Ever since Abby saw the street car in the Little Rock River Market back around Christmas she’s wanted to ride it. The bone chilling cold kept us both inside all day Thursday and we were about ready to do harm to each other. We had to get out.
My original intention was to go to the Children’s Museum of Discovery in the River Market where I knew it would be warm and I hoped it would provide hours of entertainment for Abby. When we got down there and she saw the street car, she started screaming “Ride It! Ride It Now!” I had no choice.
So we rode the whole line. From the middle of the River Market t the Clinton Library to North Little Rock. It’s actually a good way to see the major sites of the river front area of both cities. I’ve got a whole series of shots of Abby sitting alone in the street car with major landmarks visible through the windows: the Old State House outside, Dickey Stephens Park, the Clinton Library, the Doubletree Hotel, the Peabody, the riverboat, the submarine, various liquor stores, a Subway, etc.
We did make it to the museum, where Abby threw a massive fit over something and we had to leave. She calmed down later and we went back, where she acted like a proper lady. I was worn out by then and didn’t take any decent photos in there.
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My step-father says he remembers when the city paid millions of dollars to remove the street car tracks from the streets way-back-when. I am glad to see ridership is up to at least two now that millions of dollars have been spent to re-install the tracks and the streetcars have been re-born.