French Quarter Mini-bus #StreetcarSaturday

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French Quarter mini-bus offered an alternative to standard-size buses. French Quarter mini-bus NOPSI 1002, a "Flxette" from the Flxible Company, going down Chartres Street in 1980. NOPSI operated a "French Quarter" line, replacing standard buses with these minis. They re-routed regular bus lines to Decatur and N. Rampart Streets. This lessened the impact of larger buses on the interior streets of the Quarter. While the route changes for standard buses remain, the mini-bus line was not successful. In this photo, NOPSI 1002 passes the side of the Royal Orleans Hotel. Quarter transit Streetcar lines regularly transited the interior of the...