[PRCo] Re: Car Houses

[Harold Geissenheimer]

Greetings to all

Not sure about the car storage bays in the rear.  The free standing administration
building in front is part of the church.   At Castle Shannon, the admin building
became the boro hall.  At Glenwood, its the admin building thats still in use.
PRC always tried to keep the Transportation building separate from the mntce
and car storage areas.  When PAT took over we found that the Transportation
Dept had its own janitors to clean its buildings.  They believed they had higher
standards than the mntce department!

Harold Geissenheimer

mrb190 wrote:

> raymond at nauticom.net wrote:
>
> > Dennis in an attempt to answer your actual question here is what I know.
> >
> > Is the Ingram Car House still a church?
>
> Yes.  In fact, a friend of mine got married there last summer, ceremony and
> reception were held in the building.  I could not make it, unfortunately, but if
> I had, would have more details of what it looks like and what's left to remind
> one that it was a car house.
>
> >
> >
> > Carrick Car House torn down. Area a small shopping center.
>
> Interesting.  Now I know exactly where that carhouse was.  Further down
> Brownsville Rd (inbound) on the same side of the street, a friend tells me that
> there was a car house where the Carrick Eagles and Brownsville Inn now is.  I
> find that hard to believe since those buildings are on a part of Brownsville that
> is on a bluff.  Behind the buildings is a steady drop to streets below.   Anyone
> know about a carhouse on this site?
>
> >
> > Hilltop Car House (actual building) in Mt Oliver is a Family Dollar store.
> >
> > Glenwood Administration Bldg Still standing as a senior citizen
> > Rec./Meeting Center. Car Yard owned by the city?
>
> Was there an actual Glenwood car barn?  I see several buildings near the old
> administration building, in the back and about a block over to the left, but not
> sure
> which, if any of these buildings could have been a barn.
>
> >
> >
> > What about the South Side Car House on 30th street. What year did that close?
>
> Would this have been for the Sarah Street horse carline?
>
> > Craft Avenue car house (gone) area is now part of McKee Hospital I believe.
>
> Yes.  Magee expanded somewhat, and a part of a building stands on the former
> Craft Avenue grounds, but for the most part, it is just paved parking lot over
> what was the Craft streetcar parking lot.
>
> > Charleroi Car House still standing as a Med Lab or Cancer Treatment Center?
> >
> > Is part of Manchester still standing and used by PAT?
>
> I think so - at least driving out that way once a few years back, I recall seeing
> a PAT sign on a building in that vicinity.   Anybody else?
>
> >
> > What year did the McKeesport Car House close and its fate?
> >
> > Millvale Car House area is now a Highway interchange.
> >
>
> Wasn't it used for buses for awhile after the 2 & 3 lines were abandoned?
>
> Matt