August A. Perez & Associates designed the modernist condominium structure at the corner of St. Charles and Jackson Avenues in 1966. Promoters Paul Kapelow and Lester Gross boasted that the units featured:
All kitchens and baths are furnished with continuous power-actuated exhaust air. The cooking of kippers, cabbage, garlic, bacon, boullabaisse or court bouillon will not invade your privacy. Use of the over range hood booster exhaust is an additional precaution.
All electric kitchen appliances, including large combination refrigerator-freezer, oven and range, dishwasher, disposal, and carefree "no watching" washer-dryer (a truly automatic laundress).
A master television antenna, pre-wired to each living unit to assure the finest reception.
Music available to each residence by the turn of a switch.
Images above: The Carol, promotional brochure. New Orleans: A Paul Kapelow and Lester Gross Enterprise, c. 1966. Courtesy the Southeastern Architectural Archive, Special Collections Division, Tulane University Libraries.
“Modernism on Canal Street: a streetcar tour of endangered buildings” is held in conjunction with the 4th Annual DOCOMOMO US Tour Day Saturday October 9, 2010. In collaboration with select local preservation organizations, DOCOMOMO US Tour Day is a nationwide day of tours, lectures and other special events hosted by the twelve regional chapters of the US Working Party for the DOcumentation and COnservation of Buildings, Sites, and Neighborhoods of the MOdern MOvement.
From end to end, Canal Street boasts a collection of Modern buildings, the architectural features and distinct elements of which are best appreciated from a comfortable perch on a slow-moving streetcar. “Modernism on Canal Street” is a self-guided tour along Canal Street to promote and celebrate modern architecture and urban design in and around the New Orleans area.
This Saturday, October 09th, we encourage architects, historians, preservationists, and all interested parties to visit the DOCOMOMO US/Louisiana Chapter website to download a free copy of our Canal Street brochure [print, mobile] and board the Cemeteries to Riverfront streetcar route [or vice-versa] to take this tour of historically and architecturally significant buildings.
Cost of admission on the streetcar is exact change of $1.25 each direction, or $5 all-day pass purchased upon boarding the streetcar.
“Modernism on Canal Street: a streetcar tour of endangered buildings” is held in conjunction with the 4th Annual DOCOMOMO US Tour Day. In collaboration with select local preservation organizations, DOCOMOMO US Tour Day is a nationwide day of tours, lectures and other special events hosted by the twelve regional chapters of the US Working Party for the DOcumentation and COnservation of Buildings, Sites, and Neighborhoods of the MOdern MOvement.
From end to end, Canal Street boasts a collection of Modern buildings, the architectural features and distinct elements of which are best appreciated from a comfortable perch on a slow-moving streetcar. “Modernism on Canal Street” is a self-guided tour along Canal Street to promote and celebrate modern architecture and urban design in and around the New Orleans area.
This Saturday, October 09th, we encourage architects, historians, preservationists, and all interested parties to visit the DOCOMOMO US/Louisiana Chapter website to download a free copy of our Canal Street brochure [print, mobile] and board the Cemeteries to Riverfront streetcar route [or vice-versa] to take this tour of historically and architecturally significant buildings.
Cost of admission on the streetcar is exact change of $1.25 each direction, or $5 all-day pass purchased upon boarding the streetcar.
In accordance with DOCOMOMO-US, the Louisiana chapter advocates the documentation and conservation of the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana and the Gulf South region’s manifestations of the Modern movement.
August A. Perez & Associates designed the modernist condominium structure at the corner of St. Charles and Jackson Avenues in 1966. Promoters Paul Kapelow and Lester Gross boasted that the units featured:
