Site of deadly 9th Ward fire is now an Airbnb camp

admin · 06-10-2015, 12:30 PM

For $15 a night, you can sleep under the stars on a one-acre lot in New Orleans' 9th Ward.*On Dec. 28, 2010, eight people died in a fire ? one of the most deadly in three decades*?*on that same lot.

The "simple, cheap camping" listed on Airbnb doesn't have electricity or running water (the listing advertises using "the*bucket and cup method"), but there is an outdoor kitchen area and campfire with access to food from a dumpster. And it's safe: "nothing alarming has happened in the two months" the host has stayed there turning the site into a communal homestead garden.
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admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	Site of deadly 9th Ward fire is now an Airbnb camp For $15 a night, you can sleep under the stars on a one-acre lot in New Orleans' 9th Ward.On Dec. 28, 2010, eight people died in a fire ? one of the most deadly in three decades?on that same lot. The "simple, cheap camping" listed on Airbnb doesn't have electricity or running water (the listing advertises using "thebucket and cup method"), but there is an outdoor kitchen area and campfire with access to food from a dumpster. And it's safe: "nothing alarming has happened in the two months" the host has stayed there turning the site into a communal homestead garden. ? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]