[PRCo] LAST DAY FOR MR. ROGERS NEIBORHOOD 8--31--01

[ROGER Jenkins]

Today , Fred Rogers hung up his sweater in the closet for the last time
and officially retired.  And the trolley ran its last run across the
town that appeared to be in HO scale. Originating from Station KWEQ in
Pittsburg since it started [correct me if I got the call letters wrong ]
for about 40 years I think , the original trolley was a much larger size
than at the end. The show will be in repeats and syndication hereafter.
Sad to see the show end as my kids watched it years ago as I did when I
could.  He had some of the kids in the audience draw their version of
the trolley and he showed them at the end of te show and some were quite
realistic looking. Years ago he even went out and had  some of PAT'S
cars parade by in the 70s when they carried those crazy paintschemes .
And he took us on rides on some of them.  We will miss you Mr. Rogers
!!!