*Streetcars Scenes of the 1950's*

[brathke at juno.com]

Thanks for the tip, Jim.  I'll be ordering.  How many pages are in the
book?

I assume the caption should have read "9th St. & Penn Ave." 
Penn/9th/Liberty was the downtown loop for route 5 trolleys; the Spring
Hill loop was extended to 6th Street when buses took over in October,
1957.

Bob 2/25
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 23:32:01 -0800 Jim Holland <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
writes:
>Greetings!
>
>	Just received a copy of *Streetcars Scenes of the 1950's,* by 
>LeRoy O.
>King, Jr., all color, Morningsun Books.
>	The photos used are those of Ed Miller and anyone familiar 
>with PTM and
>the PTM calendars should definitely recognize the name that is linked
>with quality trolleycar photos.
>	Seven Pennsylvania properties are represented not the least of 
>which
>are Johnstown, West Penn, and Pittsburgh.  90%+ of the photos have not
>been previously published and the photos are from locations that are 
>not
>usually frequented by railfan photographers, so they are definitely a
>fresh addition to the collection.
>	For Bob Rathke:  The PRCo section is dominated by photos of 
>4-TROY
>HILL, 1-SPRING GARDEN, and 5-SPRING HILL (the latter photo caption 
>lists
>the location as "on Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th Street." <VBG>
>	This is available from Kevin Farrell 
>(http://www.trainbooks.com/) for
>$43.00 NEW; the book retails for $54.95!
>	I think that any Western PA trolleycar fan will like this 
>book!
>
>James B. Holland
>------- -- ---------
>        Pittsburgh Railways Company (PRCo), June of 1949 -- June of 
>1953
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