[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh---Then___And___Now

Jim Holland PghPCC at pacbell.net
Thu Dec 25 02:03:11 EST 2003


Good Morning!



>> Jim Holland wrote:

>>       This book has been discussed here before.

>>       Is there another book which shows specific
>> buildings in Pittsburgh  --  re, Isaly's,
>> Dimling's, Stouffers, Kleins, etc., etc., etc.  --
>> or is this the one and same book?



> Derrick J Brashear wrote:

> There is a paperback by Brian Butko about Isaly's...

>>         Know the history of Isaly's but am not
>> speaking of Isaly's alone   ---   thought there
>> was another book which looked at the different
>> businesses scattered throughout the Burgh which
>> included Isaly's as one of many.

>>         Then___And___Now  does this to an extent,
>> obviously, but thought we discussed another book
>> that dealt specifically with businesses of the
>> 1940s and 1950s.    Searching my files reveals nada.


	Here you are, Mr.Holland  --  searched my TXT files in addition
to email files and this is what I found::      ((Thank  You, 
Matt!!  --  Nice To See The List Chipping--In))



Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 11:45:43 -0700

The 50's book is called WITNESS TO THE FIFTIES.    Subtitle is
"the Pittsburgh Photographic Library, 1950-1953."   Constance B.
Shultz and Steven W. Plattner.    Editors; Narrative by Clarke M.
Thomas.  It is published by the University of Pittsburgh
Press.    The web site is:   http://www.pitt.edu/~press/

Matt



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Jim

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