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The empty floor of the Municipal Auditorium stretches toward rows of red and blue arena seats beneath a vast, deteriorating ceiling. Large sections of acoustic ceiling panels are missing, ornate Art Deco chandeliers still hang overhead, and debris litters the floor, illustrating the severe deterioration of the long-vacant historic venue.

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New Orleans’ Long Intermission 

Head through the freight entrance — the same path elephants trod when they lumbered into Municipal Auditorium to cavort in …

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Historic Touro Synagogue receives Sacred Places grant for building renovation

This story appeared in the May issue of PRC’s Preservation in Print magazine. Interested in getting more preservation stories like this delivered …

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“Symbols of Communication” by Enrique Alférez finds new home at New Orleans Museum of Art

This story appeared in the December issue of PRC’s Preservation in Print magazine. Interested in getting more preservation stories like this delivered to …
Row of above ground tombs in Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery

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Historic Metairie Cemetery is the final resting place for some of Louisiana’s most noteworthy and notorious residents

This story appeared in the October issue of PRC’s Preservation in Print magazine. Interested in getting more preservation stories like this …

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New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries create digital maps of its oldest burial grounds

This story appeared in the October issue of PRC’s Preservation in Print magazine. Interested in getting more preservation stories like this …

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New Orleans City Cemeteries assess damage after Hurricane Ida

This story appeared in the October issue of PRC’s Preservation in Print magazine. Interested in getting more preservation stories like this …

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PRC’s new book highlights historic preservation efforts across New Orleans

Order your copy of Building on the Past: Saving Historic New Orleans today! The Preservation Resource Center’s new book, Building on …