We seek to document the "footprint" of the proposed LSU-VA Hospital slated for construction in Lower Mid-City in New Orleans, Louisiana.We believe locating the hospital(s) in other downtown locations, such as the vacant Charity Hospital, represents a better plan for moving forward - one that does not involve the eviction of numerous individuals and families who returned after Hurricane Katrina, the destruction of viable businesses, and the elimination of many historic structures.
While much of the footprint is in tough shape by a number of measurements, we hope to focus on the many aspects that nonetheless show that the neighborhood's wholesale elimination to make way for vast swaths of parkings lots, for example, is unwise and should be avoided.
Some enterprising young bloggers, Brad V and Curtis P, have started a new website called Inside the Footprint, dedicated to documenting the neighborhood threatened by the proposed LSU/VA medical complex. The state is readying the wrecking balls even though financing for the project remains very much in doubt.
Their mission?
They've already got several photographs of neighborhood life. If you've never been to Lower Mid-City, you should check it out. It's a real community.
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