new technological advances in building construction in the 1930’s. Some characteristics of this style are rounded edges, glass block windows and walls, smooth plaster finish, and a horizontal roof line. It sits adjacent to the Blue Plate building , which is also designed in the Streamline Moderne style and will be restored using Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credits.

Streamline Modern Service Station

The service station is a rare style in New Orleans and compliments the Blue Plate Building . When Blue Plate is restored and the area begins to see the revitalization and investment that typically occurs with larger-scale restoration projects, the station could be adaptively reused.

For more information on this service station and the modern movement in Louisiana please visit Regional Modernism’s blog . Click here to see additional photographs of this building .

Monday, March 1, 2010
AGENDA & PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
2:00 p.m. City Council Chamber
City Hall – Civic Center
1300 Perdido Street
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112

The New Orleans Bicylcle Club building at 3901 Baronne in the Milan neighborhood is back on the agenda. Click here to learn more about this structure.

Click here to view the full agenda and photographs of properties proposed for demolition.

To share your opinion about the demolition of any of these properties, email ejhoran@cityofno.com and jemunster@cityofno.com .

1921-23 4th St. is proposed for demolition.

UPDATE:

The demolition of 1921-23 4th was approved by City Council. Watch the short video of the hearing here.

The owners of the properties listed below were denied a demolition permit by the Neighborhood Conservation Districts Committee and have now taken their case to the City Council. The hearing for these demolitions will take place at the City Council meeting on February 4. If you have a position on any of these proposed demolitions, please email the Councilmember in which the property is located.

1921-23 4th – Cm. Head

The demolition appeals for 3030 Banks St. and 3034-36 Banks St . are past deadline and, by default, the appeal has been denied. The appeals appear on the City Council agenda as a technicality.

The owner of a Creole Cottage at 2311 Urquhart St. has appealed the NCDC decision to deny the demolition to City Council. The appeal will be March 11, 2010.

The Post-War Cottage at 2311 Dreux in Gentilly Terrace was denied for demolition today

1315 Reynes in the Lower 9th Ward was one of a row of three double shotgun houses approved for demolition

Click here to view the results from the NCDC meeting today.