NOPSI PERLEY THOMAS CAR No. 851:
This busy photo dated about January 1948 depicts the intersection of Canal, Bourbon, and Carondelet Sts. Of interest to this page is
car 851 on the Desire line turning into Bourbon. That would date the photo before May 30, 1948, when Desire was substituted
with buses. Other car numbers discernible are 873 on the Cemeteries
line inbound and 907 on the West End line outbound. The Freret line, now a trolley coach, seems to be substituted with White 1643.
The car entering the center inbound track is an 800-972 series on the Tulane Belt line. A South Claiborne car is in the outer track
on the uptown side of Canal. The picture appears to be taken from the Maison Blanche building. Uncredited photo from the collection of H. George Friedman added 03/11/21.
NOPSI PERLEY THOMAS CAR No. 904:
Car 904 on the Desire streetcar line at Royal and St. Peter Sts. in an uncredited shot from the collection of H. George Friedman.
Two photos added 01/28/21.
Car 904 on the Desire streetcar line at Bourbon and Bienville Sts. in an uncredited shot from the collection of H. George Friedman.
Two photos added 01/28/21.
NOPSI WHITE No. 1515:
White 1515 on the Desire line on Royal Street in an unknown year. Part of series nos. 1501-1548, was delivered in 1944 as part
of the Office of Defense Transportation's wartime allocation of buses. One photo added 02/13/21.
NOPSI WHITE No. 1671:
White 1671 on the Desire bus line in an undated color slide from my collection. Photo added 02/13/21.
NOPSI WHITE No. 1683:
White 1683 on the Desire bus line at Royal and Canal Sts. in 1952. Photographer unknown.
Scan of a negative from my collection added 02/13/21.
NOPSI WHITE No. 1688:
White 1688 on the Desire bus line inbound at Royal and St. Louis Sts. in an unknown year. One of the ornate wrought iron
balconies the French Quarter is famous for can be seen above. The bus has an aluminum painted roof and silver numerals.
My collection. One photo added 02/13/21.
NOPSI WHITE No. 1690:
White 1690 on the Desire bus line outbound at Dauphine and Almonaster Sts. on May 5, 1954. Another White
bus is visible on the Gentilly bus line. Photo from
Charles L. Franck / Franck-Bertacci Photographers Collection, The Historic New Orleans Collection.
One photo added 02/13/21.
NOPSI GMC No. 1810:
GMC 1810 (without express lamps) on the Desire line at Royal and St. Peter Sts in the 1950s, probably before 1955
when the lamps were installed on this series for S. Claiborne. Uncredited photo from my collection added 02/13/21.
NOPSI GMC No. 1853:
GMC 1853 on the Desire line outbound at Bourbon and St. Louis Sts. in June 1956. Slide in my collection.
One photo added 02/13/21.
NOPSI GMC No. 1876:
GMC 1876 on the Desire line at Royal and Dumaine Sts. in an undated and uncredited slide. Note the concrete
bus stop sign at the left. One photo added 02/13/21.
NOPSI GMC No. 1932:
From the Redden Archives collection comes GMC 1932 on the
Desire bus line in the French Quarter. One photo added 02/13/21.
NOPSI GMC No. 1964:
GMC 1964 has stopped at NOLA Fabrics in the French Quarter about January 1974.
Slide by Earl W. Hampton added 02/13/21.
NOPSI GMC No. 83:
GMC 83 on the Desire line at Royal and Canal Sts. on an evening in April 1973. Scan of an uncredited slide from my
collection added 02/13/21.
NOPSI FLXIBLE No. 379:
Flxible 379 on the Desire line at Bourbon and St. Louis Sts. in an uncredited slide stamped January 1971.
One photo added 02/13/21.
NOPSI GMC RTS No. 574:
Brand new GMC RTS 574 on the Desire line at Canal and Bourbon Sts. in an uncredited slide stamped May 1980.
One photo added 02/25/21.
RTA ORION No. 176:
Orion 176 on 80 Desire-Louisa at Press Dr. and Pressburg St. on July 13, 2018.
Three photos added 01/28/21.
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