[PRCo] Re: Substation

[Bob Rathke]

I'm sure this view was taken of the trolley bus heading south on Grant St.,
approaching Seventh Avenue:

- The building fronts in the left backgtound look like the buildings on the
north side of Liberty Avenue.

- Yes, there's a White Tower to the far right, but that's the White Tower that
was on the north side of Liberty Avenue, a little
  west of 11th St. (there was/is a White Tower on the south side of Liberty Ave.
at 10th St., but that's not the restaurant shown
  in this photo).

- The smokestack and building in the background is definitely  the power plant,
which was at 11th St. and Smallman.

Bob 6/11/01

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"Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:

> I believe that stack was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's facilities.
> The view is not on Grant Street as has been postulated.  The view is clearly
> on Liberty Avenue looking east.  Note the presence of the White Tower and
> the absence of the Federal Reserve Bank branch and the Greyhound Terminal.
>
> Ed
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
> Kenneth Josephson
> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 11:05 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Substation
>
> Hi All,
>
> Which substation is pictured in the background here:
>
> http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/htm/wvp53.htm
>
> Ken J.