'End of the era' | Demolition begins at McDonogh 11 Edwin Murray, vice chancellor for LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, disputed that and said the building is a hazard these days. Author: Danny Monteverde / Eyewitness News Published: 6:41 PM CDT June 3, 2021 Updated: 7:22 PM CDT June 3, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — Piece by piece, the old McDonogh 11 School near South Claiborne Avenue and Canal Street is coming down. “I guess this is the end of the era,” Sandra Stokes, the Louisiana Landmarks Society’s advocacy chairwoman, said Thursday as crews continued the slow demolition process. She and other preservationists have worked since 2008 to save the school, which was built in 1878 and is one of the remaining structures designed by noted architect William Freret.