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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

Flipped cars on Claiborne Ave Neutral Ground

Several cars sit haphazardly on a grassy median beneath large trees, surrounded by scattered debris, with a damaged streetscape and overcast sky in the background.

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Citation

“Flipped cars on Claiborne Ave Neutral Ground,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/27303.