That's a light. It filled with water. The bulb within shattered, and a strange mold is growing.
Date: 02/22/2006
That's a light. It filled with water. The bulb within shattered, and a strange mold is growing.
Here's the light in its natural surroundings, darkening the steps next to the Morial Convention Center.
Date: 02/22/2006
Here's the light in its natural surroundings, darkening the steps next to the Morial Convention Center.
I've never seen a Homeland Security car before, but they're everywhere down there.
Date: 02/22/2006
I've never seen a Homeland Security car before, but they're everywhere down there.
How long did it take them to make that logo?
Date: 02/22/2006
How long did it take them to make that logo?
This mall/office building looks like it'll be closed for a while.
Date: 02/25/2006
This mall/office building looks like it'll be closed for a while.
Brown window = wood
White window = plastic
Blue window = glass
Uneven window = broken
Date: 02/25/2006
Brown window = wood
White window = plastic
Blue window = glass
Uneven window = broken
That's the Hyatt.
Black window = glass
White window = plastic covering a broken window
Date: 02/25/2006
That's the Hyatt.
Black window = glass
White window = plastic covering a broken window
The view from my balcony after WAY too many Hand Grenades (Yes, that's a Tropical Isle sign on the left)
Date: 02/25/2006
The view from my balcony after WAY too many Hand Grenades (Yes, that's a Tropical Isle sign on the left)
Bourbon street was nice and crowded at night, like always
Date: 02/25/2006
Bourbon street was nice and crowded at night, like always
Most years it seems like 80% returning customers, 20% new people at Mardi Gras. This year it was more like 30-70.
Date: 02/25/2006
Most years it seems like 80% returning customers, 20% new people at Mardi Gras. This year it was more like 30-70.
You know how hard it is to take a sharp photo in the dark, with no tripod, while drunk?
Date: 02/25/2006
You know how hard it is to take a sharp photo in the dark, with no tripod, while drunk?
This year was probably the best for ease-of-potting
Date: 02/25/2006
This year was probably the best for ease-of-potting
The police kept their horses under my balcony
Date: 02/25/2006
The police kept their horses under my balcony
The police can't handle looters, but they can handle crowd-control on Canal Street with their eyes closed
Date: 02/26/2006
The police can't handle looters, but they can handle crowd-control on Canal Street with their eyes closed
This used to be the best Irish Pub I've ever been in
Date: 02/26/2006
This used to be the best Irish Pub I've ever been in
I miss drinking good Guiness while listening to Beth Patterson play
Date: 02/26/2006
I miss drinking good Guiness while listening to Beth Patterson play
In that area of town, the name was probably ironic BEFORE the hurricane too
Date: 02/26/2006
In that area of town, the name was probably ironic BEFORE the hurricane too
It's like a Sunday Paper puzzle - count the problems in this picture
Date: 02/26/2006
It's like a Sunday Paper puzzle - count the problems in this picture
Oddly enough, this looted storefront is filled with medical equipment - mainly large equipment and beds
Date: 02/26/2006
Oddly enough, this looted storefront is filled with medical equipment - mainly large equipment and beds
Of all the things not to loot, let's leave the medical equipment to rust
Date: 02/26/2006
Of all the things not to loot, let's leave the medical equipment to rust
I've never even heard of the National Disaster Medical System before
Date: 02/26/2006
I've never even heard of the National Disaster Medical System before
Oddly enough, that's a newly wild parakeet playing with a branch
Date: 02/26/2006
Oddly enough, that's a newly wild parakeet playing with a branch
I once climbed all over the Dixie Brewery, in and out. VERY fond memories.
Date: 02/26/2006
I once climbed all over the Dixie Brewery, in and out. VERY fond memories.
See that dark line? If you leave a lot of water somewhere, crap eventually floats to the top and leaves a stain. That's where the top of the water was.
Date: 02/26/2006
See that dark line? If you leave a lot of water somewhere, crap eventually floats to the top and leaves a stain. That's where the top of the water was.
All this Dixie Brewery equipment was underwater after Katrina
Date: 02/26/2006
All this Dixie Brewery equipment was underwater after Katrina
Chances are, this truck will never delivery Dixie goodness again *sob*
Date: 02/26/2006
Chances are, this truck will never delivery Dixie goodness again *sob*
Beer travelled across the road and down to the transportation garage. This means no more Blackened Voodoo, no more White Chocolate Moose. *sob*
Date: 02/26/2006
Beer travelled across the road and down to the transportation garage. This means no more Blackened Voodoo, no more White Chocolate Moose. *sob*
I'm hoping this isn't what gave Dixie its special taste
Date: 02/26/2006
I'm hoping this isn't what gave Dixie its special taste
The brewery hasn't been touched since before the hurricane
Date: 02/26/2006
The brewery hasn't been touched since before the hurricane
The inside of the place doesn't look like the cool building I remember anymore
Date: 02/26/2006
The inside of the place doesn't look like the cool building I remember anymore
All these cardboard boxes were under 6+ feet of water. The smell is rank.
Date: 02/26/2006
All these cardboard boxes were under 6+ feet of water. The smell is rank.
I once laid beneath a cask, Homer Simpson style, and let fresh Blackened Voodoo pour down into my mouth.
Date: 02/26/2006
I once laid beneath a cask, Homer Simpson style, and let fresh Blackened Voodoo pour down into my mouth.
See the water line again? Look at all those buildings in the background, the line continues forever.
Date: 02/26/2006
See the water line again? Look at all those buildings in the background, the line continues forever.
There's that water line again. It continues across trees, poles, chain link fences, and off into the city.
Date: 02/26/2006
There's that water line again. It continues across trees, poles, chain link fences, and off into the city.
Does that mean they really believe that this is what Jesus would drive?
Date: 02/26/2006
Does that mean they really believe that this is what Jesus would drive?
The city flooded from behind, because the riverfront is protected by a fence and these massive sliding gates
Date: 02/27/2006
The city flooded from behind, because the riverfront is protected by a fence and these massive sliding gates
To the right is the city, to the left is the mighty Mississippi. In the middle is the river wall to keep the city safe.
Date: 02/27/2006
To the right is the city, to the left is the mighty Mississippi. In the middle is the river wall to keep the city safe.
This is after the initial cleaning. At night the street can be up to 15"+ deep with beads and trash.
Date: 02/27/2006
This is after the initial cleaning. At night the street can be up to 15"+ deep with beads and trash.
Let's all teach our daughters that this sign means NO
Date: 02/27/2006
Let's all teach our daughters that this sign means NO
Every store/bar/restaurant in New Orleans must have one of these before they can re-open following Katrina
Date: 02/27/2006
Every store/bar/restaurant in New Orleans must have one of these before they can re-open following Katrina
At night this is the coolest looking Walgreens ever
Date: 02/27/2006
At night this is the coolest looking Walgreens ever
I just thought this was cute. The little green WALK man is upside-down.
Date: 02/27/2006
I just thought this was cute. The little green WALK man is upside-down.
