Author Event! Painting the Town: The Importance of Color in Historic New Orleans Architecture

John Pope and Susan Langenhenning, co-authors of a new book titled Painting the Town: The Importance of Color in Historic New Orleans Architecture, will discuss it at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie. 

Painting the Town examines how New Orleans' earliest residents incorporated bright hues into their building designs, how historic materials influenced the city's colorful streetscapes, and the modern ways that residents express their personalities through their vibrant homes.

It includes essays by historic preservation experts and noted journalists. It captures the city's spirit with vivid architectural photography by Chris Granger, an award-winning photojournalist based in New Orleans, where he has been a staff photographer for The Times-Picayune for more than 25 years. 

Susan Langenhennig, is the director of communications for the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans and editor of its award-winning magazine, Preservation in Print. 

John Pope, a New Orleans reporter since 1973, was a member of The Times-Picayune’s team that won two Pulitzer Prizes in 2006 for coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. He is a contributing writer for The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate.