Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans

 

Great Neighborhood Sellabration

EVENT DETAILS

Saturday, March 20, 2010
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

At the PRC
923 Tchoupitoulas St.
(in the Warehouse District)

EVENT OVERVIEW

This year's Great Neighborhood Sellabration will feature exhibitions by historic New Orleans neighborhoods along with presentations on how to buy, finance, and renovate a historic home. Also featuring hundreds of properties for sale throughout New Orleans!

Any New Orleanian who is considering buying a home should visit this housing fair to gather all the tools, resources, and connections to select the best neighborhood and home for their needs.

Music:
The Courtyard Kings

Participating Restaurants:
NOLA Grocery
Squeal Bar-B-Q
Tout de Suite Cafe

Children's Activities:
With RHINO Contemporary Crafts Co.

Participating Neighborhoods:
Algiers Point, American Sector, Broadmoor, Bywater, Carrollton/Riverbend, Central City, Esplanade Ridge, Faubourg Marigny, French Quarter, Gentilly, Irish Channel, Lower Garden District, Mid-City, New Marigny (St. Roch), Treme, and Uptown (Bouligny).

Workshop Schedule:
Buy Right - 10:00 to 10:30
Finance Right - 10:45 to 11:15
Renovate Right - 11:30 to 12:00

Keynote Speaker:
Richard Campanella - 12:15 to 1:15
Topic: Historic and present patterns of settlement in New Orleans.

Biography: Tulane geographer Richard Campanella researches, maps, and writes about the historical geography of New Orleans, an interest that has produced four critically acclaimed books, including Geographies of New Orleans and Bienvilles' Dilemma. Campanella's research has won multiple "Book of the Year" awards from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and New Orleans-Gulf South Booksellers Association, as well as critical reviews in the Journal of Southern History, Urban History, Louisiana History, Places Journal, and Bloomsbury Review.

"Neighborhoods are changing post-Hurricane Katrina," said Campanella, "and I'll be discussing the emergence, character, and present-day perceptions of New Orleans neighborhoods and how they fit into the human geography of the city."

EVENT COST

Free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Suzanne at 504.636.3399 or sblaum@prcno.org.