[PRCo] Liberty and Grant

[Bob Rathke]

That "stone" building in the background appears to be the east end of the
Federal/Post Office Building.  The concrete "deck" running off the second
floor and to the left is the Post Office truck loading platform on the
Bigelow Blvd.side of the building.  The PRR tracks (now PAT LRV line to Penn
Plaza in under that "deck", running left to right.  There were also tracks
that ran into the Post Office Building at street level.

The Civic Arena opened in 1961, so it's above the stone wall in this photo,
but out of view here.

Bob 5/7/02

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Holland" <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 12:27 PM
Subject: [PRCo] [Fwd: Re: Forbes Avenue? Second Avenue?]


>
> HI!
> The building is Whatever was on that corner - and the brick is leading to
> the PRR station with some cars parked there.   And yes, the Civic Arena
> sits atop the hillside - but is not in the original photo taken with 135mm
> telephoto.
>
> Jim
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Forbes Avenue?  Second Avenue?
> Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 14:56:03 -0400
> From: Matt Barry <mrb190+ at pitt.edu>
> Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> References:
>
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>
> Wow - so that cement block structure to the right rear  - is the Post
> Office? -- and the red brick in the back ground is the PRR parking lot
> entrance?  And the "hillside" above is leading up to where the Civic Arena
> is?
>
> Matt
>
> > Jim Holland wrote:
>
> > Good Morning!
>
> > It is Grant turning to Liberty  --  I took the photo and
> > had 2-purposes for it:::::::
>
> > 1)--to catch the lean of the car into the curve, and.......
>
> > 2)--to attempt a direct-head-on photo that looks like
> > the drafting drawing supplied by SLC!
>
> >> "Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:
>
> >> What hillside?  I think you're looking at the Allegheny County Jail.
> >> That's why I like shots that show more than the streetcar.
>
> >>> From: Matt Barry:::::::
>
> >>> http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/jpg/pitt122.jpg
>
> >>> This seems like an early to mid-sixties pic, and is one of my
favorites.
>
> >>> But I can't quite figure out if this is Second Avenue or Forbes, or???
>
> >>> I think that is Blvd. of the Allies up on the hillside.
>
> >>> Anyone?
>
> >>> Matt
>
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