Officially called the B. W. Cooper apartments, the Calliope Projects was one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans located in Central City, New Orleans. There were 1,546 units on 56 …

May 6, 2006 · The Calliope project itself originally consisted of about 700 units, opening in the early ’40s as a prewar effort to house low-income families. Most of the project’s residents were …

Apr 12, 2025 · In the 1930s and 1940s, developments like the Lafitte, Calliope (later B.W. Cooper), Magnolia (later C.J. Peete), and St. Bernard projects were built during the New Deal …

For the Neville family and many others, moving into the Calliope public housing development when it opened in the 1940s represented a step up from the old, crowded housing otherwise …

May 12, 2024 · Learn about the history, culture, and revitalization of the BW Cooper Calliope Projects in New Orleans, highlighting a community with deep roots and resilient spirit.

The Calliope projects were constructed as the fourth of six housing projects developed for New Orleans, 1939-1941. The original boundaries were South Dorgenois Street, Erato Street, …

B.W. Cooper, formerly known as the Calliope Projects, is a historic neighborhood in Central City, New Orleans. Established in the early 1940s as one of the city’s major public housing …

Mar 13, 2019 · Under the act, the first three housing projects for blacks were opened in 1941 – Magnolia, Calliope, and Lafitte (the opening of the latter having been previously covered on …

Officially called the B. W. Cooper apartments, the Calliope Projects was one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans located in Central City, New Orleans. There were 1,546 units on 56 …

After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the closing and demolition of the housing projects along with the destruction of eighty percent of New Orleans housing stock once again focused national and …