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Items tagged “Neworleans” (119 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 small blue and white motorboat sits abandoned in overgrown grass beside a road, with a weathered blue house featuring a striped awning and a utility pole visible in the background.

Land Locked Boat

A storefront window sign reads "The Almost Going Out of Business Sale - waiting for SBA loan, waiting for Insurance, waiting for Grant Money, waiting for Hell To Freeze... until then... 20 to 70% OFF," with credit card decals below.

Trying to Stay in Business

Rain streaks down the facade of a French Quarter building with wrought-iron balconies, where two blue banners bearing a gold fleur-de-lis hang above arched windows; the address 6224 is visible near the entrance.

Rebuild New Orleans banners

A lit white candle glows against a dark night background, with faint distant lights visible in the distance.

Remembering those lost in Katrina

Wall-mounted display titled "Hurricane Katrina Timeline," organized by day (Monday–Thursday, August 29–September 1), with bullet-point event summaries under each date and a fleur-de-lis emblem on the left.

Katrina time line at Armstrong Airport

Two framed documents on a wall titled "Airport's Role" and "Thank You," displaying printed text in black on white paper, with a partial aerial map image visible above them.

Katrina Thank You\'s at Armstrong Airport

Front page of The Times-Picayune, Thursday, August 30, 2007, headlined "Pausing to Remember: Rebuilding Gives Way to Reflection on Hurricane Katrina's Anniversary," with a photo of a woman tying flowers to a cross.

Headline from Times-Picayune, 8-30-07

A woman in a green shirt views a wall display of four framed photographs above a long black-framed panel titled "Hurricane Katrina Timeline," listing dated entries with fleur-de-lis decorations.

Katrina Timeline

Front page of The Times-Picayune newspaper, dated Wednesday, August 29, 2007, with the headline "THANK YOU" above stories thanking Hurricane Katrina relief helpers two years after the storm.

Headlines from Times-Picayune 8-29-07

A twilight view of a cathedral with twin steeples and a central clock tower, illuminated by rows of flickering torches and candles on the lawn below during a vigil.

Katrina Candlelight Vigil

Flooded wetland with partially submerged tree trunks and posts, bordered by distant trees, seen from a bridge with a concrete guardrail under a partly cloudy sky.

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Damaged glass high-rise building with missing panels, school buses and parked cars in a lot, two men walking on grass, and street signs reading "Lake Charles Civic Center," "Port of Lake Charles," and "One Way."

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Rain-streaked windshield view of a highway in heavy rain, with a van's hazard lights ahead, overhead green highway signs, and a timestamp reading "24 11:26AM" in the corner.

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A car lies overturned on its roof beside a street, with a damaged house, scattered debris, and downed branches visible behind it, surrounded by trees and an open grassy field in the foreground.

This is one of the most beautiful shots I took while riding around the Lower 9th Ward.…

White garage door with search-and-rescue markings and spray-painted text reading "1 chicken," "1 black cat 9-30," and "10/5 10/7 F/u 10-10 NF/FW," on a brick house numbered 712.

I like the chicken part... Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Discarded appliances and debris piled on a curb beside a utility pole, with storm-damaged houses, a collapsed roof, and overgrown vacant lots in the Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans.

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Row of damaged houses along a cracked, overgrown street in the Lower Ninth Ward, with a teal car parked at the curb and faded search-and-rescue markings spray-painted on one home's wall.

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Green wooden fence gate with a large orange spray-painted X and the numbers "9/16" and "5/8," beside a white sign reading "PATSY P.S. WATCH MY PLACE THEY'RE BREAKING IN."

"Patsy pls. watch my place. They're breaking in." Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

A wooden artist's mannequin figure mounted on a cross, draped with pearl necklaces, stands among a makeshift memorial of wooden crosses and beads in a grassy lot with houses in the background.

This cemetery (I think) was placed on a road medium. 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

A deflated, multicolored kite made of red, blue, yellow, and green fabric lies crumpled on the ground amid scattered bricks, debris, and weeds, with a piece of weathered plywood visible to the left.

A deflated, multicolored kite made of red, blue, yellow, and green fabric lies crumpled on…

A makeshift memorial of wooden crosses, rosary beads, a clock, and red flowers arranged on grass beneath a tree, with small framed photos and mementos placed at the tree's base.

This cemetery (I think) was placed on a road medium. 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

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

Large curved stadium exterior with vertical paneling, a metal pole and lights in foreground, trees below, and city high-rises in the background under a cloudy sky.

The Super Dome was still under reconstruction when I was there. New Orleans, LA

A makeshift memorial of PVC pipes and scattered debris sits on a grassy roadside, with a handwritten sign reading "Happy Birthday Joe" beside it, houses and parked cars in the background.

Some artish stuff on a Median in the 9th Ward. New Orleans, LA

A makeshift memorial with scattered flowers, balloons, and a handwritten sign sits on a grassy median, with bagged debris piled nearby along a residential street.

Some artish stuff on a Median in the 9th Ward. New Orleans, LA

A white duplex house with two dark doors and arched windows, spray-painted with search-and-rescue markings and messages including "2 dogs trapped in backyard" and profanity.

New Orleans, LA

Abandoned pink single-story house with a damaged porch and overgrown yard, spray-painted with "PLEASE BULLDOZE" across the boarded front, flanked by white houses on a debris-strewn street.

"Please Bulldose" Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

A damaged house partially buried under fallen trees and tangled branches, with a ladder leaning against the debris and piles of wood and storm wreckage scattered along the street.

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Single-story house with tan siding and dark green shutters, a blue tarp covering part of the damaged roof, orange spray-painted markings on the wall, and four trees lining the front yard.

"Hey thief! You forgot one!" Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Spray-painted black car reading "I'M BACK!" and "5000 Dave" sits curbside beside a discarded couch and debris pile, with damaged houses and graffiti visible in the background.

Hurricane season officially begins today. "I'm back, R U?"5000 Dauphine St., Lower 9th…

Abandoned storm-damaged house with boarded windows and spray-painted search markings on the siding, surrounded by overgrown grass and a chain-link fence, with a flatter-roofed building beside it.

This is one of those homes that actually floated off the foundation. Keep in mind, this…

Severely storm-damaged single-story house with a partially collapsed roof, debris scattered across the yard, and an adjacent structure also damaged, set along a quiet street under a partly cloudy sky.

Keep in mind, this was 8 months after the big hurricanes... Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans,…

Collapsed metal roofing and debris lie in a heap on pavement, with a wooden fence, trees, and dried brush nearby; faint red spray-painted marks are visible on the ground.

Keep in mind, this was 8 months after the big hurricanes... Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans,…

Collapsed house with a fallen utility pole leaning across its caved-in roof, surrounded by overgrown grass and debris, with a chain-link fence in the foreground and other houses visible nearby.

Keep in mind, this was 8 months after the big hurricanes... Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans,…

Abandoned single-story brick and white-sided building with boarded windows, a damaged roof, and spray-painted text on the walls, surrounded by overgrown weeds and debris.

"Dead dog by fence. Killed by owner stupidity. Assholes!" Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Massive debris field of splintered wood, cinder blocks, and household items piled across a cleared lot, with damaged houses and trees visible in the background.

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Two-story building with yellow and white horizontal siding, barred windows, a window AC unit, and "BAGHDAD" spray-painted on the lower wall; overgrown weeds line the foundation.

"Baghdad" Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Debris-strewn lot with a partially collapsed house and piles of hurricane wreckage; the number "2041" is stenciled on the cracked, mud-covered pavement in the foreground.

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Debris-strewn lot with scattered wood, bricks, and household items, a bent metal railing in the foreground, and a large pile of rubble near distant trees and houses, with a bicycle parked on the road.

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

A storm-damaged house with a collapsed porch and scattered debris stands amid mud and standing water, with a partially demolished neighboring structure visible to the left.

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Small action figures arranged standing and lying on a concrete ledge in front of a large fallen log, with piles of storm debris and damaged trees in the background.

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

A damaged white single-story house with a bent, sagging metal awning over its porch, window air conditioners, and a collapsed chain-link fence surrounded by overgrown grass; address number 2234 is visible on the door frame.

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

A large pile of storm debris—broken wood, boards, and building materials—sits beside a road, cordoned off with yellow caution tape, with trees and a damaged structure in the background.

"200" Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Damaged wooden house with collapsed porch and broken windows, surrounded by two wrecked cars and scattered debris in a dirt lot, Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans.

Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

A construction site with a large yellow crane, mounds of dirt and debris, a red metal structure, and a chain-link fence in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

The infamous new levee, which should have been completed by today. Lower 9th Ward, New…

Overturned car lies in debris beside a cracked road, with "GALVEZ" spray-painted in orange and arrows pointing both directions; a damaged house and standing water appear in the background.

Deslonde St. and N. Galvez St. Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

Rear of a teal Mercury Sable with "FAITH" placed above the trunk, parked amid storm debris and a collapsed structure, yellow caution tape tangled in dry branches nearby.

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