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purejuice in after_katrina

Creole Disneyland

Oct 10, 2005 10:22

The only pumps which survived the hurricane are the ones built in the 1920s ( Read more... )

economic predators, eminent domain

Comments 4

chreebomb October 10 2005, 14:56:23 UTC

wow. what a powerful article.

purejuice October 10 2005, 15:37:47 UTC

i think we're getting close to the bottom line here. the bonds of citizenship and the evisceration of the cities. because they're, you know, evil. full of people like you.
if i'm not a terrorist by the time this is over i guess i'll never be.

chreebomb October 10 2005, 16:25:43 UTC

word.

nolawitch October 10 2005, 17:05:47 UTC

Oh great deities! Don't let my beloved city become a Creole Disneyland! I would like to see the heart and soul of the city return. The t-shirt shops and all the other kitchy tourist blights are NOT the soul of this place. New Orleans is the great neighborhood po-boy shop. New Orleans is the buzz of conversation at a crawfish boil. New Orleans is the scent of thousands of crape myrtles blowing on the breeze. New Orleans is the raft of barges being pushed up river by a hard-working tugboat and crew. New Orleans is the story of how your mother met your father when she and your aunties used to dance at a certain ballroom. New Orleans is the night you sat along the lakefront watching meteors and drinking shnapps. New Orleans is the shopkeeper who knows you on sight. New Orleans is a state of mind.