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Originally Posted by austlar1
The existing units have no real architectural merit and are barely of any historical significance. There are similar projects of a similar age to be found in most southern US cities, projects that were built with federal money and intended as racially segregated public housing. New Orleans happily got rid of most of their older projects after Katrina and replaced them with something much better. What a waste of money! Just raze the place and build something nice that harmonizes with the neighborhood.
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Although several housing projects have been razed in New Orleans it wasn't without significant controversy and in most of the cases to my knowledge there's been replacement units and/or right of return for several former residents. The idea in theory is to provide mixed income developments that provide a better environment for the poor & over time reduce income inequality. I guess over time we'll see how that turns out.
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