https://imgur.com/a/oz9GYpB/ more images here. Demolished in 1995 to make room for a monstrosity of a casino (Harrahs if you’ve ever been to the city). A feat of architectural and engineering genius, the massive, waving double-barreled vaulted roof of this multipurpose hall referenced the sinuous route and strong current of the adjacent Mississippi River, while roof structure allowed for a vast, column-free, and flexible interior space.
muddywaters4961says
cool pics, the neighborhood has changed just a bit
br_boy0586says
That’s a beautiful building. Far superior than what replaced it.
yexpensivepenversays
Truly a loss
confidentwhenalonesays
damn, thinking about how much that top saved in cooling bills. and is it accurate to assume the curves made breezes flow smoother? maybe a Drew Brees?
lola_janesays
Curtis also designed the super dome! Quite a bit of their other architectural feats survive in Nola, but the loss of the rivergate breaks my heart 💜
ScorpioMagnussays
Interesting to see this style sandwiched into an urban block. Am I wrong or did this type of architecture often feature a lot of open hardscape, lawn, and/or or reflecting pools adjacent to them?
TheJCatsays
Cool to see this here. I’m an architect in New Orleans, and last year a group of local designers all teamed up and digitally recreated this building for a Historic Preservation event in the city. We all worked in our spare time to build it in the cloud then made it VR ready for the event. You could pop on a headset and move through the whole building. We even made a small 3D print. Absolutely stunning building and very complex to build even with the computers we use today. The roof was a super thin concrete that spanned the entire structure. Agree the casino that exists now is an architectural nightmare. Paved paradise and put up a parking lot, sorta.
SteakbackOuthouse says
https://imgur.com/a/oz9GYpB/ more images here. Demolished in 1995 to make room for a monstrosity of a casino (Harrahs if you’ve ever been to the city). A feat of architectural and engineering genius, the massive, waving double-barreled vaulted roof of this multipurpose hall referenced the sinuous route and strong current of the adjacent Mississippi River, while roof structure allowed for a vast, column-free, and flexible interior space.
muddywaters4961 says
cool pics, the neighborhood has changed just a bit
br_boy0586 says
That’s a beautiful building. Far superior than what replaced it.
yexpensivepenver says
Truly a loss
confidentwhenalone says
damn, thinking about how much that top saved in cooling bills. and is it accurate to assume the curves made breezes flow smoother? maybe a Drew Brees?
lola_jane says
Curtis also designed the super dome! Quite a bit of their other architectural feats survive in Nola, but the loss of the rivergate breaks my heart 💜
ScorpioMagnus says
Interesting to see this style sandwiched into an urban block. Am I wrong or did this type of architecture often feature a lot of open hardscape, lawn, and/or or reflecting pools adjacent to them?
TheJCat says
Cool to see this here. I’m an architect in New Orleans, and last year a group of local designers all teamed up and digitally recreated this building for a Historic Preservation event in the city. We all worked in our spare time to build it in the cloud then made it VR ready for the event. You could pop on a headset and move through the whole building. We even made a small 3D print. Absolutely stunning building and very complex to build even with the computers we use today. The roof was a super thin concrete that spanned the entire structure. Agree the casino that exists now is an architectural nightmare. Paved paradise and put up a parking lot, sorta.
ilovepups808 says
Those beautiful columns. I love it