While wilting in the August sun visiting the Freret Street Market today (it was nice; but I’m waiting until October to go back) we spotted this nifty streetcar in one of the booths. We snapped a picture just in time; a very nice lady (with good taste) had just purchased [...]
Laxman K.’s “We the People of New Orleans” is the second streetcar to don the entrance of the First Bank & Trust Tower at 909 Poydras Street. Dr. Kewalramani’s lovely streetcar is sponsored by Hertz Investment Group, which owns and manages the prestigious First Bank & Trust Tower.
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The Times Picayune’s Metairie section did a little write-up about Paulette Lizano and her streetcar, “Perley’s Barnyard Party.” The article has some general info on the Young Leadership Council and A Streetcar Named Inspire project as a whole.
We’ve been following Paulette’s progress (here, here and [...]
Kathy Miller Stone’s streetcar invites all to join the riders inside and “Laissez Le Bontemps Roulez.” The car is inside the lobby at One Shell Square on Poydras at St. Charles and is sponsored by Shell Pipeline Company. For more of Kathy’s work (lots of nice watercolors) go to [...]
Steve Ulness, a sculptor for Mardi Gras Decorators, is the artist of the streetcar sponsored by and located at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. Ulness’ streetcar is entitled, “Greetings from New Orleans.” Ulness is also the artist that designed the streetcar blanks.
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Water color artist Karen Larmeau Stakelum’s, “The Heartbeat of New Orleans” streetcar is located at 1415 Tulane Avenue. The sponsors of this medical-themed car are, aptly, HCA/Tulane.
YLC Streetcar artists Paulette Lizano and Will Smith popped up during Tales of the Cocktail at the event’s Cocktail Marketplace on Saturday. Paulette, who is in the process of building her streetcar, “Perley’s Barnyard Party” was there selling glass coasters and plates featuring martini glasses and S&WB meter [...]
Paulette Lizano has continued her work on her glass streetcar and has allowed us in again to see her progress. The animals in the windows are mostly installed. She expects to be grouting it next week!
What inspires Mark Schroeder, Architect, about New Orleans is obvious in his streetcar creation: a triple-decker Mardi Gras float. “A Streetcar Named Maison Blanche” is sponsored by and located in front of the Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans hotel at 921 Canal Street. Schroeder has transformed the car into a [...]
John and Gayle Gish have sponsored artist Will Smith’s (WMSJR) Streetcar Named Desire-inspired Streetcar Named Inspire, which is entitled “Desire.” Wow. My head is spinning after that one. It is appropriately placed at the Prytania Theatre, founded in 1917 and the only single-screen theater left in Louisiana. These [...]
“Streetcar Full of Jazz” is Sandra Samuel’s streetcar located at 1205 St. Charles Avenue. Local real estate development company The KFK Group sponsored the car, which is located in front of its headquarters. It will soon be moved to its new home at 1201 Canal. KFK is converting the [...]
Barbara Shaw’s Streetcar at Harrah’s. This colorful and whimsical car is sponsored by NOPG (the publisher of New Orleans City Business) and is located on the Poydras Street side of the casino.
Luis Colmenares’ “All That Jazz” is located across the street from his streetcar “Mardi Gras Time” inside the Astor Crowne Plaza. Sponsored by Lee Laporte, it is off the street in window of the office at 622 Canal Street, next door to Rubensteins.
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This little gem was painted by the RTA employees that usually paint the famous New Orleans’ streetcars. Young Leadership Council is the sponsor of this car, having donated it to the RTA. The car is located at the end of the St. Charles streetcar line on the neutral [...]
“Strength and Beauty of Community” is sponsored by and located at the Jewish Community Center. It was painted by JCC art class students and Hugo and Lis Kahn are the patrons behind their creation. This is another car located on St. Charles streetcar line, at 5342 St. Charles Avenue. Hugo [...]
Chris Kaiser’s gambling-themed streetcar, “Big Money,” is appropriately sponsored by Harrah’s Casino. This car can be found at Harrah’s on Canal Street. Be sure to rub it for luck before entering Harrah’s!
Last weekend at the Palmer Park celebration of the return of the streetcar to Carrollton Avenue, they were handing out free CD’s of an audio tour of the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line.
A sticker on the wrapper says the CD is outdated, and that for a limited time (until July 31 or until a [...]
Victor Daniel Ortiz’s streetcar “Superior Spirit” is in front of the Superior Grill, its sponsor, at 3636 St. Charles Avenue. Another car on the big-boy streetcar route, Otiz’s car keeps with the restaurant’s Tex-Mex food and tequila-slinging theme with silhouettes of dancing party people inside and hot chiles on the [...]
Paulette Lizano is currently working on her streetcar and invited us in to see her car come to life. If you will recall, she previously provided us with a sketch of her car along with her reasons for its name, “Perley’s Barnyard Party.” She took time out of her [...]
The Times Picayune posted this video of Saturday’s celebrations:
[...]Nola’s taken the coolest streetcar pics yet: The RTA’s own streetcar at Carrollton and Claiborne. Isn’t he precious? More to come…
YA/YA–Young Aspirations/Young Artists, Inc. and Rontherin Ratliff present this car at One Shell Square. YA/YA artist intern Jourdan Barnes assisted Rontherin on it. The car is entitled “Creative Energy on Track”and is sponsored by Shell Exploration & Production Co.
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Place St. Charles is the home of yet another streetcar. This zoo-themed one is John (the Egg Man) Lamouranne’s “They All Asked for You.” The sponsor of this animal friendly car is Postlewaite & Netterville, the largest Louisiana-based accounting and business advisory firm.
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In the Lagniappe Section of today’s Times Picayune is an article entitled, “Recovering Our Tracks.” The articles highlights 26 stops along the streetcar route, highlighting restaurants, music venues, kid friendly stops, parks, libraries and more. Check out the article here and get riding!
[...]Friday, June 27 is going to be a busy day. Not only is it the day for the YLC’s Streetcar Summer Flip-Flops and Fizz Crawl, but a number of new streetcars will be placed throughout the city. Look for new streetcars (hopefully all our information is correct; we will [...]
Reading The Times Picayune’s Inside Out this Saturday, I feel instantly in love with a mailbox they showcased. I had to see it for myself. So after driving around town for two days, I found it! And here it is. Isn’t it the best mailbox ever?
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From the Young Leadership Council:
This Saturday, June 28 is the celebration of the streetcar returning to its complete route! A Streetcar Named Inspire will have a streetcar painted by the RTA employees (who paint the actual streetcars) on the corner of Claiborne & Carrollton for the celebration. We need about [...]
WWL TV Channel 4 has installed a streetcar entitled “Eyewitness Cruise” in their lobby on Rampart Street. It features all of their news anchors and other on-air personalities. If you want to see it inside the lobby, make sure you get there between 9 & 5.
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Join the Young Leadership Council Friday, June 27 in the Gallery Lounge of the Le Pavillon Hotel for the Streetcar Summer Flip-Flops and Fizz Crawl! The crawl will begin at 6:00 p.m. After enjoying cool libations at special prices, the group will roll out to take a tour of streetcars [...]
The Streetcar Named Inspire Project needs volunteers to become “Streetcar Conductors.” Each conductor will adopt a streetcar to monitor. Conductors are responsible for visiting and inspecting their streetcar twice a month to ensure its welfare. Streetcars in need of special attention will be reported back to project leaders. This important responsibility will ensure [...]
The girls of McGehee School have decorated a streetcar named “Through the Gate.” It’s also sponsored by the Louise S. McGehee School and located at 2336 St. Charles Avenue, riverside between Phillip and First streets.
I remember this one night at Fat Harry’s when…um, we don’t need to go there. But you should go to Fat Harry’s Bar and Grill to see Jean Paul Martin’s streetcar “St. Charles and Napoleon.” That happens to be the cross streets of Fat Harry’s, who also sponsors the streetcar, [...]
Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects are the sponsors and artists of this unique and functional “Lafayette Seatcar Line.” Yes, it is a bench that is modeled off of the streetcar seat. It is at home on the red brick sidewalk outside of the offices of Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects [...]
Reader Judy of Amberle.com, who did a great job documenting the YLC’s last public art project, the Festival of Fins (and posts her own pictures of the streetcars), has now taken her expertise with the Google and created a Google map with the locations of the installed [...]
Installed outside of the Audubon Aquarium of the America’s on the Riverwalk is local artist Kim Griffin’s “Metamorphosis: Journey of a Lifetime.” Griffin’s streetcar is sponsored by Gibbs Construction.
Lita Ducote’s “La vie abondante de Louisiane,” or The Abundant Life of Louisiana, is sponsored by Ericksen Krentel & LaPorte, L.L.P., and has been installed on their office balcony at 4227 Canal Street:
Luis Colmenares, who did a fish in the YLC’s Festival of Fins and a fleur de lis in the Fore!Kids Foundation, has two streetcars in YLC’s Streetcar Named Inspire. His first, “Mardi Gras Time,” is located and sponsored by the Astor Crowne Plaza:
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Tina Mosley’s “A New Orleans Reflection” is the third streetcar we’ve posted that’s located at Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Avenue. This one is actually sponsored by Place St. Charles! It’s out front, where the real streetcars are known to roam. Wait, there’s one passing by right there!
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Ayo Y. Scott and Augustus Jenkins, Jr.’s streetcar is sponsored by and on display inside Stella Jones Gallery located in Place St. Charles, 201 St. Charles Ave. It’s entitled “The Agony & The Ecstacy“ and contains a unique mix of New Orleans imagery. The cut-out structure allows creative use [...]
Dr. Bob’s streetcar is likely to make you hungry, if not for more streetcar art, then at least for a New Orleans’ famous oyster po-boy. The law firm of Jones Walker sponsor’s Dr. Bob’s “Erster Po-Boy.” This delectable streetcar is the first of three streetcars located at [...]
The New Orleans Hornets are the sponsor of David Wargo’s “Hear the Buzz” streetcar located at 1250 Poydras Street. Hugo dribbles on the side of the Hornets Express, which echos the Passion, Purpose, Pride campaign of the Hornets upon their welcome return post-Katrina.
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This is Pearl River artist Lori Gomez’s second streetcar. Her first is located down Poydras at Ruth’s Chris at the Harrah’s hotel.
This one is sponsored by Raising Cane’s and is located in Lafayette Square. Along with a nod to her sponsor (Cane is the doggie in [...]
O.K. folks, here’s the plan. We’re going to post one streetcar a day until we get caught up. It’s the best way to balance being way too busy in our day jobs, etc. and still keep everyone (we hope) interested.
[...]The team at the Young Leadership Council has installed several more streetcars and will be installing more this weekend (June 6-8, 2008). For those of you wanting to hunt cars, here are the locations of some of the streetcars that StreetCarArt.com doesn’t have pictures of yet. We’re going to [...]
Gerry Claude’s “Jazzy Ride” has been installed in its new home in Magazine Court located near 3806 Magazine Street. Roslyn and James Schneider are this car’s sponsors and are happy to bring a spark of art to the courtyard. You can read more about Gerry Claude, and see her sketches [...]
Susan Scott’s “New Orleans Birth of Jazz” dons the entrance of its sponsor, Capital One, at the Capital One Main Branch (or, as we know it, the Hibernia Building) located at 313 Carondelet Street.
Dennis Procopio’s Hands Across the Water has been installed at 909 Poydras, which, it ends up, is across the street from his studio. The sponsor if this car is HRI Properties. You can read Dennis’ blog about the work in progress, and see more of his creations [...]
Reggie’s streetcar, Reflections of the City, is inside the Hilton Riverside hotel (the car’s sponsor), standing at the entrance to Spirits bar. You can also see Reggie’s work and learn his New Orleans story at www.ReggieArt.com.
Lori Gomez’s streetcar, titled Simply Devine: Famous Culinary Queens from both sides of the Mississippi. It is sponsored by Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and has been placed outside of their new restaurant in Harrah’s Hotel on Fulton Street. Her other work can be seen at www.LoriGomezArt.com.
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The YLC held its Streetcar Named Inspire reveal party tonight at the Hilton. Spirits were high at Spirits, the Hilton’s hip bar. Good eats were served, and we got some pictures of the first cars out on the block.
That’s New Orleans artist Reggie Ford and girlfriend Kerri [...]
