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Items tagged “Hurricane Katrina” (175 total)

A busy strip mall parking lot under a blue sky with scattered clouds, featuring stores like Walgreens, Franco's Athletic Club, Subway, and Goodwill, with numerous parked cars and flowering shrubs in the foreground.

This is an important commercial district on Robert E. Lee near West End Blvd. It was one…

A small white single-story house, numbered 6056, stands overgrown with tall grass, weeds, and shrubs; its windows and doorway appear dark and empty, with some graffiti marks near the entrance.

This house is a gutted house on Wickfield Drive near Robert E. Lee. I did not originally…

A grassy levee slopes down to a canal lined with an industrial pumping station and flood gate structure, with buildings and a cell tower visible under a partly cloudy sky.

The 17th Street Canal and the New London Ave. Canal are drainage canals, which normally…

A brick, multi-story school building with a central bell tower topped by a cross, still surrounded by construction scaffolding, with a landscaped lawn and brick entrance wall in front.

Of course, homeowners and businesses are not the only property-owners struggling to…

Empty lot with a bare concrete slab foundation overgrown with weeds, flanked by surrounding houses and trees under a hazy sky.

When I was taking these photographs, I spoke to a Martin O'Connell, a professor of Earth…

A gutted house with a green-columned porch stands beside an empty concrete lot, with a white house further back nearly swallowed by overgrown trees and brush.

There are some sections of Gentilly that may revert to forest because they are so…

A renovated beige house stands beside a collapsing, gutted white house marked "5322" and "GAS OFF" in orange paint, with a dark sedan parked on the street.

These houses are on Warrington Drive near Filmore. The house on the left has been rebuilt…

A row of houses on Wildair Drive under a clear sky, including a small yellow cottage, white single-story homes, and two houses elevated on concrete pilings, with a wide grassy lawn in front.

These houses are on Wildair Drive. Again, we have a rebuilt house on the left, a gutted…

A residential street with a single-story yellow house, some boarded-up windows, and an overgrown empty lot, while a white pickup truck is parked nearby and elevated houses stand in the background.

These houses are on Wingate Drive near Robert E. Lee, where some of the most haphazard…

A quiet residential street with small houses in various states of repair, a dumpster, and a large blue "ONE New Orleans" sign reading "Our Recovery in Progress" with project details for Robert E. Lee Blvd. improvements.

This is a close-up of the previous shot. In fact, homeowners are receiving loans,…

A residential street in Gentilly with houses in various stages of repair, a truck and pickup parked along the road, utility poles with wires overhead, and an orange "Detour Ahead" sign near the Warrington Dr. street sign.

This is Robert E. Lee in the Gentilly neighborhood. This photograph was taken on the other…

A quiet, empty street lined with large brick houses and trees under a partly cloudy sky, with a bike lane marking visible on the pavement in the Lake Vista subdivision.

This is the Lake Vista subdivision in Lakeview, along Robert E. Lee near Spanish Fort and…

A tree-lined residential street with houses behind white picket fences, parked cars along the curb, and a "SCHOOL" marking painted on the pavement.

These houses are near the corner of Harrison Avenue and Canal Blvd. Every house in this…

A tree-lined street intersection in Lakeview with a "Lil' Easy 19" transit sign, parked cars, houses, and a commercial building under a partly cloudy sky.

This is a photograph of Robert E. Lee in the Lakeview neighborhood, on the northern side…

A large Gothic-style brick church tower with a streetcar on tracks along a tree-lined St. Charles Avenue, with parked cars and traffic cones nearby at dusk.

As a native New Orleanian, people from outside the city often ask me how much New Orleans…

Four Years After

Four Years After

A badly damaged vintage Rolls Royce sits in a parking lot, its cream-colored body dented and torn, tires exposed, and wood debris visible in the back seat, as a crowd gathers nearby.

1935 Rolls Royce 20/25 post-Katrina

A damaged 1935 Rolls Royce 20/25 with a crumpled front end is displayed behind a chain barrier on a sidewalk, with a sign reading "1935 Rolls Royce 20/25, GCG 60, Hooper coach work" in front.

1935 Rolls Royce 20/25 post-Katrina

A wrecked, overturned red and maroon airplane is tangled in bare trees amid storm debris, with a man in a green jumpsuit walking nearby to assess the damage.

Unhappy Anniversary

A young man in a brown t-shirt smiles at the camera near a gray military helicopter with spinning rotor blades, while personnel in uniforms and helmets unload boxes and water in the background.

Resupply

Black background with the date "8-29-2005" at top, a white fleur-de-lis symbol in the center, and the word "Remember" below in white text.

Black background with the date "8-29-2005" at top, a white fleur-de-lis symbol in the…

Stenciled street art of an American flag with a blue square replacing the stars and a fleur-de-lis over the stripes, captioned "WE ARE NOT OK" and dated "8.29.2007."

Stenciled street art of an American flag with a blue square replacing the stars and a…

Collapsed structure with a green wooden ladder or shutter amid scattered debris, broken pottery, wood planks, and twisted metal pipes, with a damaged building wall and siding visible in the background.

Collapsed structure with a green wooden ladder or shutter amid scattered debris, broken…

Interior of a storm-damaged apartment with the roof torn open exposing wooden beams and insulation, debris scattered amid furniture, a wall-mounted AC unit, and a hanging light fixture.

2 Years Today.

Debris from a destroyed building, with exposed wooden framing and insulation, piled in the foreground; a parking lot with vehicles and a green landscape visible in the background.

Debris from a destroyed building, with exposed wooden framing and insulation, piled in the…

A man wearing a face mask stands amid a large pile of debris, including sheet metal, wood, and a bathtub, with power lines, trees, and a cloudy sky in the background.

A man wearing a face mask stands amid a large pile of debris, including sheet metal, wood,…

Debris pile with discarded televisions, an old refrigerator, and scattered rubble in front of a damaged brick house, with overgrown grass and trees in the background.

Debris pile with discarded televisions, an old refrigerator, and scattered rubble in front…

Gutted bathroom with exposed wooden wall studs surrounding a green toilet and matching bathtub, floor scattered with debris and plaster chips.

Gutted bathroom with exposed wooden wall studs surrounding a green toilet and matching…

A CAT-branded excavator arm with bucket attachment extends against a cloudy sky, with a pine tree visible on the right side of the frame.

A CAT-branded excavator arm with bucket attachment extends against a cloudy sky, with a…

Boarded-up single-story houses with peeling paint line a quiet residential street, utility poles and wires overhead, a "SALE" sign posted near the porch, and overgrown grass in the yards.

Boarded-up single-story houses with peeling paint line a quiet residential street, utility…

A man sits atop a large pile of storm debris—broken furniture, mattresses, and wood scraps—in front of a damaged brick house with a tree beside it.

A man sits atop a large pile of storm debris—broken furniture, mattresses, and wood…

A pile of debris, including sheet metal and roofing material, sits on the ground near a wooden utility pole with power lines, trees, and a cloudy sky in the background.

A pile of debris, including sheet metal and roofing material, sits on the ground near a…

Large debris pile of scrap metal, cardboard, and demolition waste with an excavator claw arm positioned above it, surrounded by overgrown grass, utility poles, trees, and a house in the background.

Large debris pile of scrap metal, cardboard, and demolition waste with an excavator claw…

A man sits atop a large pile of storm debris—broken boards, insulation, and household wreckage—in front of a damaged brick house with its windows and doors missing, under a partly cloudy sky.

A man sits atop a large pile of storm debris—broken boards, insulation, and household…

Large pile of storm debris—mattresses, furniture, and scrap wood—heaped along a roadside near a damaged brick house with boarded windows, under power lines and an overcast sky.

Large pile of storm debris—mattresses, furniture, and scrap wood—heaped along a roadside…

A man wearing a bandana and green T-shirt stands amid a pile of storm debris, including torn roofing panels and twisted metal, with power lines and trees visible in the background under an overcast sky.

A man wearing a bandana and green T-shirt stands amid a pile of storm debris, including…

A man wearing a mask and gloves stands amid a large pile of debris and rubble in a field, with power lines, houses, and overgrown greenery visible in the background.

A man wearing a mask and gloves stands amid a large pile of debris and rubble in a field,…

A crane-equipped truck loads debris and tree branches into a dump truck bed while a worker in a safety vest and hardhat watches, with a pile of cardboard debris in the foreground.

A crane-equipped truck loads debris and tree branches into a dump truck bed while a worker…

Pile of storm debris including broken wood, mattresses, and cloth, with a metal equipment frame spray-painted "VIVA MEXICO," set against overgrown greenery and a red structure.

Pile of storm debris including broken wood, mattresses, and cloth, with a metal equipment…

Interior of a damaged, gutted building with exposed wooden framing and brick walls, floor scattered with debris, trophies, a red ball, old picture frames, and bolt cutters.

Interior of a damaged, gutted building with exposed wooden framing and brick walls, floor…

A woman sits smiling on a damaged brick building's edge, with scattered debris, bricks, and overgrown grass nearby; utility poles and distant structures line the horizon.

A woman sits smiling on a damaged brick building's edge, with scattered debris, bricks,…

A man in a white t-shirt and jeans sits on a makeshift brick seat amid a yard strewn with storm debris, with a wheelbarrow and scattered wreckage visible behind him.

A man in a white t-shirt and jeans sits on a makeshift brick seat amid a yard strewn with…

A man in a white T-shirt and jeans balances on one leg near a brick ledge and concrete slab, with overgrown grass, houses, and a utility pole visible in the background.

A man in a white T-shirt and jeans balances on one leg near a brick ledge and concrete…

Bent traffic signal poles stand empty of lights above a sandy lot, with scattered streetlights and a tree line under a partly cloudy sky.

Where Traffic Lights Once Stood

A roadside scene with a tall, stripped sign frame missing its panels, a golden-arches sign in the background, and a "Brooks Plumbing, Inc." billboard beside an empty lot.

Destroyed Signs

A severely bent metal sign post leans at a sharp angle over an empty, overgrown lot, its sign frame twisted and stripped bare, set against a partly cloudy sky.

Ultimate Display of Power

Rusted hull of the "S.S. Hurricane Camille" shrimp boat sits grounded in a grassy field beside a roadway, with a car side mirror visible in the foreground and a billboard in the background.

Shrimp Boat Tossed Like A Toy

A storm-damaged, roofless building with rusted metal sheeting sits overgrown with vegetation beside a highway, debris scattered around it under a clear sky.

More Katrina Aftermath

Cracked, empty parking lot with faded lane markings and weeds growing through the pavement, bordered by a low concrete wall, light poles, and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

Another Block, Another Foundation

Elevated concrete building with its ground-floor walls stripped away, leaving exposed support columns; a yellow fire hydrant stands on the grassy curb in front, with a boat visible through the open structure beyond.

Saved by Breakaway Walls