The 'Cours Saint André' is now called the 'Cours Jean Jaurès' and the 'Cours de la Libération' in Grenoble. It's name reverts to 'Cours Saint André' in 'Pont de Claix'. This was the first major avenue of Grenoble, created as a barrier against the wanderings of the Drac. It has became the backbone of the city which is resolutely turned towards the south, this is the road to Nice, the holiday road. But for the railway it was an obstacle that was no longer tolerable in Olympic times. There were many passengers to carry to the opening ceromony of the games to the south of the city. The A480 motorway was made to bring buses to the Olympic bus station, not far from 'Grand Place' today. For trains, the flyover was constructed  and the Chambery line moved further south next to the southern ring road, the extremity of the new motorway. The flyover removed three or four level crossings, amongst them the Eagle(Aigle) crossing. Napoleon, whose emblem was the eagle, stayed in an inn in the district before being acclaimed by the population of Grenoble on March 7th, 1815.

The 'Aigle' (Eagle) level crossing is barely 200m beyond the 'St. André' (St. Andrew) level crossing, but the 'rue Turenne', which arrives here, is very important to travel towards the city centre. On top of that, it was by here that the electric tramway to 'Pont de Claix' passed, a tram that followed the length of the 'Cours St. André'.
The two old postcards of the level crossing may be separated by only twenty years, but the changes are already significant because of the architectural boom between 1900 and 1920. The stylish house in the middle is probably the only thing that remains today.

The two photos on the left show the 'Estacade' and the 'Rue Turenne' now. On the left, the green building, with it's exuberant concrete mouldings from the 'Belle Epoque' and on the right the 'Aigle' (eagle) boarding school. The fine mansion is still there in the centre. She hasn't aged a bit!
As for the 'Monplaisir', it has gone, it would seem, to leave a little more room for the school.

Views from Foch bridge that crosses the two  railway lines, one of which is no longer used. That is the old line to Chambery through the 'Capuche' district.
In the picture on the left, taken in the 1970s, we can see the Garage Raymond, now a low-cost supermarket.
On the right, the line 'C' for Seyssins rises slightly to cross the bridge, nibbling away a bit of the road, with its green carpet!

We are coming to the end of the 'Estacade'. Before continuing along the railway tracks of today and the past, I have to show you something very striking in the neighbourhood. It's wall art. The 'Estacade' is covered with it from start to finish. But to see more, visit this great web link HERE, if you're interested of course.
But after crossing the Foch bridge, new discoveries await us, and new neighbourhoods.