New Orleans vacant and blighted landmarks: Here s where some of the projects stand
Why do so many buildings sit as hulking, rotting wastelands while projects to renovate them seem to constantly stall or fall apart? Author: Danny Monteverde / Eyewitness News Published: 6:26 PM CDT May 3, 2021 Updated: 6:26 PM CDT May 3, 2021
If you’ve lived in New Orleans for any length of time, you can tick off the areas that seem to be in constant disrepair. Many sit as hulking, rotting, shadows of their former selves – Six Flags, the Municipal Auditorium, the former Poland Street Naval Base, the former Lindy Boggs Hospital, the stalled driving range on the side of the old Times-Picayune building, the Brechtel golf course and the Plaza Tower, to name a very few.