Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Coming soon to the Downers Grove Public Library! "When Chicago Rode The Streetcars!" Saturday, September 15th from 2:00 to 3:15 PM! Hosted by Eddie K from the internet site "Eddie's Railfan Page!" http://eddiesrailroad.blogspot.com



The Downers Grove Public Library located at 1050 Curtis Street in downtown west suburban Downers Grove Illinois, welcomes local Chicago historian, photographer and internet host Edward Kwiatkowski to the library on Saturday, September 15th from 2:00 until 3:15 PM.

Eddie will be hosting a multi meedia musical photo slideshow, video and lecture presentation, about the history of public transportation in the city of Chicago Illinois USA.

This presentation covers the very begining of Chicago's public transportation in 1852, to the end of the streetcar era in 1958. The electric trolleybus era is also covered from 1930 to 1973.

Vinatge photographs of Chicago set to authentic historic period music ranging from Ragtime Piano, Dixieland Jazz and 1940's era Big Band Standards, help to set the mood when seeing how Chicago had once looked like many many years ago.

Admisiion is free.

Climb aboard for a nostalgic transit ride down memory lane at the Downers Grove Public Library.

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