[PRCo] Proposed "crosstown" route
Matt Barry
mrb190+ at pitt.edu
Thu Mar 21 17:05:39 EST 2002
Hello,
Those of you who have access to ancient PRCo literature may be able to
answer this.
Wasn't there a Crosstown route proposed in the 1910's or 1920's that
involved part of more recent route 77/54 and the Butler Street routes?
Seems to me that I recall reading that trackage of (for lack of whatever
it was called then-I'll call 77/54 in this writing) the 77/54 was to
continue down Main Street in Lawrenceville after crossing over Penn
Avenue and the tracks of the 88 Frankstown, on down to Butler Street,
and turn RIGHT on Butler and on out towards the 62nd Street Loop, or at
least to Plummer Street Car House. I can't recall to where the reverse
direction was proposed to go -- Oakland? Homestead? South Side?
Anyone?
Matt
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