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How should the city function . Ins is an opportunity unique the United States. I dont want to see a dresden kind of thing, or frankfurt. , that looks like new york in a small way. I dont want the fabric and the character of the city to change. But is what i liked about it when i came here. Reporter thank you very much. Jim on our Facebook Page were asking you if the gulf region is better off than it was before Hurricane Katrina. You can join the conversation at facebook. Com cspan. Or on twitter. 29 marks theaugust anniversary of hi Hurricane Katrina. On wednesday night, the 2006 2 of new orleans. You have nothing left. Your whole community. Your family. Everyone is gone. Friendsater and your that you dont use to see that that used to seeing. That you used to se ....
The seventh ward. In new orleans. It is behind tremaine, behind the Historic District. Itis not historically district itself. Even though there are Historic Homes here. This is where we are at a year after the storm. The houses, 56 feet. These houses were built in the traditional style. Maybe not raised enough. This style of home is double shotgun. What is great about these homes as far as being built for this environment is they are raised. They cant be ventilated. They have windows and doors and all sides. Good for air circulation. Construction is what is the best thing about it. They have cyprus framing, and its the old river cyprus that grows in water. It doesnt get flood damaged. Many of these people have hard pine floors, which straighten out just fine. You see there is a big mix of homes, old and new. Is this a predominantly africanamerican neighborhood . Predominan ....
Perhaps five to six feet, depending on the home. These houses are raised in the traditional style. Maybe not raised enough. This style of home, this is a double shotgun. What is great about these houses is, first being built for these environments, they are raised. Water can go underneath them. They can be ventilated. They have windows and doors on all sides. Good for air circulation. But the construction is what the best thing about it. It is cyprus framing and it is the old river cyprus that grows in water. So it doesnt get flood damage. Many of these people have hard line floors which strained out just fine. There is a big mix of homes old and new. Reporter is this an africanamerican neighborhood . Sue i would say predominantly but not entirely. It reflects the city, i would say. This might be the street. But, you see, you dont know. Here is the high watermark on that home. You see the grade is a little bit higher and it is raised a little bit. When you see these high watermarks, it ....