[PRCo] Re: Substation

[Fred W. Schneider III]

Thwe White Tower or Hamburger Castle or whatever was on the north side
of Liberty.  And there was a substation adjacent to it along with some
great old billboards but up by Pittsburgh Outdoor Advertising Co.  

Bob Rathke wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> --------------------------------------
> 
> "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.