[PRCo] LEOW'S PENN THEATER

John F Bromley johnfbromley at home.com
Wed Nov 21 14:04:27 EST 2001


Me again.  I'm looking at a negative of a 22 CROSSTOWN car turning left off a single track street into an unidentified street (all I can see of street sign is the "ST" part, also a curve right and of course a track straight ahead.  Behind the car is the Leow's Penn Theater (Clark Gable movie if anyone cares), behind is a line of PCCs the first of which is a 94 SHARPSBURG.  

I'm guessing the 22 car is westbound on Penn at 6th and turning TOWARD the center of town but why would a 22 car be there - didn't they come straight in over 6th St?  This one would have had to come from the north side via either 7th or 9th St to be making this turn.  there are other photos taken on 6th ST between Fort Duquesne and Penn on the same day, no track work to cause a diversion.  Date is August 2, 1947, a Friday.

Confirmation?  Suggestions?





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