Destination Signs

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

Kenneth and Tracie Josephson wrote:
> 
> I would have loved to see one reading, "South Hills Junction via
> Dameron's Living Room." Ken J.

	There is a sense in which ({[PAT]}) *itself* (herself?? - himself??)
had its own comeback when they repainted 1734 as the
"JOLLY  TROLLEY!*  It is interesting that John Baxter took that stunning
postcard view of 1734 when new beside Highland barn and it ended up as
the Jolly Trolley!  But I am not so certain that this wasn't a further
putdown of rail afficionados in that gaudy pink color!

	Like Ken, if you can remember other special destination signs, that
would be extremely interesting.

	I doubt this was used on the trolleys but an acceptable spelling of
Ætna used that Greek(?) letter - a combination of A and E.  Was it used
on the trolleys?

	Very good friends of the family lived on Dewey Street in Etna, just up
the street on the wye!  I distinctly remember seeing the trolleys here
but don't remember riding them!

James B. Holland
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