Hall for Rent

I wanted to share some pictures from what was at one time (according to a neighbor next door) a Church Hall on St. Claude Hwy in the Lower 9th Ward. Whether this was, in fact, a church or some other type of hall, it certainly won't be ready for rental anytime soon.

In the picture on the right is Helen Koejo, who lives right next door to the hall and came out to talk to fellow volunteer Andrea Bean and I as we were taking pictures. Helen had a great time chatting with us and sharing her story, although she didn't hide her frustrations over the high grass covering the sidewalk in front of the hall (see middle photo above). She said it results in people having to walk in the street, including kids going to and from school. This is not good considering St. Claude is a busy road that connects the Lower 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish and has lots of large construction-related vehicles pass through.