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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.

Items tagged “Cornerstore” (6 total)

Abandoned yellow building with open metal security doors revealing a dark interior, weathered walls, dried plants growing out front, and a utility pole with power lines in the background.

Delta Super Market

A hand holds up a pink "Notice of Condemnation for Public Safety and Welfare" flyer from the City of New Orleans, stapled to a weathered doorframe beside a metal security grate.

Demolition Notice

A weathered two-story corner building with a small second-floor balcony, orange doors, and a hand-painted "Tony's" sign listing cold beer, cigarettes, coffee, and sandwiches; a pile of fresh lumber sits on the sidewalk out front.

Tony\'s Mid City

A weathered security-barred door reading "SNOW BALLS" above a plywood panel, set in a worn, paint-peeling wooden storefront wall with a partially visible poster to the right.

K & B Food Store door detail

K & B Food Store

Weathered plywood wall with layers of peeling posters and gray paint overspray, yellow graffiti reading "BAC," beside a wooden slatted building wall and overgrown grass.

K & B Food Store detail