Shown below is 1 of 37 pairs of then-and-now photographs of historic New Orleans, dating from the 1840s to the 1990s. See if you recognize their locations (some are difficult!). Want to see more? Please check out my 1999 book, New Orleans Then and Now.
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“…magnificently illustrated…. ['New Orleans Then and Now'] is highly recommended for students of architecture, history, urban development and historic preservation.”
Featured Books
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Bienville's Dilemma
A Historical Geography of New Orleans
- Introduction and Timeline
- I. Forming the Landscape
- II. Settling the Landscape
- III. Urbanizing the Landscape
- IV. Populating the Landscape
- V. Manipulating the Landscape
- VI. Humanizing the Landscape
- VII. Devastating the Landscape
- VIII. Restoring the Landscape
- Graphical Insert (Maps, Graphs, Photos)
- Please see book for references and index
Geographies of New Orleans
Urban Fabrics Before The Storm
- Introduction and Timeline
- I. Physical Geographies
- II. Urban Geographies
- III. Ethnic Geographies
- IV. Geographies of Catastrophe
- Please see book for references and index
Lincoln in New Orleans
The 1828-1831 Flatboat Voyages and Their Place in History
The Photojournalism of Del Hall
New Orleans and Beyond, 1950s-2000s
Bourbon Street
A History
Lost New Orleans
Released May 1, 2015 from Pavilion Books, London