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re: Streetcars in New Orleans
Posted on 7/19/19 at 12:28 pm to xiv
Posted on 7/19/19 at 12:28 pm to xiv
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5 miles in 44 minutes. Yikes.
Right - a brisk walk of 5 miles is about an hour 15. Slow walk, 90 to 100 minutes.
So, you're only going twice as fast as a slow walk on a street car. You save the sweat and, obviously, if you're hauling anything of significance. But, from a pure speed and convenience standpoint, it's, "Meh." I guess if I lived on S. Carrollton and worked along the line, it would be nice.
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Posted on 7/19/19 at 12:33 pm to willymeaux
Used it a good bit when I was a younger and couldnt' drive to get back and forth from downtown to uptown.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 12:34 pm to willymeaux
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Posted on 7/19/19 at 12:38 pm to willymeaux
There are some children who ride the streetcar rather than a school bus. ( new orleans, for some reason, did not have many school buses and kids were given passes to ride public buses instead.)
They provide us with a service, look nice, attract tourists and are so much a part of nola. The St Charles line of the streetcars is the longest continuously running streetcar line in the world.
Also, the poboy sandwich was created for the streetcar workers when the went on a huge strike. The citizens sided with the streetcar workers and shops created an inexpensive but delicious meaty sandwich to help the 'poor boys' on strike who were struggling financially. The strike eventually ended but the poboy sandwich lives on
They provide us with a service, look nice, attract tourists and are so much a part of nola. The St Charles line of the streetcars is the longest continuously running streetcar line in the world.
Also, the poboy sandwich was created for the streetcar workers when the went on a huge strike. The citizens sided with the streetcar workers and shops created an inexpensive but delicious meaty sandwich to help the 'poor boys' on strike who were struggling financially. The strike eventually ended but the poboy sandwich lives on
Posted on 7/19/19 at 12:41 pm to willymeaux
We live her and use the streetcar every chance we get. Beats paying for parking!!!
Posted on 7/19/19 at 1:12 pm to willymeaux
I live on the street car line, it’s quicker to just ride my bike instead
Posted on 7/19/19 at 3:19 pm to willymeaux
I used to ride the streetcar every day to get to high school.
I rode the St. Charles line last week with out of town relatives. It was about 75% tourists and the rest was local working people. Very crowded. I enjoy the ride when it's not crowded.
I rode the St. Charles line last week with out of town relatives. It was about 75% tourists and the rest was local working people. Very crowded. I enjoy the ride when it's not crowded.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 5:59 pm to willymeaux
The streetcar is the electric scooter of the 19th century.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 6:12 pm to willymeaux
I did for a summer in law school when I liked by Audubon Park and my job was off Poydras. It took longer than driving but I enjoyed it, I found it relaxing.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 6:14 pm to willymeaux
I used to use them, had some chicks near Tulane. Was convenient for me at 22
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