New Orleans, Louisiana: Scrap House: Katrina Memorial
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Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
- Address:
- Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA
- Directions:
- Directly across from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, on the north side of Town Green, next to the official Hurricane Katrina monument. Corner of John Churchill Chase St. and Convention Center Blvd.
- Admission:
- Free.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Artist Sally Heller converted a standing dead oak tree into a menacing monster with a house for a head, using Hurricane Katrina debris. Remembering those crazy days of 2005!
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A beautiful reminder of the destruction of Katrina. It now has Mardi Gras beads dangling off it though, which detracts from the piece.
[Drumbabe, 10/06/2018]
Across from the Convention Center is a large sculpture of a house in a tree. It is a Hurricane Katrina memorial.
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Yes, a memorial -- could tell right away it wasn't just a random, enraged bayou monster with its head stuck in a shack. The sculpture was created by artist Sally Heller from Katrina trash, and is named "Scrap House."