New Basin Canal, 1900
This file appears in: Dryades Streetcar Line: Urban Transit above St. Charles Avenue
Theodore Fraenkel's water color depicts a quiet stretch on the New Basin Canal. The Dryades streetcar line's return run along Rampart Street passed by the head of the canal; workers who commuted to the industries located in this area may have taken the Dryades car.
This file appears in: Dryades Streetcar Line: Urban Transit above St. Charles Avenue
Dryades Streetcar Line: Urban Transit above St. Charles Avenue
The Dryades Streetcar line opened in 1866 to serve the areas above St. Charles Avenue. Known as the "Banlieu" (outskirts), this area was an economic center even before the Civil War. The Dryades…