"St. Charles Line Streetcar Barn" St. Charles Line Tip by atufft

At Willow and Carrollton, there's a junction of tracks coming from the Carrollton Transit Barn a couple of blocks down Willow. The Barn is not really open to the public, but I was able to walk and an get a few photos.

I had been interested in seeing the barn because I had heard that the "Streetcar Named Desire" made famous by the Tennessee Williams Broadway play, and later movie staring Marlon Brando, had been actually traded to San Francisco in exchange for a Cable Car.

The swap was partly true. In the barn, I found a dilapidated California Street Cable Car among the rusty Streetcars waiting to be restored. However, while San Francisco did receive in exchange an authentic New Orleans Streetcar, it wasn't the actual "Street Car Named Desire". The original 1923 Perley Thomas streetcar from the St. Charles Avenue Line, No. 952, proudly bearing the name "DESIRE," remains parked in the New Orleans barn. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to verify this with my own eyes.

Incidentally, the Streetcar Barn itself is scheduled for improvements, I was told. Also, nearby are some nice homes and a couple of small nightclubs.

Mode: AROUND
Type: Subway/Metro
Website: http://wikimapia.org/16952/Carrollton-Ave-Streetcar-Barn