The Night Shift
Just enough light is really all you need sometimes...
Well into a muggy summer night in New Orleans we see outbound Saint Charles streetcar 969 rolling out the final mile of neutral ground running next to South Carrollton Avenue in far western suburban New Orleans. The venerable old Perley Thomas streetcar will soon make the hairpin turn at the busy intersection of Saint Charles and South Carrollton to begin the run into the city within the friendly confines of the Saint Charles Avenue Neutral Ground.
Empty now, this car will be full to the brim of party-goers looking for a quick and cheap ride into the heart of the French Quarter to partake of the revelry within the city that never sleeps on weekends...
This time of night, however, the Carrollton neighborhood feels far removed from the raucous affairs taking place in the old city. Street traffic rolls by at a lessening pace and porch lights flicker off one by one on the stately old southern homes that reside along the oak-lined streets. Restaurants, lunch counters, and grocery stores snuff out their lights and neon signs as the neighborhood drifts slowly off to bed...
One constant throughout the night will be the 24 hour service of the now 101 and 102 year old green streetcars of the Saint Charles line. While service levels drop somewhat during the "Night Owl" service hours the constant back and forth of consistent, on time, service will march right on through the night and into a beautiful Saturday morning in the Big Easy...
Thank you for looking and reading!
The Night Shift
Just enough light is really all you need sometimes...
Well into a muggy summer night in New Orleans we see outbound Saint Charles streetcar 969 rolling out the final mile of neutral ground running next to South Carrollton Avenue in far western suburban New Orleans. The venerable old Perley Thomas streetcar will soon make the hairpin turn at the busy intersection of Saint Charles and South Carrollton to begin the run into the city within the friendly confines of the Saint Charles Avenue Neutral Ground.
Empty now, this car will be full to the brim of party-goers looking for a quick and cheap ride into the heart of the French Quarter to partake of the revelry within the city that never sleeps on weekends...
This time of night, however, the Carrollton neighborhood feels far removed from the raucous affairs taking place in the old city. Street traffic rolls by at a lessening pace and porch lights flicker off one by one on the stately old southern homes that reside along the oak-lined streets. Restaurants, lunch counters, and grocery stores snuff out their lights and neon signs as the neighborhood drifts slowly off to bed...
One constant throughout the night will be the 24 hour service of the now 101 and 102 year old green streetcars of the Saint Charles line. While service levels drop somewhat during the "Night Owl" service hours the constant back and forth of consistent, on time, service will march right on through the night and into a beautiful Saturday morning in the Big Easy...
Thank you for looking and reading!