Central Business District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

St. Charles Line

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 26, 2011

1. St. Charles Line Marker

Inscription. The New Orleans & Carrollton R.R. Co. began passenger train service on September 26, 1835. Steam-powered trains and mule drawn cars transported New Orleanians between Canal and Carrollton via St. Charles Avenue. Improved technology led to the development of electric traction streetcars. The St. Charles Line was the first electrified route, opened 1, 1893. By 1900, the single line had grown to 28 lines, running over 178 miles. New Orleans' first and last streetcar route, the St. Charles Avenue line is the world’s oldest operating streetcar line.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1861.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 29° 56.62′ N, 90° 4.356′ W. Marker was in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It was in the Central Business District. It was at the intersection of Lee Circle and Howard Avenue on Lee Circle. The St. Charles Line marker is on the northwest edge of Lee Circle near where Howard Avenue intersects Saint Charles Avenue. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 900 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans LA 70130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Louisiana’s River Parishes.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it was in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Memorial Hall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Memeorial Hall

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(about 400 feet away); 8 in. Columbaid Cannon (about 400 feet away); James Surls (about 500 feet away); Atlantic Wall Fragments (about 600 feet away); The Beginning (about 600 feet away); Julia Row (approx. 0.2 miles away); Margaret's Place and Walk / Lower Garden District (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Robert E. Lee (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Streetcars in New Orleans - Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 13, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 26, 2011

2. St. Charles Line Marker

St. Charles Line Streetcar image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Web image, n/a

3. St. Charles Line Streetcar

St. Charles Line Marker - Missing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Edwards, November 17, 2023

4. St. Charles Line Marker - Missing

This photo shows the signpost where the marker was, but the marker is no longer present.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,127 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on November 17, 2023, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 13, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on November 17, 2023, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.