some local color- in b&w- shot when i was going to my doctor appointment the other day.
jackson street [and the south grand area] used to be a really nice area- as did the whole south side of monroe... which is now a ghetto! there are still beautiful tree lined streets and lots with trees- really beautiful lots. there are some great old houses which have been left/ ruined by renters/ and eventually abandoned due to people fleeing to the suburbs- and further- to try and escape the crack heads and crime. a typical tale of most typical American cities.
i don't know why monroe doesn't do what new orleans once DID: people with vision [and money]went in, bought, and renovated the old houses [the whole neighborhoods- one block at a time] and reclaimed the neighborhoods! there are some real antique jewels [old historic houses] scattered throughout the area that could probably be bought for damned near nothing... and saved. there again... somebody's got to start!
jackson street [and the south grand area] used to be a really nice area- as did the whole south side of monroe... which is now a ghetto! there are still beautiful tree lined streets and lots with trees- really beautiful lots. there are some great old houses which have been left/ ruined by renters/ and eventually abandoned due to people fleeing to the suburbs- and further- to try and escape the crack heads and crime. a typical tale of most typical American cities.
i don't know why monroe doesn't do what new orleans once DID: people with vision [and money]went in, bought, and renovated the old houses [the whole neighborhoods- one block at a time] and reclaimed the neighborhoods! there are some real antique jewels [old historic houses] scattered throughout the area that could probably be bought for damned near nothing... and saved. there again... somebody's got to start!
abandoned house- jackson street- monroe, louisiana 8.2007
old house-jackson street- monroe, louisiana 8.2007
man sprawled on front steps-jackson street- monroe, louisiana 8.2007