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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 “Mcdonalds” (5 total)

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

Damaged McDonald's sign with bent golden arches stands beside power lines and a storm-damaged lot with debris, viewed from inside a vehicle with a side mirror reflecting a passenger's arm.

No Longer \"Lovin\' It\"

A damaged McDonald's sign with torn plastic beneath its yellow arches stands above a "DRIVE-THRU" sign, set against a partly cloudy sky with power lines and trees below.

New Orleans, LA

A closed McDonald's restaurant with its windows boarded up in plywood, overgrown grass in front, and a small red sign reading "EMPLOYEES" posted near the entrance.

New Orleans, LA

Billboard reading "RE-ELECT OUR MAYOR RAY NAGIN – REUNITE OUR CITY" towers over a quiet street with a McDonald's sign, low buildings, and a parked SUV in a near-empty lot.

Near Lakeside, New Orleans, LA