[PRCo] Re: E. Ohio and Chestnut Streets

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 AProchek at aol.com wrote:

> 
> Actually there are still tracks in the cobblestone on the North side,
> at least when I visted last week.  In fact they are very close to the
> 16th street bridge which I think is Chestnut street. They only exist for
> a short block. I found it amazing that the street has not been touched
> for 40 years but, depressingly, it looks like nothing on that street had
> been touched for 40 years and i am sure the whole thing will be hit by
> Mayor Murphy's wrecking ball soon.

I know where you mean. When my wife's viola teacher lived on one of the
Mexican War streets I used to drive around the North Side and look around
for the 45 minutes of her lesson. Sometimes I'd watch CSX switch the Heinz
plant; Sometimes I'd look at things like this.