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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Fred</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Was that not Zubik's junk yard for old barges
and barge pushers? City tried for years to get him to move. He
prevailed for years. Guess he either died or they made him an offer he
could not refuse.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=fwschneider@comcast.net href="mailto:fwschneider@comcast.net">Fred
Schneider</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">Western PA Trolley
discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 13, 2013 5:28
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PRCo] When Did Water Street
Become Ft. Pitt Blvd.?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>If I recall, Dwight, the chap in the Bridge Leap appropriately
landed his car in a junk yard that was right under the
bridge.<BR><BR><BR><BR>On Nov 13, 2013, at 2:49 PM, Bob Rathke
wrote:<BR><BR>> The Ft. Duquesne Bridge was built in the very early 1960's,
but wasn't opened to traffic for several years. During those years it
was known as the "Bridge to Nowhere" and barricades were placed on the
downtown side of the bridge roadway since there was a high drop-off at the
North Side end of the bridge. However, one motorist managed to drive through
the barricades and his car went off the north end of the bridge.
Surprisingly, he wasn't seriously injured. This incident prompted Rege Cordic
to begin a running radio skit about the upcoming "Ft. Duquesne Bridge
Leap". <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> <BR>>
From: "Dwight Long" <<A
href="mailto:dwightlong@verizon.net">dwightlong@verizon.net</A>> <BR>>
To: "Western PA Trolley discussion" <<A
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org</A>>
<BR>> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 11:32:34 AM <BR>> Subject: Re:
[PRCo] When Did Water Street Become Ft. Pitt Blvd.? <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
Ed <BR>> <BR>> When I was extensively riding PRC trams in the 50s it was
still known as Water Street. <BR>> <BR>> I believe the change took place
at or about the time the Parkway was extended through that area. <BR>>
<BR>> A subsidiary question is when did Duquesne Way get its name
change? At the same time? <BR>> <BR>> Dwight <BR>> <BR>>
From: Edward H. Lybarger <BR>> Sent: Wednesday, 13 November, 2013 09:42
<BR>> To: Western PA Trolley discussion <BR>> Subject: [PRCo] When Did
Water Street Become Ft. Pitt Blvd.? <BR>> A question has come up regarding
the renaming of Water Street, which was <BR>> rebuilt in 1940 to
approximately its present configuration. A local website <BR>>
suggests that the name changed then, yet shows the dedication plaque which
<BR>> does not include the new name. Maps from the late 1940s
continue to show it <BR>> as Water Street. <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> Is there a volunteer among the list who would research this
in the Google <BR>> newspaper archives? My own sense is that the Fort
Pitt Blvd. name became <BR>> official in the 1950s, but I am unwilling to
wager any amount on this! <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
Thanks, <BR>> <BR>> Ed <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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