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| title | Austin Leslie Square | |
| student | Kirsten Hively | |
| instructor | Fred Schwartz | |
| date | Spring 2006 | |
| school | Harvard University | |
| subject | public building | |
| site | Treme, Lafitte, Seventh Ward | |
| description | The site is one of a network of neighborhood centers throughout
the city that share a core program, but with additional programs tailored to each location.
This center, which combines food, music, and architecture programs, is named in honor of Austin Leslie, local resident and chef, 1934 - 2005. Possible events and programs include: apprenticeship training (all ages), after school programs, concert series, second line parades, Friday night fish fry, Monday night rice and beans, Sunday night gumbo, rebuilding workshops, rebuilding "barn raising" events, confidential Neighborhood Connection. The site, located at the intersection of Bayou Road and Esplanade Avenue, can metaphorically re-stitch the surrounding neighborhoods by reconnecting the block. Bayou Road would become a ceremonial route, preventing car traffic, but allowing parades to pass through and distinguished by brick paving (as in the original road). |
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| link | school site | |
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