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 Location:
Conveniently located one block from the St. Charles Trolley, great
restaurants, and just minutes from the French Quarter and the
Convention Center.
Historical
Perspective
For nearly
200 years, Canal Street has served as a principal thoroughfare
of New Orleans. When the city was sold by France to the United
States in 1803, it was the dividing line between the Creole culture
of the French Quarter and “downtown” side, and the newly-arrived,
and unwelcome Americans on the “uptown” side of the
street.
Public transit
was provided by mule-drawn cars by the mid-1800s, and by the turn
of the 20th century, more than 200 miles of street railway crisscrossed
the city. By the 1920s more than a dozen streetcar lines terminated
on Canal Street; however, about the same time, streetcar lines
were being dismantled and replaced with bus service. In 1964,
the Canal line was converted to bus service, leaving only the
historic St. Charles Streetcar line in operation.
Twenty years later, people began to recognize their folly, and
the Regional Transit Authority, in a public private partnership
with the Riverfront Transit Coalition Group, introduced the Riverfront
Streetcar line, which has exceeded ridership estimates since the
beginning. In the early 1990s studies of the feasibility of returning
streetcar service to Canal Street began, and by 1997, a plan was
in place. The Canal Streetcar Project is currently in the final
design phase, with construction on special track work to begin
by January, 2001
The RTA offers
two types of VisiTour Passes:
1 DAY - $5.00
3 DAY - $12.00
To validate
your pass, scratch off the month and day(s) you will be using
it. On the three-day pass, make sure you select consecutive days.
Your VisiTour Pass is not good until you validate it. If you are
not familiar with the transit system, you can get rider assistance
by calling RTA's RideLine at 248-3900. The RTA information specialists
will need to know where you are (including the address, if possible),
where you want to go and what time you want to leave. The specialist
will tell you the location of the nearest stop, the approximate
time of the next trip, and any connections necessary to get to
your destination.
Be sure to look in the centerfold of WHERE Magazine for the RTA
VisiTour Guide to New Orleans. This colorful map highlights attractions
all around the city that are accessible via the VisiTour lines.
WHERE Magazine is available free from your hotel. Ask for a copy
at the information desk.
The VisiTour Pass is sold through information counters at hotels
and retail centers. Please call RTA RideLine at 248-3900 for the
distributor nearest you.
* VisiTour
Passes are valid only on RTA service in the city of New Orleans/Orleans
Parish
For a free
Street Car/ Magnolia Poster and more information
http://www.regionaltransit.org/mainpage.html
Magnolia Mansion • 2127 Prytania Street • New Orleans,
LA 70130
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