St. Charles Ave. route from downtown to Carrollton, New Orleans, Louisiana. County/parish: Orleans.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 23, 1973. NRIS 73000873.
1 contributing structure.Also known as:
The St. Charles Streetcar Line is a historic streetcar line in New Orleans, Louisiana. Running since 1835, it is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world. It is operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). Officially the St. Charles Streetcar line is designated as Route 12, and it runs along its namesake, St. Charles Avenue. It is the busiest route in the RTA system as it is heavily used by local commuters and tourists. On most RTA maps and publications, it is denoted in green, which is also the color of the streetcars on this line.
The St. Charles Streetcar Line is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of only two street railways that are National Historic Landmarks, along with the San Francisco cable car system.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73974356