Entertainment | May 27, 2009 | 7 comments

New Orleans in Elegant Decay

source: http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/photos-of-the-day-new-orleans-in-elegant-decay/

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These wonderful, mysterious photographs of historic New Orleans architecture are by Frank Relle, who was born and continues to work in New Orleans. Relle has been the recipient of numerous awards, and his work is represented in many major collections. His photography has appeared in The New Yorker, The Southern Review and The Oxford American magazines.

The haunting images of New Orleans at night presented here keep the viewer on edge, and yet are somehow serene. What shines through most in these images is a love of New Orleans, a respect for its beauty. The pictures are very sad, but very beautiful at the same time. Relle continues to document the changing architecture of New Orleans, hoping that people around the world will be inspired to help rebuild the city of New Orleans with the integrity she deserves.

Includes a number of stunning photographs of old New Orleans architecture, as well as a memorable, emotionally moving photo-gallery.
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7 comments // New Orleans in Elegant Decay

  • artemis6
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  • unclecharlie
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      unclecharlie  

    • OK, OK- I will include a caveat here- the city center is quite intact (I know, I used to wander it when I was waiting for my Amtrak train, and I stayed at the St. Vincent Guest House in the Garden district when the bus schedules changed and I had to stay overnight to catch a train. So, yes, right in the city is fine, but I still say, stay out of the outskirts- that was where 80% of the damage took place.

    • 2 years ago
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  • unclecharlie
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      unclecharlie  

    • Now, then, "elegant decay" describes New Orleans as seen at night through photography. I lived 2 hours west of Nawlins in Morgan City, LA and when you drive through the city, there's nothing elegant about it at all. It's a s***hole, pure and simple. Condos and subdivisions abandoned still, office buildings moldering away with shattered windows, brick walls with holes punched in them, gutted shopping plazas, laying abandoned with grassy parking lots, and moldering curtains fluttering in the breeze behind sliding glass doors, smashed in. The haphazard flooded out cars are pretty much gone (including those of a used car lot that was destroyed- but at least, they started over...) New Orleans? With the moldering ruins and constant crime, stay out! If you still want to visit Nawlins, do so with a DVD.

    • 2 years ago
  • bristaylor
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      bristaylor  
    • unclecharlie:

      What a terrible comment. Not even snarky, just purely negative. Look at the glass as half-empty much?

      If you're discouraging people from visiting New Orleans, I don't understand why. If there are regions in the shape you describe (which I don't doubt), they are not areas courting or frequently visited by tourists. The historical center is fine! Visiting the city is good for the economy, and as fun as ever!

    • 2 years ago
  • lj111
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