2) Historical information on our first batch of target properties, with images, biographies, cultural significance, and social connections for individuals and families from the 1820s until the 1970s. (photo: Clabon Theater opening 1938)

3) Digital reconstructions of 22 blocks of N. Claiborne from Canal to Elysian Fields. We'll use photographs, Sanborn maps, and surveys to get a glimpse of Claiborne Avenue before the construction of the I-10. (photo: 1937 Sanborn, lakeside of Claiborne from Esplanade to Columbus)

4) When it's all done, we'll have an immersive digital experience with music, film, and a celebration of Black history in New Orleans. For now, here's our friend, Al Johnson, reminding you that "Claiborne Street is rockin' from one side to the other!" youtube.com/watch?v=axNmY5…

Oh, so we're in Next City that's just a little exciting (we're very, very excited y'all!) nextcity.org/daily/entry/wi…

#ICYMI Kudos to Paper Monuments on your efforts to both write and “right” history in New Orleans. Next City #NOLA nextcity.org/daily/entry/wi…

Check out this short essay by Dr. Mitchell! Paper Monuments pairs historians with artists to tell stories that deserve public commemoration in New Orleans. #ualr #history #publichistory #NewOrleans

The proper thing to do with the #KailasCollapse / former Woolworth's site is to clear it and make it a public park / monument to civil rights and workers rights.

The power of place. The legacy of people. The impact of collective leadership. Tabernacle Baptist Church-Selma, AL. Designed by David T. West, African American architect & member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in 1922. #BHM #BHM2020 #civilrightsmovement #thecradleofthemovement

Today's UVA Architecture Methods of Community Engagement and Research class I get to talk about the work of some of my favorite friends: @theresahyuna Our Skid Row: deptofplaces.org/projects#/ours… and Bryan Lee Jr & @wingedisis Paper Monuments: papermonuments.org

One reason why we need new monuments and memorials. spaces to mourn, spaces to process, spaces to center ourselves for the work we need to do. Monument Lab Paper Monuments #newmonumentsfornewcities

I’m 💯 behind this idea

The Robert E. Lee Monument located on Monument Drive in Richmond, VA, has transformed into a site of protest, subversion, and public engagement by protesters and activists marching for Black Lives. Check out this 3D, aerial model by Terry Kilby. What’s been your fave engagement?

Richmond's Robert E. Lee monument protests scanned instagram.com/p/CBnjw-6Hwpc/… Monument Lab Paper Monuments jelani cobb Saving Places World Monuments Fund mabelowilson