Category: Preservation in Print


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Homer Adolph Plessy & His Mission

The PRC is hosting its 41st Julia Jump on March 16 at NOCCA’s Solomon Hall – an adaptive reuse project of a former warehouse of the East Louisiana Railroad, where Homer Plessy boarded a train in 1892 to challenge the Separate Car Act.

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Archives Uncovered

Lyle Saxon’s “Old French Quarter” in 1920

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Culinary Catalyst

A long overdue renovation will not only revitalize a historic building, but will create a dynamic home for a new nonprofit culinary school.

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CHAPTER I: The Resurrection of the Original City, the Vieux Carré

Two Vieux Carré fires in the late 18th century sparked new building regulations that forever changed the architecture of New Orleans

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The Preservationists who Saved New Orleans

The Early Rise of Preservation Sentiment in New Orleans

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Heritage Hero

Senator Bill Cassidy championed the Historic Tax Credit in the recent tax reform legislation.

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Mid-City Mod

A vacant Mid-Century Modern-style building in Mid-City has been rehabilitated into the newest restaurant and headquarters of the Ruby Slipper.

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Robert Returns to the old Schwegmann’s in the Marigny

The first self-service grocery store in New Orleans is once again open for “makin’ groceries” in the Marigny, with the help of Historic Tax Credits.

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Triage in Jackson Square

Emergency repairs to some of the city’s most iconic buildings are due to wrap up in early 2018.

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The Louisiana Sugar & Rice Exchange, 1884-1963

Two key commodities had warehouse homes on the riverfront from 1884 to 1963.

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Bringing The Picayune’s History Home

A local collector curates a restaurant’s art to showcase New Orleans newspapers in the very building where they were originally printed.

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Editor’s Spotlight: Gerald Baptiste & Korey Williams

This dynamic restoration duo is on a mission to improve their neighborhood and inspire new paths to success for future renovators.