The Power of Eminent Domain Photo Gallery by cmarsh at pbase.com

The Power of Eminent Domain

At one time,the most prosperous African-American district in the country stretched along Clairbourne Ave. from Treme into the 7th. Ward. In the 1960's, this District was deemed dispensable by the city so it was destroyed to make way for the new I-10 Interstate Loop.The Interstate divided the the neighborhood in half.

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RMR_5402.jpg - I -10 Interstate Loop	RMR_5412.jpg - The Neighborhood Playground .. 'where will the children play?'..	RMR_5380.jpg - Neighborhood Food Store .. only 100% Black owned ..	RMR_5381.jpg
RMR_5383.jpg	RMR_5386.jpg - Using the columns to retain their history and control the narrative	RMR_5386-2.jpg	RMR_5387.jpg
RMR_5388.jpg - The Great Divide	RMR_5389.jpg - Life goes on ...	RMR_5396.jpg - .. under the highway.	RMR_5394.jpg - The way things are ..
RMR_5391.jpg	RMR_5392.jpg - The way things used to be ..	RMR_5395.jpg	RMR_5398.jpg
RMR_5399.jpg	RMR_5410.jpg - A Neighborhood Divided	RMR_5375.jpg	RMR_5377.jpg

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