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You'd think someone in New Orleans would take the time to identify and list these structures so that they could be checked before demolition permits were issued.

The WashPost article references the Buddy Bolden house. I think it's still standing. Jeff did a virtual walking tour of New Orleans a while back using Google's street view and showed the Bolden house still standing.

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This makes me sick.

Yes, Buddy Bolden's house on First Street is still standing. It's on the National Register of Historic Places, so it can't be torn down. But apparently it can be allowed to decay - the current owner doesn't seem to be maintaining it well.

The reference to Danny Barker's house worries me. His birth home in the French Quarter is still standing, in good shape, and marked with a plaque. But he and Blue Lu bought a nice little bungalow on Sere Street in the 1960s and lived there the rest of their lives. I'll have to see if it's still there when I visit New Orleans this Spring.

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Sad to hear of this. :(

Totally philistine the way that they are getting rid of these places. It's happening over here too. Example - Lansdowne Studios in Notting Hill, London. Legendary studio for Dennis Preston and Joe Meek, destroyed in 2006 to make way for more damn bankster apartments. Makes me sick !

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Yes, Buddy Bolden's house on First Street is still standing. It's on the National Register of Historic Places, so it can't be torn down.

Not exactly. A building can be torn down even if it is on the Register. That's a common misconception that a lot of people have. There are no legal obligations(or protections for that matter) placed on a property that is on the list. Really the NRHP is a kind of club that you can join. There some benefits for being a member - tax breaks, federal money for restoration, etc., however, but mostly it's just for show. I think the historic preservation community's thinking is that it while they don't have any legal power to stop a building from being torn down or altered, it would be very embarrassing to have to explain why you just tore down a building that has been deemed historically significant enough to warrant it being listed on the NRHP. Most developers & property owners don't want that kind of bad publicity, so in that sense it can be a very effective tool but a toothless one at that.

See this for more info.... http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/hp/buildings/faq.asp

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