[Fwd: Thanks to Street Railway Photograpghers...]

[mrb190]

(because of the difference between mrb190 and mrb190+; long story, should
be fixed -- djb)

I am still kind of new to this group, so if this has been said before,
please forgive the duplication of words...

When I display streetcar photographs to folks around here who don't have
the same hobby-like interest in the cars as I do, I often hear the same
remarks:  "wow!  I remember that building!"  or "Yes!  I remember when
the avenue looked like that!"  or "Is that what our street used to look
like?"

In short, to all of railway photographers, past and present:  not only
have you recorded a terrific piece of streetcar history, but also the
surroundings.   I doubt if there are many picture-takers out there today
snapping as many pics on Fifth Avenue or Penn Avenue or on some urban
neighborhood street of  autos or buses going by.  The streetcar WAS an
intricate part of the street and made it all the more interesting enough
for photographers to spend a few more dollars on film.   I wonder how
many of you realized at the time that you were capturing more than just
the trolleys, but also the time and place in which the cars did their
jobs.   It's a kick to hear current Pitt students who view the photos in
the "Touring Pittsburgh By Trolley" book say:   "The Towers (student
housing) are in this picture!  That means you had trolleys running here
in the sixties!   What happened to them?"    The Towers were apparently
pretty new, and I think they are still the newest dorms on campus, so
when you view this particular photo in the "Touring..." book, it does
seem like the cars were running down Fifth just yesterday.

So, again, THANKS!

And speaking of photographs, can anyone tell me where this Roberta Hill
shot is located?
Ken, do you know?

http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/jpg/kjpgh213.jpg

Matt