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1945 Streetcar Track Map offers insight into changes #StreetcarMonday
A not-to-scale 1945 streetcar track map shows many changes in the system. 1945 streetcar track map I found this 1945 streetcar track map on a blog called "NOLAgraphy." That blog appears to be in suspended animation. 1945 NOPSI highlights This diagram shows only...
NOPSI Bus roll signs – buses on #StreetcarMonday
NOPSI bus roll signs remind me of my high school years NOPSI bus roll signs A different story today for #StreetCarMonday. Aaron Handy shared several "roll signs" from NOPSI buses to the Vintage New Orleans Transit group a while back. Through some Facebook strangeness,...
NOLA History Guy Podcast 4-May-2019 – Streetcars and Spoons
Talking green streetcars and Benjamin Butler in NOLA History Guy Podcast 4-May-2019. NOLA History Guy Podcast 4-May-2019 Two segments this week. We talk about our pick of the week from Today in New Orleans History. Then we "unpack" a photo from 1960. May 1, 1862 While...
New Foodie Group on Facebook – YatCuisine (the group)
Because of the uncertainty surrounding The Advocate's nuking of the Times-Picayune, I've created a new food/beverage/dining/culture group on the Book of Face. We don't know what's going to happen to the T-P's "Where NOLA Eats" group, since The Advocate's social media...
Times-Picayune Farewell – preserving the memories
The Times-Picayune Farewell begins. I have concerns. (cross-posted to YatPundit.com) Times-Picayune Farewell The phone delivered a tweet with a story about The Advocate acquiring the Times-Picayune yesterday afternoon. I feel a sense of anxiety and urgency over this...
Bernadotte Street Yard in Mid-City #TrainThursday
The Bernadotte Street Yard ran from Canal Blvd. to Jefferson Davis Parkway Bernadotte Street Yard Throughout the first half of the 20th Century, the portion of Mid-City that ran from Jefferson Davis Parkway to City Park Avenue was much narrower than the neighborhood...
Screen Porch Houses harken back to before central a/c
If you didn't have air-condition or a lot of fans, you might have lived in screen porch houses growing up. (cross-posted to Eloquent Profanity) Screen porch houses Before central air-conditioning became part of everyday home life, screen porch houses lined the blocks...
Steamboat President – the last years in New Orleans
The last years of the Steamboat President in New Orleans Steamboat President Midland Barge Company built the President in 1924. The steamboat operated in overnight packet service, running from Cincinnati to Louisville. Streckfus Steamers acquired the steamboat in...
NOPSI Maps from the past #StreetcarMonday
Bus and streetcar routes in New Orleans were laid out in NOPSI Maps. NOPSI Maps Maps of the local transit system are essential for riders. While those maps are most often found online these days, proper paper maps existed for generations before handheld devices with...
NOLA History Guy Podcast 27-April-2019 Southern Rebellion
The best of "Today in New Orleans History" for this week, and unpacking a photo on this week's NOLA History Guy Podcast 27-April-2019. NOLA History Guy Podcast 27-April-2019 Two short segments today on NOLA History Guy Podcast 27-April-2019. Take a moment from your...
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