The massive termite fumigation tent at the former St. Elizabeth’s Orphanage is turning heads across Uptown New Orleans.
Why it matters: It takes a lot of tarps to cover an entire city block.
The big picture: New Orleans photographer Paul Morse posted drone photos that show the complex wrapped in red, white and bluish-black stripes.
- We reached out to several pest control companies about the job, but so far, no one has claimed it.
Flashback: The orphanage on Napoleon Avenue was converted into condos in the early 2000s, according to a real estate listing.
- Before that, vampire novelist Anne Rice owned the massive Uptown property for years and became closely associated with the landmark.
- See photos of the chapel, which was turned into a 5,000-square-foot condo.
The bottom line: In a city where termites are a fact of life, even landmarks aren’t immune…