SLIDES

[Bob Rathke]

Just taking a break from Christmas doings to read my e-mail, and thought
I'd reply to John's message below.

I can vouch for the superb quality of his trolley slides.  I first met
John in the mid-60's, but lost track of him until recently when I saw
his name on Pittsburgh e-mail posts.  A few weeks ago I reminded him of
the slide shows that he and other fans from Toronto used to put on at
the old Sherwyn Hotel (now a dormitory building for Point Park College,
I believe) in Pittsburgh. John was using top line 35mm camera equipment
at that time, and seeing his results at those slide shows was the
motivation for me to advance to Nikon cameras in 1967.  I especially
remember the night slides he took of TTC crews removing trackwork from
Bloor St. after the subway replaced street cars there.

A slide show would be a great idea.

Bob 12/25

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John F Bromley wrote:

> Last year I offered to do a slide show of my Pittsburgh Rwys from the
> 1960s but I was never able to work anything out with PTM.  If there's
> interest perhaps I'll try to resurrect the idea for 2001.  Both FWS
> and Bob Rathke know the quality that my collection possesses, so I
> think the idea worthwhile. We need to select a date at a central
> location, presumably Pittsburgh, possibly the museum itself, where
> everyone interested can come together.  There are about 800 views of
> the appropriate period.  No date earlier than June would be suitable
> for me.  I don't drive highways in the winter months, and we'll be in
> Florida at the end of April and into early May, culminating with a
> visit to the East Penn meet before traveling home.  East Penn?
> There's a possible time. Thoughts and/or encouragements? John
> Bromley
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