This is a short commentary on the photos below.
(1) The state of this house was fairly typical
(2) the 17th street canal broke here. click HERE for story.
(3) This house is opposite the 17 st breach. The school next to the levee wall and the school bus were washed across the street and sent crashing into this building.
(4) This is up near lakeside. These expensive properties are totally trashed.
(5) This house would have ended up on the road had the large tree in view not stopped it.
(6) Desire St. Made famous by the Tennessee Williams play. There is no longer a street car service to Desire St.
(7)The streets are by and large deserted. It's like driving around early on a Sunday morning when everyone is in bed.
(8) In the lower 9th.
(9) Note the boat in the porch.
(10) This pic needs no explanation.
(11) Buildings here were damaged as a 16 ft surge from the industrial canal breach (caused by a 500 ft barge crashing through the levee wall) hit the people trying to escape and the buildings demolishing everything in it's path. The buildings nearest the levee were washed against those further back.
(12) Front of same building.
(13) The white vans are what we traveled in. The other vehicles are all abandoned. In the fore front are the steps to a house that's been demolished.
(14) More cars and houses in the lower 9th.
(15) this area has been cleared of houses. The ground was covered with shells!
(16) Another empty street of the lower 9th.
(17) another view of the 9th.
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