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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.

This once lively and attractive theme park now lies in ruins since the storm. Being…

A damaged Six Flags "Playtime" sign repurposed with spray-painted text reading "Welcome 2 Zombieland Kids," standing amid overgrown trees and a wrought iron fence.

This once lively and attractive theme park now lies in ruins since the storm. Being vandalized and rotting day by day.

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“This once lively and attractive theme park now lies in ruins since the storm. Being…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/44023.

This once lively and attractive theme park now lies in ruins since the storm. Being…

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