[PRCo] Re: Smithfield St. Bridge trolley canopy.

[Harold Geissenheimer]

Bob
I believe the trolley canopy was gone by 1978.

What year did the  P&LE commuter train quit?

Harold Geissenheimer

Bob Rathke wrote:

>I found another Station Square brochure from 1978.  It's a large, oversize
>piece, full of architectural renderings of the new Station Square that was
>about to open, and photographs of the old P&LE station.  A couple of
>observations:
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>- The trolley canopy is not illustrated nor mentioned in the text.
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>- There is an aerial view rendering of the Station Square site, and a
>passenger train is shown at the platform track along the Grand Concourse
>building.  Text states that there would be special trains bringing shoppers
>to Station Square from parts of the Tri-state area.  I don't believe that
>those plans ever materialized.
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>Bob 1/2/04
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <twg at pulsenet.com>
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Cc: "Scott Becker" <sbecker at pa-trolley.org>
>Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 2:11 PM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Smithfield St. Bridge trolley canopy.
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>>Hi, Harold,
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>>I wasn't paying attention when that happened...but Scott Becker helped
>>broker the deal.  I'm forwarding this to him and perhaps he will recall.
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>>Happy New Year!
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