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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 “Houses” (3 total)

Corpses

Two ornate Victorian houses with decorative gingerbread trim, one in lavender and cream and the other in green and white, feature balconies and an American flag under a partly cloudy sky.

Garden District, New Orleans, LA

Abandoned single-story brick house with broken windows, a white front door marked with spray-painted symbols, and an overgrown, weed-filled yard, in Lakeshore, New Orleans.

Lakeshore, New Orleans, LA