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

[John Swindler]

So far, no such luck with Pittsburgh directories.  Maybe something available 
in Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh.



>From: "Donald Galt" <galtfd at att.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Rt. 49 and Brownsville Ave. single track
>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 15:01:38 -0700
>
>
>On 6 Jun 01, at 10:07, John Swindler wrote:
>
> > if anyone has
> > need to know what street railway properties existed in
> > Pittsburgh in say 1895, just check the 'yellow pages' in the
> > 1895 city directory.  Each directory has business section
> > with street railway listing that includes each companies
> > name and location of business office.
>
>Don't know about Pittsburgh, but many city directories in that era
>actually listed street railway routes, so that you can get an idea of
>the changes from year to year.
>
>Don
>
>

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