Since 1926, Pelican Publishing Company has been committed to publishing books of quality and permanence that enrich the lives of those who read them.
Graced with photographs of the city’s most famed works, histories of each piece and its location guide readers on a journey of outstanding artisanship.
Nearly 400 side-by-side photographs (many never before published) dating from 1847 to the present compare views as captured from the street, roof, and air in this visual exploration of the Crescent City. Referred to by some as the City That Care Forgot, New Orleans does, in fact, bear some scars caused by the ravages of time, nature, and “progress.” During the past 150 years, these afflictions have removed several estimable edifices from the cityscape. Hardcover.
A stunning presentation of nineteenth-century color gouache and watercolor archival drawings and paintings of New Orleans neighborhoods from the New Orleans Notarial Archives, this volume pays tribute to the tremendous architectural richness of the Crescent City in its presentation of what old, renovated, restored, and new buildings not only might look like, but how they should look.
This is a detailed study of one of the only plantation houses surviving from Louisiana’s Spanish Colonial period. Owned by James Pitot, a former mayor of New Orleans, the house has been restored to its original architecture from the early nineteenth century. The house also serves as the headquarters for the Louisiana Landmarks Society.
Before the French and Spanish began to colonize the area, the Native Americans relied on Bayou St. John and the other river systems in Louisiana. Later, Africans, Irish, Germans, and other immigrants would turn the port of New Orleans into a culturally diverse trading ground on which Louisiana history was built. The Pitot House was built on the bayou for Antoine Rivard de Lavigne in 1708. The house’s namesake, James Pitot, bought the house in 1804.
Characterized by distinct architectural styles and a rich history, the Vieux Carré, or French Quarter, is a significant part of New Orleans. This abstract pictorial exploration discusses the background of the area, its unique features, and reasons for renewal. Emphasizing that the Vieux Carré is a cumulative effect, rather than an isolated moment, the author details the complex nature of preservation and sets goals for the future.
Compiled from Kerri McCaffety’s companion volume, The Majesty of the French Quarter, the striking images that grace these pages include such familiar sights as the St. Louis Cathedral and Antoine’s restaurant as well as rare glimpses of hidden courtyards and secluded interiors. Each of McCaffety’s photographs is accompanied by a caption that echoes the beauty of the iconic image.