// LAKE VISTA // ::MID-CENTURY MODERN IN A GARDEN CITY NEIGHBORHOOD:: Kelly Calhoun, Wendy Cargile & James RolfUrban Conservation Studio Master’s in Preservation StudiesTulane UniversitySpring 2016

// LAKE VISTA // ::LOCATION & DESCRIPTION::

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1940’s Official Map and Guide of New Orleans Louisiana. Special Edition Boesch2011 District Map of New Orleans. Greater New Orleans Community Data Center.

INSTITUTIONAL

// LAKE VISTA // ::THE WHERE, WHEN & HOW OF ITS DEVELOPMENT::

Designer/Owner: New Orleans Levee BoardEngineer: the Works Progress Administraion (WPA)Built: 1936-38 Cost: $47,000,000Lots: 1,103

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// LAKE VISTA // ::1920-1930S BUILDING UP THE LAKEFRONT::

c.1900New Orleans c. 1900 from the 10th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.

20162,000+ acres of land added to the lakefront by the WPA + New Orleans Levee Board.

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// LAKE VISTA // ::THE DESIGN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD::

Inspiration: Garden-City Movement Example: Radburn, New Jersey Execution: Lake Vista Neighborhood

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NEIGHBORHOOD FEATURES:Radial Axis Reverse Home Orientation 32 Lanes 36 Streets 5 Parks1 Community Center2 Churches1 School

// LAKE VISTA // ::OVERALL DESIGN & CHARACTER-DEFINING FEATURES::

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// LAKE VISTA // ::LAKE VISTA AS THE IDEAL::

1938Advertisement.

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c. 1940-41. West Half.Photograph. Freret & Wolf Collection, Southeastern Architectural Archive, Special Collections Division, Tulane University Libraries.

// LAKE VISTA // ::HOME CONSTRUCTION FROM 1940-1960::

c. 1948. East Half.Aerial photograph.

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// LAKE VISTA // ::DENSITY INCREASE IN FOURTEEN YEARS::

1946 1960

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// LAKE VISTA // ::PARK VIEWING FRONTS & STREET VIEWING BACKS::

Crane Street House, early 1930sRendering: Courtesy of Studio Kraft

Sanborn Map, 1978

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// LAKE VISTA // ::MID-CENTURY MODERN RESIDENCE MAP::

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// LAKE VISTA // ::STREET-SIDE & PARK-SIDE COMPARISON::

Street-side

Park-side

45 Snipe Street

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// LAKE VISTA // ::STREET-SIDE & PARK-SIDE COMPARISON::

Street-side

Park-side

15 Swallow Street

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// LAKE VISTA // ::STREET-SIDE & PARK-SIDE COMPARISON::

Street-side

Park-side

41 Wren Street

Addition

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// LAKE VISTA // ::ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS & DEMOLITIONS::

Street-side

Park-side

27 Heron Street

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// LAKE VISTA // ::ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS & DEMOLITIONS::

Street-side

Park-side

40 Gull Street

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// LAKE VISTA // ::ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS & DEMOLITIONS::

33 Swan Street

Demolished CurrentPhoto courtesy of DOCOMOMO and Francine Stock

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// LAKE VISTA // ::COMMERCIAL AT THE CENTER::

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Map: 1994 Sanborn Map. New Orleans, LA

Building: Lake Vista Community CenterArchitects: Wogan & Bernard + August Perez & AssociatesBuilt: 1947 Address: 6500 Spanish Ford Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70124 Owner: Orleans Levee DistrictUse: Leased Office Spaces

// LAKE VISTA // ::STREAMLINE MODERNE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER::

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// LAKE VISTA // ::STREAMLINE MODERNE, SYMMETRICAL, VERTICAL EMPHASIS::

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Bio-Growth Cracked Windows Stained Stone

Faux AdditionsDifferential SettlementOxided Aluminum

// LAKE VISTA // ::PRESERVATION ISSUES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER::

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// LAKE VISTA // ::PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER::

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Community Programs

Landscaping Accent Lighting

Social EventsRepair and Maintenance

// LAKE VISTA // ::RELIGION AT THE CENTER::

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Map: 1994 Sanborn Map. New Orleans, LA

// LAKE VISTA // ::MODERN CHURCH AT THE CENTER::

Building: Lake Vista Methodist ChurchArchitects: August PerezBuilt: 1961Address: 6645 Spanish Fort Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70124 Use: Religious Space

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// LAKE VISTA // ::LIGHT FRAME, CIRCULAR, HALF OF BUILDING IS WINDOWS::

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Photograph: Courtesy of the Historic New Orleans Collection. Title: Lake Vista Methodist Church. Caption: Lake Vista Methodist Church. ID Number: 1994.94.2.1014

Photograph: Courtesy of the Historic New Orleans Collection. Title: Lake Vista Methodist Church. Caption: Lake Vista Methodist Church. ID Number: 1994.94.2.1016

Failing Cames

// LAKE VISTA // ::PRESERVATION ISSUES AT THE METHODIST CHURCH::

Bio-Growth on Roof Inoperable Shutters

Rusty Window Frames Buckling Windows Wood Rot

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Park Tours Tour of Homes Neighborhood Guide

// LAKE VISTA // ::PROMOTE ACTIVITY TO THE UNIQUE FEATURES::

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Drinking Fountains/Bus Stops

// LAKE VISTA // ::REVITALIZE POINTS OF INTEREST FOR THE RESIDENTS::

Fountains/Reflection Gardens Sculptures

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// LAKE VISTA // ::PRESERVE MID-CENTURY MODERN::

Kelly Calhoun, Wendy Cargile & James RolfUrban Conservation Studio Master’s in Preservation StudiesTulane UniversitySpring 2016