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New Orleans: one year later.(ViewPoint: News+Notes)
At the end of the month, a year will have passed since Hurricane Katrina hammered the Gulf Coast. Although people have slowly filtered back into the city, the Big Easy is still very much a shell of her former self.
Earlier this summer, local remodeler Mike Davis took editors Don Jackson and Patrick McCombe of THE JOURNAL OF LIGHT CONSTRUCTION (a sister publication of REMODELING) on a two-day tour of the city. Here's some of what they saw.
Certain parts of the city remain virtually untouched since Katrina struck. The downed power lines and damaged buildings are a reminder of the storm's forcefulness. It's unclear how this boat found its way to the end of this suburban street, but it's a safe bet it wasn't there before.
Piles of rubble from damaged and demolished houses are not uncommon sights. The garbage that litters the streets and lawns provides an interesting juxtaposition: Evidence of life in what appears at first glance to be a ghost town.
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