tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post1252171979906506303..comments2024-03-25T10:50:11.187-07:00Comments on Gods and Foolish Grandeur: Belle Grove - une maison perdueStephiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-83072777663388316492019-02-05T08:52:36.343-08:002019-02-05T08:52:36.343-08:00Taylor Ross,
Try the Library of Congress. I believ...Taylor Ross,<br />Try the Library of Congress. I believe it is from the Historic American Building Survey Collection. Also, The Historic New Orleans Collection probably has them.Bud G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06165405462528058198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-79152761986896075382018-11-13T17:10:00.498-08:002018-11-13T17:10:00.498-08:00Beautifully said. Thank you. : )Beautifully said. Thank you. : )Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-43428411191927558662018-11-13T09:47:35.650-08:002018-11-13T09:47:35.650-08:00Belle Grove was a beautiful house. And, in the end...Belle Grove was a beautiful house. And, in the end, all it was only a house. It had no more choice of who built it or under what circumstances it was created than a child a choice of its parents. As black person who has a love of architecture, it doesn't offend me that people the world over marvelled at Belle Grove. The system that created it was had its evil ways. It was the design and poetry of the house itself that deserves recognition...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753544105953711760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-27006026241972152202018-05-20T17:27:59.559-07:002018-05-20T17:27:59.559-07:00I'm afraid I don't... sorry!I'm afraid I don't... sorry!Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-48851379265671856522018-05-20T14:09:29.558-07:002018-05-20T14:09:29.558-07:00Do you know the source of the image 9th from the b...Do you know the source of the image 9th from the bottom? I'd really like to have a high resolution file of it. This one: http://godsandfoolishgrandeur.blogspot.com/2012/09/belle-grove-une-grande-maison-perdue.htmlTaylor Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04995122095760574986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-85242557489781855402018-03-30T10:43:49.699-07:002018-03-30T10:43:49.699-07:00Whitney Plantation, down river from the site of Be...Whitney Plantation, down river from the site of Belle Grove, before you reach New Orleans is devoted to curating the life of slaves in the Antebellum south. It is a fascinating and heart-breaking experience that I highly recommend.ineedclarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235369064712586973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-86106188989206143102017-08-17T18:50:07.401-07:002017-08-17T18:50:07.401-07:00Thanks everyone for sharing your views, I'm pa...Thanks everyone for sharing your views, I'm particularly distraught over the loss of such an outstanding structure. These properties seemed to have had a similar demise all over the country, however times having been what they were, the events in history that are causing so much turmoil currently and what appears to be the "wiping" away of historical events whether we agree or not....it's history and will hopefully never be repeated. To say that these homes were built off the misery of others? I wasn't there, only see actor portrayals of events, read what has been written, sad that it happened. Not condemning any comment here so don't drop a house on me, not sure anyone anywhere likes anyone or anything anymore! As for history? Good or bad, war is war, loss of life is loss of life, everything must have an ending.....Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797826621244063194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-45922547144969745092017-01-09T19:05:34.905-08:002017-01-09T19:05:34.905-08:00That house was built off the misery of others ...That house was built off the misery of others ...Patty Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204942117869517132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-12985925797247510672016-10-27T01:02:58.904-07:002016-10-27T01:02:58.904-07:00wondering what the story of all those slaves is......wondering what the story of all those slaves is.............Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13996676552842140203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-71066337096968504552016-03-21T15:57:24.053-07:002016-03-21T15:57:24.053-07:00What a sad loss of history and beauty I have alway...What a sad loss of history and beauty I have always loved historical homes like that and always wished I had the money to restore them so I may walk in there foot steps and live their lives - the slaves not into that . The way the south lived - the slaves was Elegance and grace and if only I could taught my daughters that but not in these times so I am truly heart broken to see such beautiful history lost.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954158874547562079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-65235094658930580252016-01-02T12:32:10.198-08:002016-01-02T12:32:10.198-08:00History from all parts of the world is to be respe...History from all parts of the world is to be respected, questioned and remembered. We cannot rewrite history, but we can learn from it. That's the value of something like Belle Grove. I find the architecture amazing and feel saddened when something like Belle Grove has faded from our memory. Will those not exposed visually to such history forget it as time passes? Maybe not to those interested in history. There are many roads to travel when studying history. History is complicated and not easily explained in short narratives. One should not forever condemn parts of the world due to a time in history that has passed. We may be dismayed by historical events but "it is what it is" and we should evaluate it appropriately, with knowledge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02107283126167580912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-72790520142960333872014-03-25T20:42:34.528-07:002014-03-25T20:42:34.528-07:00Sorry to have riled you up. In no way did I ever ...Sorry to have riled you up. In no way did I ever say that my feeling were correct or rational. In fact I tried to express that they were just the opposite. I was only trying to acknowledge that I had those unreasonable feelings, to be honest about them, to explain my conflicted feelings for a part of this country that has a rich - and conflicted - history. I'm sorry if you read that as "down with the South".<br /><br />I will say that I don't understand the whole "Southern pride" business, though. Or Northern pride, for that matter. Or American pride, or redhead pride, or left-handed pride, or... etc. In general, I don't understand how people feel pride for something they have nothing to do with; it's just an accident of birth.Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-50908308404964526702014-03-25T19:35:26.879-07:002014-03-25T19:35:26.879-07:00while your reverence to architecture is commendabl...while your reverence to architecture is commendable-your prejudice to all Southerners-and the South as I read it-is not. I guess that puts, William Faulkner, Carson McCullers, Truman Capote, Robert Penn Warren, Eudora Welty, William Styron, James DIckey, , Flannery O'Connor, Harper Lee on your cringe list, no doubt there are countless others, say Martin Luther King, Jr? What a list that becomes, No? It takes those born in the South to understand it, love it, and yes revile it at times to understand -these as well as many other well known-and anonymous Southerners-make me proud to be amongst them-oh, and Clarence John Laughlin too- P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-37019902517443835512013-12-09T15:25:37.381-08:002013-12-09T15:25:37.381-08:00Love these photos and this old home... "Ghost...Love these photos and this old home... "Ghosts Along the Mississippi", by Clarence John Laughlin is a true treasure find.Old Marietta (O.M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03691036366076941277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-63336467662065519862012-10-04T20:53:02.468-07:002012-10-04T20:53:02.468-07:00The patina of pain.The patina of pain.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967985806955115917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-53348421140189297882012-09-29T10:11:10.442-07:002012-09-29T10:11:10.442-07:00Bless me! This is a gorgeous, magical place -- so ...Bless me! This is a gorgeous, magical place -- so elegant and deliciously dilapidated! I want to make a print of every one of these photos. I'll bet this house shows up in some of your work someday, non?Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07732027652952873694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-83793319139638421682012-09-29T08:33:29.198-07:002012-09-29T08:33:29.198-07:00What a powerful post. A beautiful illustration of ...What a powerful post. A beautiful illustration of your true and mixed feelings. And brave, too. It's hard for us to admit our own prejudices, but a lot of us carry the same one you do.Gigi Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131015556565657324noreply@blogger.com