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East abandoned neighborhood
I was surprised to find that the neighbors
in this area were actively in a state of recovery. Whereas on our
previous trip we were able to find literally dozens of houses that were
abandoned just as they were after Katrina's waters had receded (well, plus
6 months worth of mold), this time around things appeared 100% gutted.
There were no houses worth exploring unless you find empty shells interesting.
However, a small
sub-subdivision separate from the rest of this neighborhood was more inviting.
Unfortunately, it, too, was completely gutted, but the odd thing was how
thoroughly abandoned it was relative to the surrounding neighborhoods.
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Here's a random scene of the desolation. |
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At least it's a quiet neighborhood. |
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You wouldn't think there was anything
wrong... |
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...unless you noticed the liberal use
of baking soda to cover the spill in front of the fridge and freezer. |
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While almost everything was stripped away
when the place was gutted, they left this lot of clothes in this storage
closet in the back of the house. |
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I think the water level got higher than
this (This house was less than half a mile from the lake), but they only
did a half-gut job, much like in my Uncle Ray's place (though he only had
18" of water.
The floor isn't holding up very well in
spite of the absence of any pedestrian traffic. |
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Not too far from here, the neighboring
subdivisions are doing relatively well. There is an abundance of
cars and still a few FEMA trailers (the latter being perhaps a mixed signal). |
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Down the street a ways, this apartment
complex had already been gutted. |
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The complex next to the one above was
actively under construction, so I couldn't pop in undetected.
The parking lot had a couple Bobcats cruising
around getting ready to make some progress. |
Alexplored 12/26/06, sixteen
months after Hurricane Katrina.
