cincinnati fall forum presentation
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Presentation by Patricia Gay at the Cincinnati Preservation Association's Fall Forum Luncheon on Oct. 15, 2010TRANSCRIPT
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PRC HeadquartersThe Warehouse District
923 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Preservation Resource Preservation Resource Center of New OrleansCenter of New Orleans
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Two River Cities:Two River Cities:Preservation is Preservation is
ProgressProgress
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Urban Population Decline Urban Population Decline Since 1950Since 1950Urban Population Trends from 1950 to Today
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New Orleans
Buffalo
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Boston
St. Louis
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Population Count
19502009
25%33%53%
59%19%
54%41%
53%38%
34%
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SustainabilitySustainability
“[Sustainability is] keeping things going in a healthy way a long time into an uncertain future.”
Stephen A. Mouzon
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SustainabilitySustainability“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
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SustainabilitySustainability“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
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Two River CitiesTwo River Cities
Cincinnati in 1880 New Orleans in 1880Population: 255,139 Population: 216,090
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Population ComparisonPopulation ComparisonNew Orleans and CincinnatiNew Orleans and Cincinnati
Population of New Orleans, LA and Cincinnati, OH
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Lafcadio HearnLafcadio 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
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Back Street Streetcar
The Cincinnati StreetcarThe Cincinnati Streetcar
• Creates jobs • Leverages and attracts private investment • Spurs redevelopment • Improves accessibility, connectivity • Forges a new, sustainable path for community growth
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Population of New Orleans Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Timeand Cincinnati Over Time
1. New York City, NY 96,3732. Philadelphia, PA 53,7223. Baltimore, MD 46,555
4. Boston, MA 33,7875. Charleston, SC 24,7116. Northern Liberties, PA 19,874
7. New Orleans, LA 17,2428. Southwark, PA 13,7079. Salem Town, MA 12,613
10. Albany, NY 10,762
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46. Cincinnati, OH 2,540…
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Population of New Orleans Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Timeand Cincinnati Over Time
1. New York City, NY 123,7062. Philadelphia, PA 63,8023. Baltimore, MD 62,738
4. Boston, MA 43,298
6. Charleston, SC 24,7807. Northern Liberties, PA 19,678
5. New Orleans, LA 27,176
8. Southwark, PA 14,713
10. Salem Town, MA 12,7319. Washington, DC 13,247
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14. Cincinnati, OH 9,642…
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Population of New Orleans Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Timeand Cincinnati Over Time
1. New York City, NY 202,5892. Baltimore, MD 80,6203. Philadephia, PA 80,462
4. Boston, MA 61,3925. New Orleans, LA 46,802
6. Charlestown, SC 30,2897. Northern Liberties, PA 28,8728. Cincinnati, OH 24,831
9. Albany, NY 24,20910. Southwark, PA 20,581
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Population of New Orleans Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Timeand Cincinnati Over Time
1. New York City, NY 312,7102. Baltimore, MD 102,313
3. New Orleans, LA 102,1934. Philadelphia, PA 93,665
5. Boston, MA 93,383
8. Northern Liberties, PA 34,4747. Brooklyn, NY 36,2336. Cincinnati, OH 46,338
9. Albany, NY 33,72110. Charleston, SC 29,261
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Population of New Orleans Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Timeand Cincinnati Over Time
1. New York City, NY 515,5472. Baltimore, MD 169,054
3. Boston, MA 136,8814. Philadelphia, PA 121,376
5. New Orleans, LA 116,375
8. St. Louis, MO 77,8607. Brooklyn, NY 96,8386. Cincinnati, OH 115,435
9. Spring Garden, PA 58,89410. Albany, NY 50,763
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Population of New Orleans Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Timeand Cincinnati Over Time
1. New York City, NY 813,669
4. Baltimore, MD 212,418
6. New Orleans, LA 168,675
2. Philadelphia, PA 565,529
5. Boston, MA 177,840
8. St. Louis, MO 160,773
3. Brooklyn, NY 266,661
7. Cincinnati, OH 161,044
9. Chicago, IL 112,17210. Buffalo, NY 81,129
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Population of New Orleans Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Timeand Cincinnati Over Time
1. New York City, NY 942,292
4. St. Louis, MO 310,864
6. Baltimore, MD 267,354
2. Philadelphia, PA 674,022
5. Chicago, IL 298,977
8. Cincinnati, OH 216,239
3. Brooklyn, NY 396,099
7. Boston, MA 250,526
9. New Orleans, LA 191,41810. San Francisco, CA 149,473
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Population of New Orleans Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Timeand Cincinnati Over Time
1. New York City, NY 1,206,299
4. Chicago, IL 503,185
6. St. Louis, MO 350,518
2. Philadelphia, PA 847,170
5. Boston, MA 362,839
8. Cincinnati, OH 255,139
3. Brooklyn, NY 566,663
7. Baltimore, MD 332,313
9. San Francisco, CA 233,95910. New Orleans, LA 216,090
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Population of New Orleans Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Timeand Cincinnati Over Time
1. New York City, NY 1,515,301
4. Brooklyn, NY 806,373
6. Boston, MA 448,477
2. Chicago, IL 1,099,850
5. St. Louis, MO 451,770
8. San Francisco, CA 298,997
3. Philadelphia, PA 1,046,964
7. Baltimore, MD 434,439
9. Cincinnati, OH 296,90810. Cleveland, OH 261,353
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12. New Orleans, LA 242,039…
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Population of New Orleans Population of New Orleans and Cincinnati Over Timeand Cincinnati Over Time
1. New York City, NY 8,008,278
4. Houston, TX 1,953,631 5. Philadelphia, PA 1,517,550
2. Los Angeles, CA 3,694,820
6. Phoenix, AZ 1,321,045 7. San Diego, CA 1,223,400
3. Chicago, IL 2,896,016
9. San Antonio, TX 1,144,646 8. Dallas, TX 1,188,580
10. Detroit, MA 951,270
53. Cincinnati, OH 331,285
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31. New Orleans, LA 484,674
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Elizabeth T. WerleinElizabeth T. Werlein
Leading lobbyist in the creation of the
Vieux Carre Commission
1936
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Tout EnsembleTout Ensemble
The Vieux Carre, or French QuarterNew Orleans
Photograph by Dennis Tangney Jr.
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Tout EnsembleTout Ensemble
Magazine StreetUptown New Orleans
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Tout EnsembleTout Ensemble
Magazine StreetUptown New Orleans
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Income ComparisonIncome ComparisonNew Orleans and CincinnatiNew Orleans and Cincinnati
Income Comparison for New Orleans, LA and Cincinnati, OH
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New Orleans Historic New Orleans Historic DistrictsDistricts
16,000 buildings inLocal Historic Districts44,000 buildings inNational Historic Districts
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National Historic National Historic Preservation Act Preservation Act
19661966• 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
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PRC ProgramsPRC Programs
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Julia Row (ca. 1832) Julia Row (ca. 1832) Central Business DistrictCentral Business District
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Julia Row (ca. 1832) Julia Row (ca. 1832) Central Business DistrictCentral Business District
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1400 Block of Magazine 1400 Block of Magazine StreetStreet
Existing Conditions
Future Conditions
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1400 Block of Magazine 1400 Block of Magazine StreetStreet
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Block of General Taylor Block of General Taylor StreetStreet
UptownUptown
BEFORE
AFTER
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.
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Flooding in New Orleans Flooding in New Orleans After Levee FailuresAfter Levee Failures
New Orleans 1880New Orleans
August 29, 2005
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603 Forstall Street603 Forstall StreetHoly Cross NeighborhoodHoly Cross Neighborhood
BEFORE
AFTER603 Forstall was donated to the
Holy Cross Neighborhood Associationfor use as a community garden center.
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4804 Dauphine Street4804 Dauphine StreetHoly Cross NeighborhoodHoly Cross Neighborhood
BEFOREDuring Hurricane Katrina, a large pecan treefell on this home. The PRC purchased the houseand renovated it to its original historic footprint.
AFTERThe original side entry was discoveredwhen the tree was removed.
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5014 Dauphine Street5014 Dauphine StreetHoly Cross NeighborhoodHoly Cross Neighborhood
BEFORE
AFTERRenovation by Operation Comeback
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5205 Dauphine Street5205 Dauphine StreetHoly Cross NeighborhoodHoly Cross Neighborhood
BEFORE
AFTERRenovation by Operation Comeback
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711 Caffin Avenue711 Caffin AvenueHoly Cross NeighborhoodHoly Cross Neighborhood
BEFORE
Rear portion of the house before renovation by PRC
AFTERFront and back of Caffin Avenue after PRC’srenovation.
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707 Caffin Avenue707 Caffin AvenueHoly Cross NeighborhoodHoly Cross Neighborhood
BEFOREThis house was renovated utilizing the Historic BuildingRecovery Grant Program, which isfunded by a grant from the U.S.National Park Service.
AFTER
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PRC and National Trust for PRC and National Trust for Historic Preservation in the Holy Historic Preservation in the Holy
Cross NeighborhoodCross Neighborhood
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AdvocacyAdvocacy
Louisiana State Capital BuildingBaton Rouge, LA
New Orleans City Hall
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AdvocacyAdvocacy
URGENT!Contact your U.S. Senators as soon as possible to ask for their supportfor full funding of the Historic Preservation Fund as an amendment to
S 3663
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Education and OutreachEducation and Outreach
Renovators’ Happy Hours
2010 Ladies in Red Gala
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2133 Jackson Avenue2133 Jackson AvenueJazz Plaque ProgramJazz Plaque Program
BEFORE
AFTER
Jazz trombonist Edward “Kid” Ory lived at 2133 Jackson Avenue during the 1910’s.
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PublicationsPublications
Left: Preservation In Print
Right: PRC Blog
Below:New Orleans’Favorite ShotgunsBook
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Neighborhood BrochuresNeighborhood Brochures
Historical timeline for the neighborhood
Sponsors and key neighborhood events
OUTSIDE
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Neighborhood BrochuresNeighborhood Brochures
Detailed history of the neighborhood
Walking tour map
INSIDE
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New Orleans Historic New Orleans Historic DistrictsDistricts
16,000 buildings inLocal Historic Districts44,000 buildings inNational Historic Districts
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Cincinnati Local Historic Cincinnati Local Historic DistrictsDistricts
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Neighborhood BrochuresNeighborhood BrochuresChallenge: Produce neighborhood brochures based on this excellent and encyclopedic 200th anniversary book that provides the perfect start for a “Live Cincinnati” campaign.
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Patricia H. GayExecutive Director
Preservation Resource Center of New Orleanswww.prcno.org