Palace Streetcar 1921

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Palace Streetcar on a test run on Esplanade Avenue, 1921. Comfortable Streetcars! New Orleans Railway and Light (NORwy&Lt) 605, running outbound on Esplanade Avenue, 8-October-1921. This photo is part of a set shot by Franck Studios for the Rail Department. The note references a civil court case number. NORwy&Lt purchased the "Palace" streetcars from the American Car Company in 1905. These streetcars ran at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. They impressed the NORwy&Lt's Rail Department. They ran these cars on the Canal Street and Esplanade Avenue lines. The Palace cars also ran out to West End. Palace Streetcar...