Never Argue with a Streetcar!
There have been accidents between streetcars and automobile for as long as streetcars and automobiles have shared the roads. In an accident quite similar to the one at Canal and LaSalle last Tuesday, an automobile made an illegal left turn , cutting off a streetcar, in July of 1914. The photo above shows the aftermath of that accident: a totaled automobile. Given the date, the streetcar involved here was most likely a “Palace” car. This accident occurred at the intersection of Canal and Gayoso streets, right where the modern, 2000-series Von Dullen cars enter and exit their new car barn Warren Easton High School is visible in the background. This photo, courtesy of the New Orleans Public Library was featured in Chapter 2 of the book, New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line.
