Prytania Mansion

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This file appears in: Prytania Streetcar Line

The former residence is now part of the Louise S. McGehee School campus. Photograph by Alexander Allison.


Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library

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…