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2004 to August 2005

Before

Streetcars in the Carrollton barn, the cathedral, the lakefront, the coast. Everything here was taken before August 29, 2005.

46 photographs

Empty Canal streetcar 2018 at night, red wooden seats glowing under orange light — Inside 2018 Alone at NightStreetcars

Empty St. Charles streetcar 947, rows of wooden seats under bare warm bulbs — Streetcar 947 Desires PassengersStreetcars

Canal streetcar 2014 showing a Cemeteries roll sign, black and white, at City Park Avenue — 2014 at City Park Ave and CanalStreetcars

Raindrops on a streetcar window with green oaks blurred behind the glass — Rain on a Streetcar WindowStreetcars

Red and yellow Canal streetcar 2004 lit from inside at night — 2004 Canal's RubyStreetcars

Canal streetcar 2021 under oak trees, in sepia — 2021 Art in and of ItselfStreetcars

Red Canal streetcar 2005 head on with its headlight lit, downtown towers behind — 2005 at the Onset of DuskStreetcars

Row of white above-ground tombs running down a cemetery lane, in sepia — Old Cem in New OrleansCemeteries

Rows of small military headstones under a wide oak at Chalmette, black and white — Chalmette CemeteryCemeteries

Crumbling brick tombs and an iron gate in St. Joseph Cemetery No. 1, in sepia — St. Joseph Num 1Cemeteries

A single bare tree over white graves in open marsh at Cheniere Caminada, in sepia — Cheniere CemeteryCemeteries

Holy Trinity church with two bell towers and stained walls under a heavy sky — Holy Trinity Falls ApartDamage and Repair

White statue of Mary seen through a chain-link fence beside the closed Holy Trinity church — Holy Mother Behind FenceDamage and Repair

Cafe Du Monde at night with its green awning lit and the tables full — Cafe Du Monde at NightStreets and Signs

Center aisle of St. Louis Cathedral with flags overhead and the altar lit gold — Cathedral's Main AisleSacred Spaces

St. Louis Cathedral straight on from across Decatur Street with carriages lined up in front — Cathedral in the MorningSacred Spaces

St. Louis Cathedral and the Jackson statue seen straight down the garden path of Jackson Square — Colored Jackson SquareSacred Spaces

A fishing camp on stilts standing alone in grey lake water — Nowhere CampWater and Weather

One palm tree on the sand at Long Beach, Mississippi at dusk — Lonely Tree on Long BeachThe Coast

A cruiser bicycle parked on an empty gravel road by a shed, in sepia — Deluxe on River RoadStreets and Signs

The white Biloxi Lighthouse under a blue sky with a historical marker in front — Biloxi LighthouseThe Coast

Dark storm clouds over Lake Pontchartrain with the seawall steps at right — Storm Approaches LakefrontWater and Weather

Empty white wire chairs and tables on a columned patio with teal shutters — Closed BistroStreets and Signs

An octagonal wall clock with a red second hand — Meet Me at Da' ClockStreets and Signs

The gold script S of the Sanlin sign on a mid-century blue and white facade on Canal Street — SanlinStreets and Signs

Our Lady of Prompt Succor church with its A-frame roof and blue glass steeple intact — Prompt SuccorSacred Spaces

Sailboats at their slips in Long Beach Harbor under tall storm clouds — Long Beach HarborThe Coast

A white columned house with a cupola behind oaks in Pass Christian, Mississippi — Living in Pass ChristianThe Coast

St. Charles streetcar 969 in the Carrollton barn with light pouring in behind it, in sepia — Streetcar 969 Backlit2005 · Streetcars

A streetcar rounding Lee Circle among bare trees and overhead wires, in sepia — Streetcar 922 Old Lee Circle2005 · Streetcars

Two streetcars parked side by side inside the Carrollton barn, in sepia — Streetcar 905 Sits Next to Palace Car2005 · Streetcars

Canal streetcar 2014 head on inside the barn with Cemeteries on its roll sign, black and white — 2014 as a Cemetery Car2005 · Streetcars

A St. Charles streetcar far down sand-covered tracks under a tunnel of oaks — Streetcar 921 on Sanded Tracks2005 · Streetcars

Canal streetcar 2004 passing the Custom House and two palms, black and white — 2004 Passes Customs House2005 · Streetcars

A tunnel of oak trees over an empty street, in sepia — Empty Atherton2005 · Streets and Signs

A stone angel holding a holy water font with the cathedral nave and a Mass beyond, in sepia — Cathedral Mass2005 · Sacred Spaces

A white cemetery angel against oak branches and a storm sky, black and white — Jesus Protects Angel2005 · Cemeteries

The red JOY sign and marquee of the Joy Theater on Canal Street with palms and traffic — Joy Needed on Canal Street2005 · Streets and Signs

The fire-damaged apse of a church with plaster burned off the dome, in sepia — Burned Altar2005 · Damage and Repair

St. Patrick's Church from floor level, the aisle and pews leading to the painted altar — Laying on St. Patrick's Aisle2005 · Sacred Spaces

A peeling white window frame with a fan visible in the dark room inside — Fan Through Broken Window2005 · Damage and Repair

Waves breaking over the lakefront seawall with palm trees bent in the wind — Lakefront Takes Waves2005 · Water and Weather

Three palm trees standing in floodwater with their fronds blown sideways — Three Palm Trees in Wind2005 · Water and Weather

A boarded and tagged raised wooden restaurant building at West End, black and white — Ragin Cajun2005 · Damage and Repair

The neon Walgreens Drugs corner on Canal Street — Drugs on Canal Street2005 · Streets and Signs

The gold Sanlin S framed by the red and yellow window of a Canal streetcar — Sanlin from Streetcar Window2005 · Streetcars

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