[PRCo] Re: Substation

[Jim Holland]

> Fred W. Schneider III wrote:

> The 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.

	Compare this to the photo in  *PCC From Coast to Coast*  pg.166 and the
substation is clearly seen.  IF  the TC were on Liberty, it would be by
the nose of the 1000--series car in the background and the substation
would be behind the photographer.
	This seems to confirm the Grant St. location for the TC.
	Is this an PRCo substation?  Duquesne Light??

>> 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.

>>> "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.

>>>> Kenneth Josephson wrote:::::::

>>>> Which substation is pictured in the background here:

http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/htm/wvp53.htm

-- 
James B. Holland