History Lecture: The Royal Blue Line Streetcar from Uptown to Metairie, with Ed Branley

Ed Branley, a former high school history teacher and self-described history fanatic, will discuss the Royal Blue Line, on Tuesday, August 19, 7 pm, at the East Bank Regional Library (4747 West Napoleon Avenue in Metairie). The Royal Blue Line was a streetcar that traveled up and down part of Metairie Road in Old Metairie from 1915 to 1934. Its name comes from the destination signs that were made of bright royal blue glass with white letters. The line was an extension of the Napoleon Avenue streetcar line, which had been in operation since 1903.

You may also like the following events from Jefferson Parish Library:

• This Thursday, 7th August, 06:30 pm, Lecture: Pop-Punk as Poetry in Metairie
• This Saturday, 9th August, 01:00 pm, Summer Jigsaw Puzzle Extravaganza in Metairie
• Next Tuesday, 12th August, 07:00 pm, Lecture: The Life and Legacy of Bartholomew the Apostle, Patron Saint of Ustica in Metairie