Date of Award
8-2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.U.R.P.
Degree Program
Urban and Regional Planning
Department
Planning and Urban Studies
Major Professor
Nelson, Marla
Second Advisor
Mitchell, Mary N.
Third Advisor
Irvin, Hilary
Abstract
At the turn of the twentieth century, City Beautiful principles manifested themselves in the historic core of New Orleans: the Vieux Carre. City and state officials determined that the Cabildo and Presbytere were no longer suitable sites for the Louisiana Supreme Courts, and set about erecting a monumental, Beaux Arts-style courthouse amid the dense, vernacular built environment of the French Quarter. Two hundred fifty-one individuals were displaced as a result of the expropriation and demolition of forty-one structures occupying the square bounded Royal, Chartres, Conti and St. Louis streets. While significant scholarly research has interpreted the motives and visions of Progressive-era urban reformers, few studies have addressed issues of power in shaping these narratives and in silencing the past. Through its analysis of the planning processes surrounding the Louisiana Supreme Court Building, this thesis acknowledges these silences and raises questions about those most impacted: the displaced.
Recommended Citation
Cottrell, Kelly, "The Role of American Elites in the New Courthouse Building Project: Progressive-era Ideologies in the Vieux Carre" (2010). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1214.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1214
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