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June 20, 2004

Liberty Place

Since we did an “Along the Line” segment on the Liberty Monument in CanalStreetCar.com weekly two weeks ago, we’ve received a number of requests for a photo of the Liberty Monument. Rather than simply saying “go buy the book,” (which still is a good idea, mind you), here’s a photo of the Liberty Place.

The engineering firm of Ford, Bacon and Davis re-designed the terminal trackage at the foot of Canal in 1908. Since the turnaround track is in this photo, it dates from 1910-1915. There are three streetcars near the monument. On the left is a single-truck Ford, Bacon Davis car, entering the loop. Just behind it, on the outside riverbound track, is a Brill single-truck car. You can tell the difference between these two cars from the size of the celestory or upper monitor deck on each. The Ford, Bacon, Davis cars have a wide monitor deck and the Brills a much smaller one. On the right-hand side of the monument is another FBD car that has completed the turnaround and is heading lakebound on the outside track. Since the Canal line was running double-truck cars at this time, these cars are running on either the Coliseum or Dauphine lines.

There are several Canal line cars in the background of the photo, on the trackage in front of the Custom House.

Posted by Edward J. Branley at June 20, 2004 7:41 PM

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