[PRCo] Re: locale- 1764

[John Swindler]

The "PAT" ownership 'sticky thingie' on the side of 1764 is also a good way 
to date some photos from this era.

>From: Bob Rathke <brathke at mediaone.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: locale- 1764
>Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 23:29:39 -0500
>
>
>Auto rust isn't always a good guide for dating photos.  We owned a 1962 
>Chevy in
>Pittsburgh, and sold it in 1972 with very little visible corrosion.
>
>Bob 4/20/01
>
>
>
>Kenneth Josephson wrote:
>
> > The image was taken June 21,1966. I know Ms. Hill was exploring the East 
>End
> > on that date. She snapped quite a photos of 64, 66, 71 &73 cars that 
>week.
> > 1764 was an East End car at that time. The line pole with the meter 
>clock
> > thingie has a bracket on top identical to those in the area of the 
>Highland
> > Park terminal. So it probably is.
> >
> > The '61 Chevy wagon shows no sign of terminal tin worm disease, unusual 
>for a
> > Pittsburgh based auto of that era, even though it was only five years 
>old. A
> > friend's family, living in the West End from 1958 until 1969, had a '58 
>Chevy
> > wagon that was already rusting out behind the headlight buckets by 1963.
> >
> > Which reminds me: Ed, bring a pocket magnet next time you visit us. Our 
>'59s
> > will amaze you! :-)   Ken J.
> >
> > mrb190 wrote:
> >
> > > http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/htm/rhp194.htm
> > >
> > > seems like it could be the Highland Park terminus for 71 and 73.  But 
>I am
> > > not sure.
> > >
> > > Matt
>
>

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