West Penn Today - We move on!

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Mon, 10 Jul 2000 Fredbruhn at aol.com wrote:

> After I had finished with my back line notes I realized I had made a mistake 
> on the identity of the establishment that now occupies the Frick property at 
> Vanderbilt Jct.
> I said it was a roller skating rink and later decided it was an ice skating 
> ring, and it appears to be both.  In any event you can't miss it.

Well, part of it is "the Ice Mine at Divito Park".

> Morrell Avenue.  There have been some shots in the movies (I mentioned 
> Rohrbecks and there was a movie in 8mm from Sunday River a few years back) of 
> the line coming into Connellsville on Morrell Avenue.  If I had our indian 
> guide with us I might have found the railroad underpass beyond Morrell siding 
> (if the railroad is still there) and hike down to the three railroad trestles 
> but I had been forewarned from the Sept. photo in this years calendar that it 
> wasn't easy.  Maybe another time and with someone who knows their way around, 
> but you could get lost in there and not be found for weeks.  

I tried getting in from the Dunbar end (I'm sure it was a funny sight: one
Sunday afternoon I went down, parked, and started walking. I was dressed
in my usual of a dress shirt, slacks and sneakers as most people who have
seen me can tell you) and after a while I gave up and went back since it
looked like rain. It did rain after I got back to the car.

I'd like to go do it again, but next time I expect I'll take some boots,
just in case.

-D