tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28015041128161769952024-03-13T21:39:32.124-07:00Texas Avenue Midnight SpecialTexas Avenue Midnight Specialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12668859453525805425noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-89448187705569856662011-12-18T09:41:00.001-08:002011-12-18T09:41:21.619-08:00Barley in the Woodwork<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6532295125/" title="Barley in the Woodwork"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6532295125_442e4ee654.jpg" alt="Barley in the Woodwork by Nadine Charity" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6532295125/">Barley in the Woodwork</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>The Logan Mansion was built in the late 1800's by a Shreveport beer/lumber baron. The woodwork is magnificent. The shutters are original to the house and a true work of art.</p>Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-31478844327962493372011-12-18T09:26:00.001-08:002011-12-18T09:26:57.879-08:00Glass Lamp Shade<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6532219425/" title="Glass Lamp Shade"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6532219425_15ce7b030e.jpg" alt="Glass Lamp Shade by Nadine Charity" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6532219425/">Glass Lamp Shade</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>On the Logan Mansion Christmas Tour. The night tour is just a bit spooky, and the lights add to the general paranormal feel of the place.</p>Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-24244228381122923382011-11-23T06:19:00.001-08:002011-11-23T06:19:10.197-08:00Ready to spend the night?<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54905826@N00/6385589179/" title="PHOTO BY KATHRYN USHER The yellow signs of movie making on location. The funny thing is if downtown Shreveport was so dangerous why do they only leave one security guard over night to watch movie making equipment worth thousands and thousands of dollars? "><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6095/6385589179_2bfd2d381d.jpg" alt="PHOTO BY KATHRYN USHER The yellow signs of movie making on location. The funny thing is if downtown Shreveport was so dangerous why do they only leave one security guard over night to watch movie making equipment worth thousands and thousands of dollars? by Kathryn Usher" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54905826@N00/6385589179/">PHOTO BY KATHRYN USHER The yellow signs of movie making on location. The funny thing is if downtown Shreveport was so dangerous why do they only leave one security guard over night to watch movie making equipment worth thousands and thousands of dollars? </a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54905826@N00/">Kathryn Usher</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Team TAMS will be out all night this Friday. The day after Thanksgiving 2011 we plan on staying on Texas Avenue overnight to roam around and document what happens in the dark. This will be our second overnight stay. The first was in August 2011.<br /><br />I spotted these signs from a movie company yesterday while Nadine and I were looking around to see what was going on in the Texas Avenue neighborhoods. The movie company is in Shreveport shooting on location. Found the signs in the side lot next to Shreveport's Municipal Memorial Auditorium.</p>Texas Avenue Midnight Specialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12668859453525805425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-80697816627048413072011-10-26T20:28:00.000-07:002011-10-26T20:31:55.730-07:00Minicine/TAMS art exhibit featuring original art produced by Nadine Charity, Kathryn Usher & Debbie Hollis Buchanan Engle - the artists of TAMS.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NKM0_N867hg/TqjNKvQa-kI/AAAAAAAABc4/bYLgxjTGhgI/s1600/IMG_0894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NKM0_N867hg/TqjNKvQa-kI/AAAAAAAABc4/bYLgxjTGhgI/s400/IMG_0894.JPG" width="263" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Debbie Buchanan Englehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15420764508682331590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-38567887503586767492011-10-23T07:11:00.001-07:002011-10-23T07:11:27.881-07:00Buddy and Tim<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6272722794/" title="Buddy and Tim"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/6272722794_87ce7c4434.jpg" alt="Buddy and Tim by Nadine Charity" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6272722794/">Buddy and Tim</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>At the Leadbelly Memorial in Longwood, October 22, 2011.</p>Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-83344823698622392882011-10-17T06:27:00.001-07:002011-10-17T06:27:33.045-07:00Herby K's<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6253929486/" title="P1020177"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6097/6253929486_83f4ae29a0.jpg" alt="P1020177 by Nadine Charity" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6253929486/">P1020177</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Herby K's 75th Anniversary Celebration.</p>Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-11872381409156962912011-10-11T03:02:00.001-07:002011-10-11T03:03:10.822-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Debbie Buchanan Englehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15420764508682331590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-56476233581771015772011-10-08T08:30:00.001-07:002011-10-08T08:32:10.628-07:00Shotgun Houses<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6118524247/" title="Shotgun Houses"><img alt="Shotgun Houses by Nadine Charity" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6080/6118524247_5479a960b7.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6118524247/">Shotgun Houses</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div>These are some of the last of the occupied Shotgun houses in the Heights. They are across the street from the Salas Mural. See more at MiniCine tonight (Saturday, October 8).Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-32209339358607752412011-10-08T05:25:00.001-07:002011-10-08T05:25:42.269-07:00Choice Neighborhood Transformation Plan<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54905826@N00/6222887802/" title="Choice Neighborhood Transformation Plan"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6106/6222887802_01b913ffcb.jpg" alt="Choice Neighborhood Transformation Plan by Kathryn Usher" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54905826@N00/6222887802/">Choice Neighborhood Transformation Plan</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54905826@N00/">Kathryn Usher</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>With its eight points, the new Choice Neighborhood Transformation Plan for the Shreveport neighborhoods of Allendale and Ledbetter Heights puts me in mind of the ten-point program by The Black Panther Party and the eight elements of the Community Renewal International Plan.<br /><br />Back in early 2010 I wrote an essay about the similarities of The Black Panther Party and their ten-point program and the eight elements of the Community Renewal International Plan. <br /><br />For your reading enjoyment here it is again (just a note - although Katee is no longer engaged to the young man mentioned in the essay they are still friends).<br /><br />OF BLACK PANTHERS AND WE CARE SIGNS<br />An Essay By Kathryn Usher January 6, 2010<br /><br />A couple of years ago, my daughter’s fiance introduced me to the 2001 Spike Lee movie "A Huey P. Newton Story." It was an adaptation of Roger Guenveur Smith’s one-man show about the life and times of Newton, who was one of the founders of The Black Panther Party.<br /><br />Before the movie started, this is what I thought I knew about The Party: “Black Panther equals Evil.”<br /><br />From the first puff of Smith’s chain-smoking performance, I was captivated. I realized there was much more to The Black Panther Party than I could have possibly absorbed during my pre-cable television childhood (in case you don’t know me, I am a Caucasian woman who grew up fairly middle class in the rolling hills of the “Green Country” part of Oklahoma).<br /><br />Who knew The Party ran so many social programs? Initiatives included free clinics, grocery giveaways, school and education programs, senior programs, and legal aid programs. The Party's Sickle Cell Anemia Research Foundation was among the nation's first such testing programs. Its Free Breakfast Program served as a model for national programs.<br /><br />What caught my attention most in the flick was the ten-point program The Black Panther Party crafted. In October 15, 1966 Newton and Bobby Seale drafted the first version. The list established the primary goals of The Party.<br /><br />1.We Want Freedom. We Want Power To Determine<br />The Destiny Of Our Black Community.<br /><br />2.We Want Full Employment For Our People.<br /><br />3.We Want An End To The Robbery<br />By The Capitalists Of Our Black Community.<br /><br />4.We Want Decent Housing Fit For The Shelter Of Human Beings.<br /><br />5.We Want Education for Our People That Exposes The<br />True Nature Of This Decadent American Society.<br />We Want Education That Teaches Us Our True History<br />And Our Role In The Present-Day Society.<br /><br />6.We Want All Black Men To Be Exempt From Military Service.<br /><br />7.We Want An Immediate End To<br />Police Brutality And Murder Of Black People.<br /><br />8.We Want Freedom For All Black Men<br />Held In Federal, State, County And City Prisons And Jails.<br /><br />9.We Want All Black People When Brought To Trial To Be Tried In<br />Court By A Jury Of Their Peer Group Or People From Their Black<br />Communities, As Defined By The Constitution Of The United States.<br /><br />10.We Want Land, Bread, Housing, Education, Clothing, Justice And Peace.<br /><br />Whew. Mind-boggling. But then again, not really so far out. I can understand. After struggling to take care of chronically sick family members for years, I can relate to that list of needs.<br /><br />Who doesn’t want decent housing, clothing, food, medical care, and schooling? Oh heck, I’d love to also have time for friends and a bit of fun. The happiest country in the world seems to have figured it out. Denmark is where the happiest people live. They seem to have all these things and they are a capitalist society. I also think it’s a list that the 8lb 6oz Baby Jesus could approve.<br /><br />The funny thing was those ten points reminded me of a list of eight items I had read just days prior to watching Newton puff smoke all over the small screen. But what had I read and where had I put it? Most days our Highland home resembles the cluttered homestead National Public Radio commentator, Bailey White seems to write about.<br /><br />A week later, I cleared off the computer desk that sits across from the French doors that open onto our front porch. There it was. A set of stapled papers in a maroon folder. Shreveport Bossier Community Renewal 8 Elements. I couldn’t help but marvel at how those eight elements were so similar to the ten points of The Black Panther Party from 40 years ago. Shreveport Bossier Community Renewal (now called Community Renewal International) believes there is a way to systematically improve cities block by block by reawakening the “caring” in folks. CRI believes healthy communities are composed of whole persons who have basic needs meet and are then able to then go out and be competent and compassionate folks. Those eight basic needs of a community are adequate housing, meaningful work, healthcare, safety, a leadership system, culture of caring, education, and mutually enhancing relationships.<br /><br />So many of the programs of The Party from the sixties seemed to mirror the 8 elements CRI is currently working on in Shreveport and my Highland neighborhood.<br /><br />There is a trifecta of irony hovering around all of this. Newton was named after Huey Long. Newton was also born the seventh son of a Louisiana sharecropper. The spiritual parent of The Black Panther Party itself is said to be the Louisiana-based Deacons for Defense.<br /><br />Long, Newton’s namesake, is the Louisiana governor who is best remembered for his “Share the Wealth” platform that came about during The Great Depression. Long was demonized as a dangerous revolutionary, yet revered by the masses as a champion of the common man.<br /><br />Newton did his work in the 1960s and 1970s. And here we are in this new century addressing the same issues Long and Newton addressed years ago with a new program called Community Renewal International. This new program was also created by a Louisiana man. Mack McCarter is actually a native of Shreveport who served as a pastor for 18 years in Texas before returning to his hometown to begin implementing his vision for community renewal.<br /><br />But what if we don’t succeed and aren’t able to change America block by block? What if we can’t figure out adequate housing, meaningful work, education, healthcare, and safety? That daughter of mine and her fiance will probably relocate to a place like Denmark. And who can blame them? There’s a troubling thought. We are outsourcing jobs to all over the globe; I guess we can outsource our families also. With the Internet and smartphone, it’ll be almost like they are just around the corner.<br /><br />Almost.<br /><br />But in reality they won’t be.<br /><br />And America and the South and Louisiana and Shreveport and Highland and the 400 block of Dalzell Street with it’s big ol’ pothole on the west end will be so much poorer for it. And I have to admit, selfishly, I’ll be in that house with the French doors on Dalzell Street, and I will be feeling extremely deprived from the loss of my only child to some golden place far away. At that time I’ll probably pull up my maroon and white “We Care” yard sign and toss it into the blue recycling bin. I know my doors will be locked a wee bit tighter. And I’ll be a lot less inclined to stroll across the street and tell my neighbor she’s left the lights on again on her old car. Because what would be the point? My car lights are off. I’m safe in my house. And I and my own will be taken care of.</p>Texas Avenue Midnight Specialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12668859453525805425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-80020511951227120782011-10-06T20:08:00.001-07:002011-10-06T20:08:36.331-07:00Ultimate Fear<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6199352550/" title="Ultimate Fear"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6199352550_e29ed0f8f8.jpg" alt="Ultimate Fear by Nadine Charity" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6199352550/">Ultimate Fear</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Ultimate Fear is open on Texas Avenue, now through Halloween. Lots of work has gone into the production. Be ready to be frightened out of your socks.</p>Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-76170999284232915152011-09-24T11:55:00.001-07:002011-09-24T11:55:52.558-07:00Carolyn Ogilvie and the Ogilvie-Weiner House<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6178251879/" title="Carolyn Ogilvie and the Ogilvie-Weiner House"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6166/6178251879_a552061a28.jpg" alt="Carolyn Ogilvie and the Ogilvie-Weiner House by Nadine Charity" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6178251879/">Carolyn Ogilvie and the Ogilvie-Weiner House</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Carolyn Ogilvie (on the right) cleared up some of the questions we had about the Ogilvie-Weiner house. It was her husband's family that built it and sold it to the Weiner's after living there for two years. It is the same Ogilvie family that owned a grocery store at the time, and later the Ogilvie Hardware Company. What a font of family and Shreveport history she is. And lovely!</p>Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-29658210721254892082011-09-24T11:50:00.001-07:002011-09-24T11:50:21.308-07:00Dr. Joiner at Holy Cross<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6178277153/" title="Dr. Joiner at Holy Cross"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6178277153_f10b94882c.jpg" alt="Dr. Joiner at Holy Cross by Nadine Charity" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6178277153/">Dr. Joiner at Holy Cross</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Dr. Joiner knows lots more than he could reveal in a short hour talk. Thanks to the Shreveport Historic Preservation Society for the enlightening morning of history.</p>Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-70735306600628472502011-09-23T19:06:00.001-07:002011-09-23T19:06:37.166-07:00Glitzy Shoes<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6176346483/" title="Glitzy Shoes"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6161/6176346483_235bcaf634.jpg" alt="Glitzy Shoes by Nadine Charity" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6176346483/">Glitzy Shoes</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Shreveport glitterati were dressed to impress at the "Art of the Road" opening at ArtSpace Friday. And everyone seemed to agree that these shoes hit the mark... way above the mark. A sample of the style to be seen on the new "Nue."</p>Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-55026572863343618642011-09-20T03:36:00.001-07:002011-09-20T03:36:11.806-07:00Abandon Shotguns<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6165403537/" title="Abandon Shotguns"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6169/6165403537_06404fe746.jpg" alt="Abandon Shotguns by Nadine Charity" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6165403537/">Abandon Shotguns</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Just behind the 1200 block of Texas Avenue a tiny bit of the old neighborhood is slowly falling apart. See it soon, because it will not be there long from the look of things.</p>Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-5999263950330883452011-09-14T03:43:00.001-07:002011-09-14T03:43:23.545-07:00Sprague Street Row<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6146884984/" title="Sprague Srteet Row"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6193/6146884984_0ea5ca17b0.jpg" alt="Sprague Srteet Row by Nadine Charity" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6146884984/">Sprague Srteet Row</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>This is a sign of what has been going on down in the Texas Avenue area in the last twenty years or so, and why it is time for everyone to take an interest. There is one very dilapidated house next to this sign. All of the others are gone. The sign and house are on Sprague Street right across from the Cemetery.</p>Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-78800964106682924292011-09-09T15:41:00.001-07:002011-09-09T15:41:28.944-07:00Salas Mural<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6119088684/" title="Salas Mural"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6081/6119088684_551ac8b907.jpg" alt="Salas Mural by Nadine Charity" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6119088684/">Salas Mural</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>The Christian Street Pocket Park mural incorporates the demolished foundation of an unidentified Ledbetter Heights structure. The site was suggested by a JTPA youth corps muralist who has relatives living in the area. The design was developed by artist Abby Fowler in collaboration with the JTPA muralists and depicts Louisiana Catfish swimming in a stream or river. The mural reflects the lush beauty of Shreveport's natural environment. The Project: SALAS Architectural Details for Shreveport. Completed July 31, 1998. Roberto Salas: Artistic Director. John Rivers Bicknell, Abby Fowler, Barry Galloway, Donna Service, and Buddy West: Artist Team. Guillermo Jauregui, Ruben Seja: Assistants. Janet Mighell, Luis Olivas: Volunteer Artists. 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<span style="margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6117831393/">"Midnight Special"</a> a video by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div>The Calico Girlz sing the Leadbelly tune, "Midnight Special" at the last Shreveport Farmers' Market of the 2011 summer season.Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-47147397368165726042011-09-04T11:35:00.001-07:002011-09-04T11:35:26.155-07:00McKellar House<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6094485068/" title="McKellar House"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6205/6094485068_ff046a2140.jpg" alt="McKellar House by Nadine Charity" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/6094485068/">McKellar House</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741575@N02/">Nadine Charity</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>The Bridges-McKellar House on Oakland Street, near Hope Street was placed at number 2 on the Top Ten List of Most Endangered Historic Sites in Louisiana by the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation in 2008.<br /><br /><br />It is built in 1885 in the Queen Anne style and was the home of the 31st Mayor of Shreveport, Reuben Neil McKellar. It was also the first home in Shreveport to have forced central air conditioning.</p>Nadine Charityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17276393977855355900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-72763552741158197682011-08-25T18:55:00.000-07:002011-08-25T19:10:32.124-07:00New Neighbors for the Texas Avenue Neighborhood<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54905826@N00/6081171004/" title="CENTRAL ARTSTATION by Kathryn Usher, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6081171004_94d4b675f9.jpg" alt="CENTRAL ARTSTATION" height="375" width="500" /></a>
<br />The Shreveport Regional Arts Council is taking over the Old Central Fire Station building. The groundbreaking comes two years after a fire destroyed the SRAC headquarters in Princess Park, which was just a couple of blocks south of the new location. The Art Station is south of where the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/363936805249/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Texas Avenue Community Association</span></a> holds their popular Texas Avenue Makers Fair. It's also just a little southeast of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/minicine"><span style="font-weight: bold;">minicine? swampland</span></a>.
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<br />Renovations on the building are expected to be completed by August 2012.
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05388181221813954181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-33530740593348651572011-08-21T06:01:00.000-07:002011-08-21T06:47:34.976-07:00Music History in the T.A. Hood Plus Deadtown<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54905826@N00/6064843093/" title="Stanton Dossett as Dad by Kathryn Usher, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6064843093_a03a416e05.jpg" alt="Stanton Dossett as Dad" height="375" width="500" /></a>
<br />The rich heritage of music in the area surrounding Texas Avenue includes some of America's greatest music makers. <a href="http://http//www.facebook.com/master.leadbelly?sk=info"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Huddie Lead Belly Leadbetter</span></a>. Hank Williams. Elvis. Johnny Cash. Johnny Horton.
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<br />The <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NXNWLAMusicFoundation?sk=info"><span style="font-weight: bold;">North by Northwest Louisiana (NXNWLA) Music Foundation</span></a> works to preserve & document the music traditions of the area. The <a href="http://www.bluegooseblues.org/index.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bluegoose Blues Foundation </span></a>is devoted to the restoration of several communities in the Texas Avenue area. Music historian Chris Brown has documented much of the music connected to the Texas Avenue area and blogger Robert Trudeau has<a href="http://http//shreveport.blogspot.com/search?q=chris+brown"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> documented much of Browns' work</span></a>. Brown also has a weekly Tuesday night radio show on <a href="http://extra.centenary.edu/kscl/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">KSCL</span></a>. <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:130%;">
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<br />Music making in the are continues today. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/minicine"><span style="font-weight: bold;">mincine? swampland</span></a> sits in the 800 block of Texas Avenue and is a venue for music and film. The <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-Street-Dancehall/156430914436177"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lake Street Dance Hall </span></a>just opened this week.
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<br />Pictured above is Shreveport musician Stanton Dossett. He was at <a href="http://artspaceshreveport.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">artspace</span></a> on Texas Street Thursday listening to his son's rockabilly and roots music band, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deadtown/117365031649719?sk=wall"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deadtown</span></a>. Julian Dossett was raised in Shreveport but he's now based in Austin.
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05388181221813954181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-1428119160238882952011-08-15T21:13:00.000-07:002011-08-16T04:57:01.065-07:00Crockett Street Art<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54905826@N00/6048421200/" title="Momma and Baby Ducks Street Art in Downtown Shreveport by Kathryn Usher, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6071/6048421200_d467ef7836.jpg" alt="Momma and Baby Ducks Street Art in Downtown Shreveport" height="333" width="500" /></a>
<br />Ran into these momma and baby ducks Sunday night on Crockett Street when I was in the neighborhood for a party. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.marjoriekouns.com/">Marjorie Kouns </a>celebrated her birthday by diving into a heavenly flourless chocolate cake by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carolyns-Pies/241430202553038?ref=ts"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carolyn Manning</span></a>. The red wine and iced tea flowed and the little ducks kept on swimming on the ledge of an abandoned building.
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05388181221813954181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-67388452867130110562011-08-11T16:56:00.000-07:002011-08-12T06:09:21.162-07:00"Haints" Webseries Shoot at Ogilvie-Wiener House<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54905826@N00/6033217265/" title=""Haints" Webseries Shoot at Ogilvie-Wiener House by Kathryn Usher, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6207/6033217265_f55dff6f32.jpg" alt=""Haints" Webseries Shoot at Ogilvie-Wiener House" height="500" width="500" /></a>
<br />One of the neatest perks of this project, for me, is meeting folks who are interested in Texas Avenue. John Bryant and his wife Debbie are rescuing the old Olgilvie-Wiener House on Austin Place. It's just across from the <a href="http://redriverblogjam.blogspot.com/2007/06/s-p-o-o-k-y-logan-mansion.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Logan Mansion</span></a>.
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<br />Last night John invited us to watch a webseries shoot at his new home. We sat on the steps of the Logan mansion and watched the action unfold. <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Haints/113014028786262"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Haints </span></a>is the name of the show. It's a project led by Audra Caitlyn Moss. She's using <span class="learn_more_content"><a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/haints"><span style="font-weight: bold;">IndieGoGo </span></a>to create a funding campaign to raise money for the series. Click on that link to see Ms. Moss in a short video that explains the project a little bit more. Mary Thoma, the owner of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mary-Thoma-The-Art-and-Soul-of-Acting/309229468088"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Art and Soul of Acting</span></a> is one of the actors involved.
<br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05388181221813954181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-29488504737228516432011-08-04T12:55:00.000-07:002011-08-11T17:18:38.284-07:00Vibration<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54905826@N00/6009096131/" title="Vibration Dorothy Kristin Hanna artspace Window Morning of August 3, 2011 by Kathryn Usher, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6008/6009096131_a2dbb5c6ed.jpg" alt="Vibration Dorothy Kristin Hanna artspace Window Morning of August 3, 2011" height="500" width="500" /></a>
<br />We survived the overnight "camping trip" on Texas Avenue. We were out for twelve hours in one of the hottest summers I can remember. Debbie, Nadine and I are processing the photos, video and drawings we made in the field and will begin sharing some in the next couple of days.
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<br />I shot this photo in the window of artspace. <a href="http://shreveport.blogspot.com/2011/08/dee-dee-hall-jonathan-moore-dorothy.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dorothy Kristin Hanna's art opening</span></a> is tonight. Nadine is also part of a show at <a href="http://nadinecharity.blogspot.com/2011/07/ready-for-bac-show.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bossier Arts Council</span></a> and it opens tonight. We've got the art vibration happening in Shreveport-Bossier.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05388181221813954181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801504112816176995.post-70484336789699527152011-07-31T19:45:00.000-07:002011-08-02T10:44:58.727-07:00Hours Away: Texas Avenue Midnight Special Launch<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54905826@N00/5982159341/" title="Nadine Charity Debbie Engle Kathryn Usher photo by Alan Dyson by Kathryn Usher, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5982159341_b9eec77e88.jpg" alt="Nadine Charity Debbie Engle Kathryn Usher photo by Alan Dyson" height="375" width="500" /></a><br />The Texas Avenue Midnight Special project officially starts Monday August 1, 2011. This year long exploration of the West Edge of downtown Shreveport takes place in a district that has great history. The project will be documented using video, audio, photography, sketches, interviews and social media.<br /><br />Some of the landmarks in the area include <a href="http://www.fumcshreveport.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">First United Methodist Church</span></a>, <a href="http://municipalauditorium.homestead.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium</span></a>, <a href="http://www.oaklandcemeteryla.org/Index.aspx"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oakland Cemetery</span></a>, Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Antioch Baptist Church and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/minicine"><span style="font-weight: bold;">minicine? Swampland</span></a>.<br /><br />Organizations in the area include the <a href="http://www.bluegooseblues.org/home.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blue Goose Blues Foundation</span></a>, <a href="http://jamesburtonfoundation.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">James Burton Foundation</span></a>, and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/363936805249?ref=ts"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Texas Avenue Community Association</span></a>.<br /><br />One of the newest additions to the area will be the <a href="http://shrevearts.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC)</span></a>. SRAC is currently renovating the historic Central Fire Station for their new headquarters. This project has prompted them to develop a project they are calling <a href="http://shrevearts.org/arts-culture/shreveport-common/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shreveport Common.</span></a> SRAC is currently housed in the old Expo Hall building on the riverfront. Their former headquarters were in the neighborhood of the Texas Avenue area. They were located in a building on the grounds of Princess Park at 800 Snow Street.<br /><br />Note: Thanks to Alan Dyson for shooting the above shot. I couldn't resist using Flickr and Picnik to turn it into a black and white image.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05388181221813954181noreply@blogger.com2