NOLA Flora & Fauna 019 - Mocker

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I can't tell if this is a Mod or a Rocker.

NOLA Architecture 013 - Blue House

Please click on the image for a larger, more-detailed version.Again, New Orleanians are not afraid of bold colors. This is a shotgun house. This means there are no hallways, just a series of rooms with all of the doors in a row. Theoretically, you could open all of the doors and shoot a shotgun through without hitting anything.
Or at least that's one definition.

This could be a cross-over to the Shutter-Swap photos because it shows a pile of house guts next to it. The condition of the homes ranged in rows- maybe concentric circles. First you had houses with no damage, maybe a roof was damaged. Then you had houses with missing roofs and broken windows. Next were houses that look fine, but everything inside of them was destroyed by the flood, so everything had to be thrown out, right down to the sheet rock. Finally at the center, or last row of destruction, you had stuff that just needed to be bulldozed.
Very Dante.

NOLA Art & Whimsy 010 - Coffee Shop Patio

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Ahhhh, FREEDOM!
Can you believe- can you just imagine:
We went out to a coffee house, ordered coffee and muffins, then went out to sit on the patio.
Believe it or not, I was able to pick up the ashtray and move it to another table myself!
Yep! All by myself! I didn't have to have the Nanny State do it for me! I'm a big-boy!

What will happen after Barry takes the ship today? As a smoker, will he humbly use himself as a bad example, citing his own sacrifice when he supports legislation to modify our behavior with wide-sweeping smoking bans? Or will his filthy habit give him the compassion to cut smokers some slack, since it is a legal substance and all.
I guess it's really up to the Tobacco Lobby. Lord knows the government doesn't trust the Market, which is just the will of the people voted in money.

I know, I know, the POTUS has more important things to worry about, like bicycle helmet laws. But really, all he has to do is sign a paper after the others do the work.

Barack Me Obamadeus



Disclaimer:
This is clearly whimsy on my part, not the whimsy of New Orleans.
The coffee house is "Fuel" on Magazine St. (not to be confused with "Refuel" on Hampson St). I stole the Obamadeus joke from XKCD.

NOLA Architecture 011 - Catwalk

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The catwalk is one of my favorite architectural elements that is very common in New Orleans. To me, it's up there with having multiple tree houses connected with rope bridges- how cool is that? This is behind Mojo coffee house on Magazine and Race St. It's across the street from St. Vincent Guest House, where we used to stay when visiting. But you have to walk through this courtyard to use their bathroom, which is in an old tool room or something. It has a louvered door. Wait! I have a picture...

Right. So, I love catwalks. Here are some more views:
Many air conditioning condensers are placed on roofs or as high as possible to prevent them from being stolen for copper scrap.

Oh, and check out the rounded gutters up top. Very nice.

NOLA Architecture 009 - Twin Red Victorians

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I've watched these buildings decay for a lot of years.
I fear they are just going to be wiped away.

NOLA Art & Whimsy 008 - Birdhouses

Please click on the image for a larger, more-detailed version.Birdhouse, NOLA Style.

These birdhouses are in the same yard as Doghouse, NOLA style.

But more importantly, the tree with the pink flowers is possibly the largest Crepe Myrtle I've ever seen.

NOLA Architecture 004 - One Wall and Roof

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Dude has one wall and a roof. HELL YES we're going to restore instead of rebuild!

My cynical side guesses that this was done because it allowed for a more obtainable loan as opposed to a new construction loan.

NOLA Art & Whimsy 003 - Z'otz

If a larger version is desired, please click on the image below.This is in a covered "courtyard" sort of thing behind Z'otz coffee house / cyber cafe on Oak street way uptown. Many areas behind bars / shops / coffee houses have areas in the back that are kind of outside but kind of not.

13Jan09:
It finally occurred to me to look at the paper on the wall.
This piece is called "The Twins" and was installed by Don Corbitt. He is also a photographer, please check out his other works.

NOLA Architecture 003 - Fallen Cake

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Accurately described by my bride as a "fallen cake", this is likely not a candidate for rehab. One must understand that New Orleans looked like this BEFORE Katrina and Rita. The city has been neglected for 35 years. And it has been rebounding for 35 years.

NOLA Art & Whimsy 002 - Doghouse

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Doghouse, NOLA Style.