11.30.09 this might be a favorite.....

Near Jackson and Tchoup, I love it!

.....and Outlaw Books, which is in response to READ.

...which brings me to HARSH, also above, found all along the Gulf Coast but based in New Orleans, as an interview with the artist says he originally began marking it on the back of Post Katrina billboards that had overly upbeat messages, "Let's Stick Together, New Orleans! We're bringing it back!"

11.27.09 Folsom, LA

More from a friend's camp in Folsom, LA

11.25.09 Harsh, so harsh.

See the blue meanie inside?

These roses are on the side of a massive abandoned warehouse - really adds a bit of life to the building, to say the least.

So naughty, I love it! And harsh!

11.23.09 What is New Orleans?

11.21.09 New Orleans Homes

11.20.09 Folsom, LA

A friend's camp in Folsom, LA.

Absolutely breathtaking.

11.20.09 Dad's Photo

Right after Hurricane Katrina, my Dad and brother drove around to look at the damage near my grandmother's house in Gentilly, and snapped this photo. Just a random house, on a slant and the local newspaper, he even does this hilarious facial expression with it, "Huh? Hurricane?"

11.18.09 Storyville New Orleans

An old New Orleans advertisement for a Storyville madam known as "Queen Gertie," from the New Orleans, Louisiana publication, "The Mascot." She supposedly had a reputation for being a troublemaker. From the book, "Storyville, New Orleans" by Al Rose.

11.16.09 Alligator Grafitti

Can't really decide what it means. The face of the alligator.....

11.16.09 Day trip to Jean Lafitte Park

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park is part of Louisiana's Mississippi Delta Region. There are several sections to the park, all located throughout Louisiana. Above is from the Barataria Preserve, just on the other side of the Mississippi River, about 25 minutes from Uptown New Orleans. Oui oui, alligator!

11.13.09

An old photo from the New Orleans Public Library, depicting the first of women's swimwear fashions, taken in 1919. I love their facial expressions, you can really tell who must have been the funny one, the serious one and so on....

11.12.09 Seeds of change....

11.12.09 Sazerac Bar

Women stormed the Sazerac, the bar located in The Roosevelt, in this 1949 photo. Doesn't look too different from bar scenes today.

Photo from The Roosevelt

11.10.09 Ida noooo.....

Banksy making his mark on an old levee wall.

Can't believe this one is still there. After a few months, they usually get painted over or torn down.

11.08.09 Banksy

11.07.09 Lalaa

 

 

 

 

 

Photos from W

11. 06. 09 read new orleans

 

 The Booker again.

But ah, this is on St. Charles.

 

 

Next to a church.

11.05.09

Looks similar to a Banksy but not sure..... any takers?

11.04.09 A Banksy, of course....

11.03.09 Only in New Orleans....

grandpa and lil bit take turns teaching each other how to dance........