*Streetcars Scenes of the 1950's*

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	There are 134 pages including covers and this is all color.  Other
systems are covered as well; JTC-WP-PRCo take up 17 pages.
	My assumption about the photo caption is the same as yours - and it's
not an assumption!  There are quirky mistakes in the other Morningsun
books on PA traction!

brathke at juno.com wrote:
> 
> 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
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 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!

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