[PRCo] Re: PRC roster updates

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Thu, 28 Jun 2001, John Swindler wrote:

> By the way, Derrick, on 9 Feb. 1903 Andrew Carnegie "broke his silence and 
> has declared himself in favor of the Flinn-Magee tract of 32 acres along 
> Woodlawn Avenue, adjoining Schenley Park" as the location for a proposed 
> technical school in Pittsburgh.  One of the members of the Plan and Scope 
> Committee of the technical school was John A. Brashear, chancellor of the 
> Western University. (yes, Derrick, I made a copy for you)

thanks

> So what does the preceding paragraph have to do with Pittsburgh Railways???  
> Well, shame on any Pittsburgh Railways fans that don't recognize the name 
> Flinn.  (must confess that I wouldn't have make the connection until couple 
> weeks ago)  As a hint, during its construction, a certain tunnel on the 
> southside was referred to as the "Flinn tunnel".   (could have just been a 
> distant relative)

Or the name McGee. Christopher Lyman McGee did after all create the
hospital in honor of his mother which eventually claimed the Craft
Avenue carbarn land...

-D