Cincinnati Fall Forum Presentation

PRC HeadquartersThe Warehouse District

923 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

Preservation Resource Preservation Resource Center of New OrleansCenter of New Orleans

Two River Cities:Two River Cities:Preservation is Preservation is

ProgressProgress

Urban Population Decline Urban Population Decline Since 1950Since 1950Urban Population Trends from 1950 to Today

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Population Count

19502009

25%33%53%

59%19%

54%41%

53%38%

34%

SustainabilitySustainability

“[Sustainability is] keeping things going in a healthy way a long time into an uncertain future.”

Stephen A. Mouzon

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

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

Two River CitiesTwo River Cities

Cincinnati in 1880 New Orleans in 1880Population: 255,139 Population: 216,090

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

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

18101810

46. Cincinnati, OH 2,540…


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

18201820

14. Cincinnati, OH 9,642…


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

18301830


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

18401840


1. New York City, NY 515,5472. Baltimore, MD 169,054

3. Boston, MA 136,8814. Philadelphia, PA 121,376


8. St. Louis, MO 77,8607. Brooklyn, NY 96,8386. Cincinnati, OH 115,435

9. Spring Garden, PA 58,89410. Albany, NY 50,763

18501850


1. New York City, NY 813,669

4. Baltimore, MD 212,418


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

18601860


1. New York City, NY 942,292

4. St. Louis, MO 310,864



5. Chicago, IL 298,977



7. Boston, MA 250,526

9. New Orleans, LA 191,41810. San Francisco, CA 149,473

18701870


1. New York City, NY 1,206,299

4. Chicago, IL 503,185

6. St. Louis, MO 350,518


5. Boston, MA 362,839




9. San Francisco, CA 233,95910. New Orleans, LA 216,090

18801880




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


9. Cincinnati, OH 296,90810. Cleveland, OH 261,353

18901890

12. New Orleans, LA 242,039…



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


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Elizabeth T. WerleinElizabeth T. Werlein

Leading lobbyist in the creation of the

Vieux Carre Commission

1936

Tout EnsembleTout Ensemble

The Vieux Carre, or French QuarterNew Orleans

Photograph by Dennis Tangney Jr.


Magazine StreetUptown New Orleans


Magazine StreetUptown New Orleans

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

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

PRC ProgramsPRC Programs

Julia Row (ca. 1832) Julia Row (ca. 1832) Central Business DistrictCentral Business District

Julia Row (ca. 1832) Julia Row (ca. 1832) Central Business DistrictCentral Business District

1400 Block of Magazine 1400 Block of Magazine StreetStreet

Existing Conditions

Future Conditions

1400 Block of Magazine 1400 Block of Magazine StreetStreet

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.

Flooding in New Orleans Flooding in New Orleans After Levee FailuresAfter Levee Failures

New Orleans 1880New Orleans

August 29, 2005

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.

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.


BEFORE

AFTERRenovation by Operation Comeback


BEFORE

AFTERRenovation by Operation Comeback

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.

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

PRC and National Trust for PRC and National Trust for Historic Preservation in the Holy Historic Preservation in the Holy

Cross NeighborhoodCross Neighborhood

AdvocacyAdvocacy

Louisiana State Capital BuildingBaton Rouge, LA

New Orleans City Hall

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

Education and OutreachEducation and Outreach

Renovators’ Happy Hours

2010 Ladies in Red Gala

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.

PublicationsPublications

Left: Preservation In Print

Right: PRC Blog

Below:New Orleans’Favorite ShotgunsBook

Neighborhood BrochuresNeighborhood Brochures

Historical timeline for the neighborhood

Sponsors and key neighborhood events

OUTSIDE

Neighborhood BrochuresNeighborhood Brochures

Detailed history of the neighborhood

Walking tour map

INSIDE

New Orleans Historic New Orleans Historic DistrictsDistricts

16,000 buildings inLocal Historic Districts44,000 buildings inNational Historic Districts

Cincinnati Local Historic Cincinnati Local Historic DistrictsDistricts

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.

Patricia H. GayExecutive Director

Preservation Resource Center of New Orleanswww.prcno.org

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Cincinnati Fall Forum Presentation