Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans
PRC Headquarters The Warehouse District 923 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Two River Cities: Preservation is Progress
Urban Population Decline Since 1950 Urban Population Trends from 1950 to Today Philadelphia
25%
Baltimore
33%
Cleveland
53% 59%
City
St. Louis Boston
19% 54% 41%
Pittsburgh Memphis Buffalo
53%
New Orleans
38%
1950 2009
34%
Cincinnati 0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
Population Count
2,000,000
2,500,000
Sustainability “[Sustainability is] keeping things going in a healthy way a long time into an uncertain future.� Stephen A. Mouzon
Sustainability “The state-of-the-art mega-suburbs of recent decades have produced horrendous levels of alienation, loneliness, anomie, anxiety, depression, and we may all be better off without them... We have been the only nation among the so-called advanced ones to sacrifice our traditional cities and towns so remorselessly to suburbia.� James Howard Kunstler
Sustainability “America finds itself nearing the end of the cheap-oil age having invested its national wealth in a living arrangement– suburban sprawl– that has no future. When media commentators cast about struggling to explain what has happened in our country economically, they uniformly overlook the colossal misinvestment that suburbia represents– a prodigious, unparalleled misallocation of resources.”
James Howard Kunstler
Two River Cities
Cincinnati in 1880 Population: 255,139
New Orleans in 1880 Population: 216,090
Population Comparison New Orleans and Cincinnati Population of New Orleans, LA and Cincinnati, OH 700000
Population Count
600000 500000 400000
New Orleans Cincinnati
300000 200000 100000 0 1810 1830 1850 1880 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006 2009 Year
Lafcadio Hearn “A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of immense value to mankind.� Lafcadio Hearn
The Cincinnati Streetcar
• Creates jobs • Leverages and attracts private investment • Spurs redevelopment • Improves accessibility, connectivity • Forges a new, sustainable path for community growth Back Street Streetcar
Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Time
1810 1. New York City, NY
96,373
2. Philadelphia, PA
53,722
3. Baltimore, MD
46,555
4. Boston, MA
33,787
5. Charleston, SC
24,711
6. Northern Liberties, PA
19,874
7. New Orleans, LA 8. Southwark, PA
17,242 13,707
9. Salem Town, MA
12,613
10. Albany, NY ‌ 46. Cincinnati, OH
10,762 2,540
Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Time
1820 1. New York City, NY
123,706
2. Philadelphia, PA
63,802
3. Baltimore, MD
62,738
4. Boston, MA
43,298
5. New Orleans, LA
27,176
6. Charleston, SC
24,780
7. Northern Liberties, PA
19,678
8. Southwark, PA
14,713
9. Washington, DC
13,247
10. Salem Town, MA 12,731 ‌ 14. Cincinnati, OH9,642
Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Time
1830 1. New York City, NY
202,589
2. Baltimore, MD
80,620
3. Philadephia, PA
80,462
4. Boston, MA
61,392
5. New Orleans, LA
46,802
6. Charlestown, SC
30,289
7. Northern Liberties, PA
28,872
8. Cincinnati, OH
24,831
9. Albany, NY
24,209
10. Southwark, PA
20,581
Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Time
1840 1. New York City, NY
312,710
2. Baltimore, MD
102,313
3. New Orleans, LA
102,193
4. Philadelphia, PA
93,665
5. Boston, MA
93,383
6. Cincinnati, OH
46,338
7. Brooklyn, NY
36,233
8. Northern Liberties, PA
34,474
9. Albany, NY
33,721
10. Charleston, SC
29,261
Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Time
1850 1. New York City, NY
515,547
2. Baltimore, MD
169,054
3. Boston, MA
136,881
4. Philadelphia, PA
121,376
5. New Orleans, LA
116,375
6. Cincinnati, OH
115,435
7. Brooklyn, NY
96,838
8. St. Louis, MO 9. Spring Garden, PA
77,860 58,894
10. Albany, NY
50,763
Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Time
1860 1. New York City, NY
813,669
2. Philadelphia, PA
565,529
3. Brooklyn, NY
266,661
4. Baltimore, MD
212,418
5. Boston, MA
177,840
6. New Orleans, LA
168,675
7. Cincinnati, OH
161,044
8. St. Louis, MO
160,773
9. Chicago, IL 10. Buffalo, NY
112,172 81,129
Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Time
1870 1. New York City, NY
942,292
2. Philadelphia, PA
674,022
3. Brooklyn, NY
396,099
4. St. Louis, MO
310,864
5. Chicago, IL
298,977
6. Baltimore, MD
267,354
7. Boston, MA
250,526
8. Cincinnati, OH
216,239
9. New Orleans, LA
191,418
10. San Francisco, CA
149,473
Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Time
1880 1. New York City, NY
1,206,299
2. Philadelphia, PA
847,170
3. Brooklyn, NY
566,663
4. Chicago, IL
503,185
5. Boston, MA
362,839
6. St. Louis, MO
350,518
7. Baltimore, MD
332,313
8. Cincinnati, OH
255,139
9. San Francisco, CA
233,959
10. New Orleans, LA
216,090
Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Time
1890 1. New York City, NY
1,515,301
2. Chicago, IL
1,099,850
3. Philadelphia, PA
1,046,964
4. Brooklyn, NY
806,373
5. St. Louis, MO
451,770
6. Boston, MA
448,477
7. Baltimore, MD
434,439
8. San Francisco, CA
298,997
9. Cincinnati, OH
296,908
10. Cleveland, OH ‌ 12. New Orleans, LA
261,353 242,039
Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Time
2000
1. New York City, NY
8,008,278
2. Los Angeles, CA
3,694,820
3. Chicago, IL
2,896,016
4. Houston, TX
1,953,631
5. Philadelphia, PA
1,517,550
6. Phoenix, AZ
1,321,045
7. San Diego, CA
1,223,400
8. Dallas, TX
1,188,580
9. San Antonio, TX
1,144,646
10. Detroit, MA ‌ 31. New Orleans, LA
951,270 484,674
53. Cincinnati, OH
331,285
Elizabeth T. Werlein Leading lobbyist in the creation of the Vieux Carre Commission 1936
Tout Ensemble
The Vieux Carre, or French Quarter New Orleans Photograph by Dennis Tangney Jr.
Tout Ensemble Magazine Street Uptown New Orleans
Tout Ensemble Magazine Street Uptown New Orleans
Income Comparison New Orleans and Cincinnati Income Comparison for New Orleans, LA and Cincinnati, OH 50000 45000
Avg income per capita
40000 35000 30000 New Orleans
25000
Cincinnati
20000 15000 10000 5000 0 1970
1980
1990 Year
2000
2009
New Orleans Historic Districts
16,000 buildings in Local Historic Districts 44,000 buildings in National Historic Districts
National Historic Preservation Act 1966 • Created State Historic Preservation Offices • Established the National Register of Historic Places • Section 106 Review • Established the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation • Provides grants and incentives to States for historic preservation projects
PRC Programs
Julia Row (ca. 1832) Central Business District
Julia Row (ca. 1832) Central Business District
1400 Block of Magazine Street
Future Conditions
Existing Conditions
1400 Block of Magazine Street
Block of General Taylor Street Uptown
AFTER
BEFORE Once abandoned and blighted, this row of 8 double shotguns was renovated by the PRC and the homes were returned to commerce. The project also highlighted the importance of preserving our streetscapes.
Flooding in New Orleans After Levee Failures
New Orleans 1880
New Orleans August 29, 2005
603 Forstall Street Holy Cross Neighborhood
BEFORE AFTER
603 Forstall was donated to the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association for use as a community garden center.
4804 Dauphine Street Holy Cross Neighborhood AFTER The original side entry was discovered when the tree was removed.
BEFORE During Hurricane Katrina, a large pecan tree fell on this home. The PRC purchased the house and renovated it to its original historic footprint.
5014 Dauphine Street Holy Cross Neighborhood
BEFORE
AFTER
Renovation by Operation Comeback
5205 Dauphine Street Holy Cross Neighborhood
BEFORE
AFTER
Renovation by Operation Comeback
711 Caffin Avenue Holy Cross Neighborhood
BEFORE
AFTER Front and back of Caffin Avenue after PRC’s renovation. Rear portion of the house before renovation by PRC
707 Caffin Avenue Holy Cross Neighborhood
BEFORE
This house was renovated utilizing the Historic Building Recovery Grant Program, which is funded by a grant from the U.S. National Park Service.
AFTER
PRC and National Trust for Historic Preservation in the Holy Cross Neighborhood
Advocacy
New Orleans City Hall
Louisiana State Capital Building Baton Rouge, LA
Advocacy
URGENT! Contact your U.S. Senators as soon as possible to ask for their support for full funding of the Historic Preservation Fund as an amendment to
S 3663
Education and Outreach
Renovators’ Happy Hours
2010 Ladies in Red Gala
2133 Jackson Avenue Jazz Plaque Program
AFTER
BEFORE Jazz trombonist Edward “Kid” Ory lived at 2133 Jackson Avenue during the 1910’s.
Publications Left: Preservation In Print Right: PRC Blog Below: New Orleans’ Favorite Shotguns Book
Neighborhood Brochures Sponsors and key neighborhood events
Historical timeline for the neighborhood
OUTSIDE
Neighborhood Brochures Walking tour map
Detailed history of the neighborhood
INSIDE
New Orleans Historic Districts
16,000 buildings in Local Historic Districts 44,000 buildings in National Historic Districts
Cincinnati Local Historic Districts
Neighborhood Brochures Challenge: Produce neighborhood brochures based on this excellent and encyclopedic 200th anniversary book that provides the perfect start for a “Live Cincinnati� campaign.
Patricia H. Gay Executive Director Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans www.prcno.org