Robert J. Cangelosi, Jr.

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Is there a “skyscraper” in the French Quarter?

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

November 2019

What really happened at the Lalaurie House?

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

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Where was the Louisiana Purchase signed?

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

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Does New Orleans have the oldest apartment buildings in the United States?

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

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Did Canal Street ever have a canal?

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

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Why do older New Orleans houses have so few closets?

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

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What’s underneath the U.S. Custom House?

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

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How much of the French Quarter’s architecture dates to the colonial period?

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

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What’s the difference between wrought iron and cast iron?

New Orleans Truths vs. Tales Legend New Orleans is known for its Spanish wrought iron. Fact While there is some …

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Is Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop the oldest bar in the country? New Orleans Truths vs. Tales

LEGEND — A popular New Orleans legend describes 937-41 Bourbon St. as the Lafitte brothers’ blacksmith shop, where they as privateers …

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How did the camelback house come about? New Orleans Truths vs. Tales

A popular legend suggests that the camelback house style was the result of a real estate tax. But is that true? But is that true?

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Did a property tax on street frontage bring about the “Shotgun” house? New Orleans Truths vs. Tales

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