Category: Preservation in Print

Preservation in Print

Canal Street as a venue of social change during the Civil Rights Movement

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

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Ashé Cultral Arts Center gets $1.3 million renovation

The exterior of the Ashé Cultural Arts Center exudes classical style, with its Beaux Arts facade adorned with intricate terra …

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How a 1960s reconstruction blends into the French Quarter’s most Spanish Colonial streetscape

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

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What’s Happening? A quick glance at construction projects in New Orleans

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

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Neighboring St. Charles Avenue houses recognized for their contribution to the historic streetscape

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

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Avery Island to be listed on the National Register

Tabasco Sauce marks its 150th anniversary this year, and what better way to celebrate than to have its home, Avery …

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Extensive renovation brings pre-Civil War buildings back to life in the CBD

Get a behind-the scenes look at this stunning renovation during happy hour on Thursday, September 13 when Beams & Brews …

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Descendants of landmark Plessy v. Ferguson case join forces to further civil rights education

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

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PRC helps Pontchartrain Park work toward listing on National Register

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

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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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Louisiana history on the menu at The Governor Restaurant

A new restaurant and seafood bar has opened its doors in a centuries-old French Quarter building, putting a new twist on traditional New Orleans cuisine.

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What led to the founding of New Orleans in 1718?

The year 2018 marks the 300th anniversary of the foundation of New Orleans. But like most complex, improvised projects, New Orleans actually came together over many years, and each stage involved various levels of indecision, contingency, discord and serendipity.