Prytania Streetcar 1907

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This file appears in: Prytania Streetcar Line

One of the streetcars as it exited the barn, circa 1907. Prytania Barn was located between Jefferson and Napoleon Avenues.

The Times-Picayune photograph, public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

This file appears in: Prytania Streetcar Line

By Frank Straughan
The Prytania Streetcar began operation in 1861 as a mule-drawn car line. It was called the "Silk Stocking" line because its route included the streets of the "Garden District," an uptown area of the…