New Orleans (CNN) The sultry rumble and chipper clang-clang of passing streetcars are as emblematic of the atmosphere of New Orleans as brass bands, jazz funeral lines and Creole cooking. While the Desire streetcar line (named for a Bywater street, not to mention the name of a long-demolished housing project) is no more, New Orleans now has a new route: the North Rampart Street-St. Claude Avenue line. The Rampart-St. Claude streetcar line runs along the edge of the French Quarter. Near the entrance to pastoral Louis Armstrong Park (named for native son "Satchmo"), on the French Quarter side (Tremé is adjacent), is the Black Penny , our first stop. Back on the streetcar, we approach the mustard-yellow corner storefront that is home to Meauxbar , a three-year-old restaurant with a lively bar scene.

Source: CNN February 17, 2017 20:03 UTC