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New Orleans Architecture: The University Section : Joseph Street to Lowerline Street, Mississippi River to Walmsley...
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by Friends of the Cabildo, Hilary Somerville Irvin, Bernard Lemann, and Samuel Wilson
Sales Rank: 712524
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Cover Type: Paperback with 160 pages
Published by: Pelican Publishing CompanyEdition: Revised Edition September 2000
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1565547071
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1565547070
Book Dimensions:
11.5 x 9 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 2.3 pounds
Reader Reviews
I have read several volumes in this set and this one (vol. VIII - 1997) is the best. This is more than merely a coffee table ornament. It is meant to be a poweful tool for equipping people to actively work for the preservation of the South's most architecturally rich and complicated city. It is difficult to imagine a finer work of this size and scope. First, the publisher (Pelican of the suburb of Gretna, LA) has spared no expense. Cover to cover, all 215pp. are packed with the highest quality photographs, maps and illustrations. The paper is glossy, sturdy, 8.5 x 11. Second, the writing is uniformly precise and compelling, and moves at a good pace. rarely dry. Third, the scope is manageable and makes good sense. The University Section, as conceived here, consists of the area around Tulane and Loyola, and extending south to the river. Thus Audubon Park, Hurstville, Bloomingdale, Burtheville, Marlyville, Greeneville, Friburg, etc. are all included. This includes from Lowerline and several streets west of the Park to Joseph and Arabella in the east, and from the river up to Clairbourne. Fourth, the archtecture history is woven into the general history of the neighborhood and of New Orleans. Someone with no interest at all in the architecture would still glean much about the lager developments of the city, and of Uptown in particular. Politics, environment and social history are included. Fifth, the maps and photos (hundreds of them) are used well to illustrate and make sense of complicated trends in the neighborhood. They are arranged in a very helpful and easily understood manner. Hundreds of the homes are displayed, from the humble to the opulent, arranged by street address. Further, a chart is provided with the dates, architects, etc. of dozens of these homes and buildings. An index is accurate and fairly thorough. I have to really strain to identify any criticisms. 1. Wish there was a simpel modern map at the beginning showing the precise boundaries of this University Section, and all other sections in this series. 2. P. 16 shows a detail of a map from an Atlas of the City of New Orleans, leaving teh reader to wonder about the date of that work. I would recommend, as a companion and supplement, Lloyd Vogt, New Orleans Houses (1985). Vogt gives even more exacting architectural detail, but does not provide nearly as much on the broader historical context.
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