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Items tagged “Water” (65 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

Mural on a yellow cinder-block wall depicting groceries like cigarettes, beer, Pampers, cereal, and detergent, with hand-painted text reading "NO LOITERING," "24 hrs. daily," "HOT DOGS," "LEG QTRS.," and "RIB EYE STEAK," beneath an official "No Loitering" sign.

Safari Super Detail

Weathered exterior wall reading "Safari Supermarket" in red letters, with electrical boxes, conduit, and dark water stains streaking across the white-painted cinder block surface.

Safari Super Flood Lines

Collapsed roof timbers and debris fill a storm-damaged storefront, with an open glass door at left, scattered wood planks, rusted metal sheets, and a small potted plant amid the wreckage.

Mid City Meat Market

A weathered purple corner storefront with boarded windows and the number "524" above its entrance, flanked by teal and yellow houses, under a cloudy sky.

Corner Store That Ain\'t There No More

A weathered purple wooden house with a white-framed door numbered "524," its window covered by blinds and papers taped inside, set beneath a slanted overhang roof.

Opened Side Door

Weathered purple shotgun house with the address "524" above a double glass-paneled door, showing a dark horizontal flood stain across its siding and brick steps leading to a side entrance.

Harsh Katrina Stain

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 two-story white building with a "LUCKY SUPER MARKET" sign stands on a street corner, its ground floor wrapped in Tyvek and covered with Lowe's logo tags, with Dunbar's restaurant visible beside it.

Lucky Super Market & Dunbar\'s

A weathered two-story corner store building with boarded windows and overgrown grass, situated at an intersection with a yellow two-way traffic sign, utility poles, and power lines overhead.

massive Corner Store

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

Abandoned two-story wooden building with faded "K&B Food Store" signage, boarded windows, and a "Roof Repairs" banner, overgrown with vines and surrounded by weeds and debris.

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

Abandoned storefront with faded "Pepsi" and "Safe Way Supermarket" signage, boarded windows, graffiti-covered walls, and overgrown weeds breaking through the cracked pavement out front.

Safe Way Supermarket

White door numbered "6458" set within a gray-framed entryway with decorative pediment, flanked by wall-mounted lanterns, with a paper notice taped near the handle and a wrought-iron gate at right.

front door with flood line

A two-story gray house with white trim and an arched doorway, surrounded by overgrown grass and shrubs, with a neighboring house and palm trees visible under a partly cloudy sky.

Lakeview with Flood Line

Raised gray wooden house with a white-columned front porch, built atop a tall concrete foundation showing a visible flood waterline, with a sidewalk and neighboring homes nearby.

raised

Weathered metal door with two round knobs and a small red "WARNING" sticker, set in a brick wall; rust stains streak across the lower portion of the door.

Flood Line - Zoom Out

Glass double doors with a horizontal flood stain line visible across the panels, set into a brick building facade with plywood boarding up an adjacent window opening.

Double Door Flood Stain

Close-up of a weathered metal surface with a horizontal band of rust, dried marsh grass, and debris marking a flood line, bordered by lighter rust-speckled metal above and below.

Flood Line - Zoom In

Weathered wooden double doors of a synagogue, each panel carved with a Star of David, featuring ornate black metal handles and a discolored, water-stained finish.

no discrimination

A CAT 320C excavator tears into a deteriorated two-story wooden building beside rubble, with a blue truck cab, a gray sedan, and a pickup truck parked nearby under overcast skies.

Tulane Ave Demo

Weathered wooden building entrance with a worn blue-gray wooden door and a faded red screen door, set within a cream-colored wood-sided facade above a cracked concrete step.

Central City Corner Store

Weathered building entrance with peeling paint, a pink-trimmed archway, wrought-iron gates, concrete steps, and a glass-paneled door marked "412"; a partial "TRESPASSING" warning sign is visible on the wall.

Side Entrance

An empty, overgrown lot shaded by a large tree in the foreground, with houses, power lines, and other trees visible across the street in the background.

LeBlanc estate

Search and rescue markings spray-painted on a wooden wall: "9.24" above a September calendar, "FL1" at left, a crossed-out circle symbol, all overlaid with an orange X; a black mailbox hangs to the right.

Search & Rescue - Zoom In

Pink bungalow with white columns and railings, numbered "6648" above the door, a large orange search-and-rescue "X" marking painted on the wall, and a black trash bin on the brick walkway.

Search & Rescue - Zoom Out

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 weathered "PRIVATE PROPERTY, NO TRESPASSING" sign, streaked with dirt and grime, is mounted on a chain-link fence.

Private Property Flood Line

A wooden utility pole with electric meter and junction boxes attached, displaying a red-and-white "No Parking Any Time" sign and a torn "...Down...6865...Demolition" flyer, set against a clear sky with power lines and poles in the background.

No Parking Any time Flood Line

Church marquee reading "Historic Second Baptist Church" with a reader board displaying "Stormy Weather, Mark 4:35-4" and service times, set atop a brick wall under a cloudy sky.

Stormy Weather

Stacked pallets of canned goods arranged in a pyramid shape, surrounded by scattered loose cans, debris, and a large trash bin, with a damaged brick building and collapsed structures in the background.

Near Common Ground's Lower 9th Ward building, there were some supplies that people could…

A hand holds a can labeled "Filtered Drinking Water, 12 FL OZ (355 mL)" in front of piles of empty aluminum cans scattered on cardboard flats on the ground.

Near Common Ground's Lower 9th Ward building, there were some supplies that people could…

A wooden camp house on stilts over a grassy marsh, with three people leaning out an open window waving, and a staircase leading up to the porch.

Family camp on Lake Pontchartrain, early 1970's. New Orleans. This image was collected in…

A boy wearing a white bucket on his head and a girl in an orange striped swimsuit stand together in a small inflatable backyard pool, with a house and fence visible behind them.

Derek Cumminskey and sister Kelly playing in the backyard pool, east New Orleans. This…

Black-and-white photo of four children fishing on a dock by a river, with a bucket and jar nearby and grassy banks and buildings in the background.

Kids fishing in the New Orleans East river, 1970's. This image was collected in a workshop…

A boy in a life jacket and a man wearing a green cap and white T-shirt give thumbs up while riding on a motorboat, with wake and trees visible behind them.

Emma Stieffel's brother Dalton and uncle Glen fishing in the Delacroix river. New Orleans.…

A young woman with red hair smiles on a wooden dock, wearing a white t-shirt, with a red life vest hanging on a piling and waterfront buildings visible behind her.

Emma Stieffel at sailing camp at the southern yacht club, 2005. New Orleans. This image…

Three children stand on a grassy shoreline beside Lake Pontchartrain, with boats and a parked car visible along the water's edge behind them under a partly cloudy sky.

Emma Stieffel with brothers Roddy and Dalton, at Lake Pontchartrain by the levee. New…

Eight children in swimsuits pose by a backyard pool beside a wooden fence, with three older boys standing behind four girls and one boy in front, a potted plant with yellow flowers at the pool's edge.

Children's party at home of Sarah Wells. New Orleans. This image was collected in a…

Three children in swimsuits and goggles jump or stand along a backyard pool's edge, with a wooden fence and green trees in the background.

Emma, Owen and Patrick Bouchon playing by the pool. New Orleans. This image was collected…

A group of smiling girls in swimsuits stand together outdoors near a grassy levee, with trees and a road visible in the background; date stamp reads 8/22/99.

Casie James and family at a \"slip-n-slide\" party at the levee. New Orleans. This image…

A black bird perches on a table beside a railing overlooking the Mississippi River, with the ferry "John James Audubon" passing by and trees lining the distant shore.

A bird watching a ferry on the Mississippi River. New Orleans. This image was collected in…

A backyard swimming pool with a metal ladder, bordered by a wooden trellis covered in vines, with a brick house and trees visible in the background.

The backyard pool of Stephanie Riemer before Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans. This image…

A decomposed fish lies atop a textured concrete surface with metal grating, caught in dappled light and shadow, left behind by Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters in New Orleans.

A dead fish left in the street from Hurricane Katrina flood water. New Orleans. This image…

A backyard swimming pool covered in debris and leaves, framed by overgrown greenery and a wooden lattice pergola, with a date stamp reading 9/13/05 in the corner.

The backyard pool of Stephanie Riemer after Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans. This image was…

A wooden boardwalk collapsed and buckled along the water's edge, with bent metal railings and lampposts twisted sideways; a large building, likely a casino and hotel, stands in the background.

Broken Boardwalk | Lake Charles, LA

Vintage photo postcard with decorative border showing two women in bathing suits walking along a shoreline, with a car parked on the sand in the distance; captioned "Grand Isle, La. June, 1934. Beach Scene. Mary & Margaret K."

Mary and Margaret K. at the beach, Grand Isle, Louisiana, June, 1934. This image is from…

Vintage photo postcard of a sandy beach with small figures swimming in the surf, decorative border, captioned "Grand Isle, La., June, 1934" and "Surf Bathing."

Bathing in the surf, Grand Isle, Louisiana, June, 1934. This image is from the archive of…