A 400-series arch roof streetcar designed by Perley A. Thomas is in the middle of a parade, 1938. St. Charles was operating in belt service at that point in time (St. Charles outbound, Tulane inbound). One thing making me scratch my head is that the parade is going in both directions on St. Charles. On the contemporary parade route, Rex goes down the lake side of St. Charles, between Louisiana and Jackson, so they can toast at the Story home. The trucks that follow come down the river side for those blocks. Still, both sides go in the same direction. This looks like the float in the foreground is going uptown, will turn around somewhere, and then head back downtown.
But those are minor details in the Grand Scheme of Things. After all, parades are only a couple of weeks away!
