Cornerstones
Description
Founded by the Tulane City Center, Cornerstones began as a movement to document the overlooked and threatened landmarks of New Orleans. This book, a collaboration with the Neighborhood Story Project, is a showcase of the intersections of places and people that make New Orleans great. This is a New Orleans history through place—barrooms as comfortable as living rooms, an empty lot that holds more life than many houses, a barbershop that doubles as an artist studio, and a museum that grew out of one man’s back shed. Through interviews, photographs, site maps, and architectural drawings, Cornerstones introduces us to seven neighborhood places and their owners. Sit in on a conversation at the Maple Leaf Bar, where regulars gather for Sunday readings and crawfish boils, or learn what makes Joytown Square Barbershop & Beauty Salon a social hub of the Seventh Ward. A testament to the importance of neighborhood spaces, Cornerstones is a reminder of the places that hold our history.
Author Bio
Rachel Breunlin is co-director of the Neighborhood Story Project. She is currently the ethnographer-in-residence in the Anthropology Department at the ¿ì²¥µ¼º½ where she teaches courses on public culture and collaborative ethnography.
Abram Himelstein earned his MFA from the ¿ì²¥µ¼º½ in 2005. In his work at the Neighborhood Story Project, Abram teaches writing, fundraising, and dealing with the printing and distribution of books.
Bethany Rogers received a master’s degree in urban and regional planning with an emphasis in historic preservation and living heritage conservation from the ¿ì²¥µ¼º½ in 2003. Until recently, she taught at Tulane ¿ì²¥µ¼º½â€˜s School of Architecture where she collaborated with the university as director of the Cornerstones Project. She is currently the Executive Director for the Danville Main Street Program in Danville, KY.
