[PRCo] Re: Rt. 49 and Brownsville Ave. single track

[Bob Rathke]

I assume you're referring to Diamond STREET (now Forbes, downtown).  The Diamond
Market is long gone, but I believe that the Oyster House is still there.

Bob 6/5/01

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Jim Holland wrote:

> >> Dietrich, Robert J. commented:
>
> >> I'm just a little confused though.  What is Brownsville Avenue?  Isn't
> >> Arlington Ave. The one track mountain trail that goes from Carson St. to
> >> Warrington Ave?
>
> > John Swindler wrote:
>
> > In 1858 the one-track mountain trail was known as the Brownsville Turnpike
> > Road.
> > In 1895 the mountain trail on north side of Mt. Washington was known as
> > Brownsville Avenue.  At top of hill became Brownsville Rd. to S. 18th St.
> > (which wasn't at that time - it was Birmingham St.).
> > Continuing south from what is now Arlington Ave. and S. 18th St.
> > intersection in Mt. Oliver, was Brownsville Road, Brownsville Plank Road or
> > Southern Ave., (probable error by map maker) depending on various maps from
> > circa 1900.
> > By 1899, Arlington Ave. had been extended westward through Allentown to
> > intersection Brownsville Ave. and Washington Ave.  Washington Ave.?????
> > That's now Warrington.
> > And because Arlington Ave. designation caused a separation of Brownsville
> > Rd., apparently at some more recent time the mountain trail on Mt.
> > Washington was renamed Arlington Ave.
>
> > Confused???  Well, I am, and that's with a bunch of maps in front of me!!!
> > What was that comedy routine about 'Who is on first'?
>
>         We have 24-hour channels here, so don't know where to begin with number
> one!  And then which channel  --  guess the lowest number is first, yes?
>
> > More recently, those of us of a certain age still recall Diamond St. in
> > downtown Pittsburgh, which is now Forbes.
>
>         MOST  of us on this list can remember Diamond  --  the way it will be
> on my future model layout!
>         FWS3 and Fred-B and Fred-S and Bob-R and Ed-L and Tom and Matt and Ed-T
> and Carl and Roger and Saturn and John and Jim and.....  all these
> remember Diamond!  Don will remember it, too, even though he didn't live
> here!
>
> --
> James B. Holland
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