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PGT Beauregard Statue seems destined for Greenwood Cemetery
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:42 pm
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The General P.G.T. Beauregard monument – which towered over the traffic circle in front of the New Orleans Museum of Art for years – may have found a new home.
The city is in talks with Greenwood Cemetery to house the seven-ton statue after several months of uncertainty, according to the City Park Improvement Board. Paul Masinter, board member, said the monument’s final location isn’t cemented and could change, but city leaders “are getting close.”
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Greenwood Cemetery opened in 1852 and houses an entire tomb for unknown Confederate soldiers. The sprawling cemetery sits off City Park Avenue and its above-ground mausoleums are a popular tourist attraction. With the monument’s move – which hasn’t been finalized yet – City Park can finally start cleaning up the roundabout left behind in the scuffle.
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Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:43 pm to rt3
how will they get it out of the barn they built around it?
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:43 pm to rt3
That statue, along with those Confederate graves are about to get vandalized on the reg
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:44 pm to rt3
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Masinter repeatedly referred to the circle as “Beauregard Circle” until another board member mentioned that City Park will have to change the name eventually.
That is going to be fun to watch as an outside spectator.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:47 pm to GetCocky11
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That is going to be fun to watch as an outside spectator.
They will have to be logically inconsistent to not change all the names. Definitely fun to watch. Already started with Jackson Square.
This post was edited on 7/26/17 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:50 pm to rt3
Didn't Mitch "The Bitch" say that they wouldn't be allowing the statues to go up on public display anywhere in the city of New Orleans?
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:50 pm to MorbidTheClown
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how will they get it out of the barn they built around it?
Masked NOFD firefighters in flak jackets and army helmets know a thing or two about statue relocation.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:50 pm to rt3
The oldest museum in Louisiana is located right outside of Lee's circle and it is called the Civil War History Museum
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:51 pm to LSU316
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Didn't Mitch "The Bitch" say that they wouldn't be allowing the statues to go up on public display anywhere in the city of New Orleans?
assuming this would be on private property... where Mitch would have no say on its display
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:52 pm to GetCocky11
If they are going to rename it, they need to pick something related to New Orleans.. I'm ok with "Crime circle" or "Robbery square" or "harms way" "Danger Avenue" probably could think of some more...
Edited for spelling
Edited for spelling
This post was edited on 7/26/17 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:52 pm to Breesus
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The oldest museum in Louisiana is located right outside of Lee's circle and it is called the Civil War History Museum
Needs to be destroyed and replaced with the BLM museum.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:52 pm to rt3
There's no reason not to move the statue to Camp Beauregard in Pineville.
The fricking post is named after the fricking guy. Leaving it in the city is ASKING for trouble. Putting it on display, but inside the fence of a military installation is literally a no brainer. No fuss, no muss.
The fricking post is named after the fricking guy. Leaving it in the city is ASKING for trouble. Putting it on display, but inside the fence of a military installation is literally a no brainer. No fuss, no muss.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:53 pm to rt3
Mitch controls those statues
The city council wont stand up to him so he is essentially dictator of the city.
The city council wont stand up to him so he is essentially dictator of the city.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:53 pm to rt3
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assuming this would be on private property... where Mitch would have no say on its display
So he would have a say as to whether to sell it to this group or not correct?
Posted on 7/26/17 at 12:58 pm to LSU316
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So he would have a say as to whether to sell it to this group or not correct?
he just wanted it off public property
I guess putting it by the Tomb of the Unknown Confederate Soldiers is enough "historical context" for him since it appears these talks are pretty far along
Posted on 7/26/17 at 1:00 pm to rt3
That's odd, he's buried across the expressway in Metairie cemetery...
This post was edited on 7/26/17 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 7/26/17 at 1:00 pm to JS87
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a Lunatic's Legacy
Posted on 7/26/17 at 1:04 pm to JS87
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Masked NOFD firefighters in flak jackets and army helmets know a thing or two about statue relocation.
kinda ironic here... Greenwood Cemetery was founded by the Firefighter's Charitable & Benevolent Association... and the Association's Elk tomb is a key landmark
This post was edited on 7/26/17 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 7/26/17 at 1:16 pm to Cosmo
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he is essentially the dick of the city.
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