Some cars find spacious parking spaces to rest in. Some cars will carry just about anybody just about anywhere. Taxicabs have an important place on the streets of the Crescent City as they carry convention visitors and other tourists around to our town's many attractions. The City Archives documents the city's taxi business through its collection of Taxicab Bureau records . This photograph was taken in the new Taxicab Inspection Station during the month of February, 1957.
Some cars help catch the bad guys.
This Mercury sedan was one of two automobiles patrolling Chef Menteur Highway in 1947. They cover the highway all the way to the Rigolets. Thousands of tickets have been issued to speeders. Today, high speed is a rare thing for a motorist to try. Some cars are used in parades.