Amusement Parks and West View Park

[Fred W. Schneider III]

You must have forced my hand.

"Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:

> You were at the Lancaster Eat 'n Park during a snowstorm on 1-25-00.  We
> were in my car that day.  Elby's -- the other Big Boy franchisee in the
> area, originally out of Wheeling, just shuttered its last three area
> restaurants, two in Washington and one in Mount Lebonia.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> [mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Fred W.
> Schneider III
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 11:01 AM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: Re: Amusement Parks and West View Park
>
> I'm sitting here smiling at the fear of the content police.
>
> In early adulthood, I developed a fascination for the Big Boy and strawberry
> pie, and I would drive all the way from Lancaster to Pittsburgh and back
> just
> to eat.  Both abilities and tastes have changed.  It takes three days to go
> over and back now.  And I would rather have a German dinner at Max's
> Allegheny
> Tavern on the Norside. And Eat and Squat has expanded well outside
> southwestern Pennsylvania; the nearest one to my home is only two miles
> away.
> Do I go there?  Last time was probably in 1998 or 1999, but I often have
> breakfast at the Washington PA location when I'm working at Arden.
>
> Bob Schmidt wrote:
>
> > Bob,
> >
> > Great shot of Chessie from the 40th!
> >
> > Yep, Eat 'n Park at E. Ohio and 40th was one of the very first in the
> > area with waitress' on skates waiting on cars in their lot. My date and
> > I would stop there for a burger and shake occasionally.
> > While at Eat 'n Park I'd always be on the lookout for PRC's M283 and
> > M701 both of which operated out of the Millvale yard...one  block down
> > old East Ohio Street from E/P.
> >
> > Don's still in business and one of the best around. Just had him clean
> > and check out my Olympus OM1.Took half the shots on Dietrich's site with
> > it.
> >
> > Fritz Merlick, (Boots & Saddles"), and his Harley Sidecar cycle was the
> > scourge of Millvale. He did the work of any three cops combined in
> > todays Force. I remember a time when his bike spun out on a curve near
> > the Millvale carbarn when the front tire somehow got wedged iin a
> > turnout switch following a rain. A group of kids witness to the event
> > started to applaud then bolted in a flash when he apparently reached for
> > his holster.
>
> That would make a wonderful scene in some Hollywood epic for teenagers.
> Sort
> of down the line of the kids chaining the policeman's rear axle to a fire
> hydrant and then speeding passed him at 80 per.
>
> >
> >
> > Will keep you posted on what I find on the West View pics.
> >
> > Hey gang.....this all has to do with trolleys in one way or another, and
> > is all Pittsburgh related, so no off-topic chastisements please,
> >
> > Bob
> >
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