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September 26, 2004

The "Other" Canal Line

Perley Thomas streetcar number 914, running on the West End Line. The West End Line was arguably the first “express” line on Canal Street, because the line only had six stops between downtown and the Half Way House on City Park Avenue.

This photo, from the 1940s, shows 914 running lakebound on Canal, at Basin Street. The Maison Blanche Building (now the Ritz-Carlton Hotel) is in the background.

Posted by Edward J. Branley at September 26, 2004 8:15 PM

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