Mule and Streetcar in Front of Former U.S. Mint

ID: 233 ~ Source: Image is in the Public Domain, Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. ~ Date: 1890s
This file appears in: Mules and Modernization
Mule and Streetcar in Front of Former U.S. Mint

What looks to be a rather deserted cityscape in this photograph is at present a bustling city street. If you visit the historic French Market and find yourself standing on Barracks St., compare this image to the busy scene today.

This file appears in: Mules and Modernization

By Alison Laurence
Facing Jackson Square, one should see a line of mules and their drivers ready to take visitors on a trip around the French Quarter. Now a tourist attraction, these animals played a vital role for New Orleans before the advent of motorized vehicles.…