Streetcar Guide: here's the plan

The original book was the "Streetcar Guide to Uptown New Orleans." Pelican Publishing has contracted with me to do an update that includes Riverfront and Canal as well as the venerable St. Charles line. I'm starting with Canal, because I need to block out the route for "zoom-in" maps that list attractions. I also need to make "stop numbers." In the 1980s, NOPSI officially numbered stops on the St. Charles line, and the original guidebook took advantage of this. Riverfront stops are also numbered, so that leaves Canal. I'm going to start with the French Market Terminal as stop #1 and the Cemeteries Terminal as the last stop.

For zoom-in maps, I'm thinking of this breakdown:

Map 1: Riverfront/French Quarter. I'm thinking of running the map from the river to Bourbon Street, Esplanade to canal.

Map 2: CBD: Foot of Canal to Claiborne/I-10. Bienville, maybe Conti on Quarter side, Poydras on Uptown side.

Map 3: Tulane/Gravier/Treme. Claiborne to Broad, Cleveland to St. Louis, maybe more into Treme.

Map 4: Mid City. Broad to Carrollton, Banks to Bienville.

Map 5: Cemeteries. Carrollton to City Park Ave, Banks to Bienville. This is technically part of Mid City neighborhood, but focus shifts from a tourist/visitor perspective to the cemeteries. They run far enough down Canal from City Park to argue that they dominate the area.

Map 6. North Carrollton/City Park. The Carrollton Spur, N. Carrollton Ave., from Canal to Beauregard Circle.

refer to http://www.gnocdc.org/orleans/index.html for neighborhood boundaries and basics.

So, starting today, I'm on the street. Once I finish my coffee here at The Bean Gallery, I'm going to walk the Map 5 part of Canal, taking pics and making notes. Lunch will be one of the Mexican places at Canal and Carrollton, I think.