New Orleans' St. Charles streetcar line had operated since 1835 - until Hurricane Katrina stopped the cars dead in their tracks. This weekend, however, a little over 2 years since Katrina, the line opened up once again. The return of the cars brings a much needed morale boost to the city - as well as offering local residents improved options for getting around - and gives any tourists (hopefully growing in number) another thing to photograph!
(Above photo courtesty AP.)
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Day Thirty-One: a city moves again
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Streetcars and New Orleans belong together. I saw Dr John in concert last year and he was full of hope that the city would soon be up and running - he is another New Orleans icon, like Blanche DuBois, who represents faded splendour and undimmed vigour. They both seem to belong to a mythical past where streetcars are the natural mode of transport.
Trams and trolleys are making a comeback in UK cities too. Somehow "A Tram Named Desire" doesn't have quite the same resonance.
Indeed. Mind you, 'A Croydon Tramlink Named Desire' has even less.
On the other hand, 'A Croydon Tramlink Found Wanting' sounds about right!
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