[PRCo] How 'bout Philadephia (and Pittsburgh) from Thirty Years Ago?

[ktjosephson at earthlink.net]

Harold Geissenheimer wrote:

> A nice visit to one of my favorite systems from 50 years ago.

I've been posting images on an automotive enthusiast site catering to fans
of the finned 1955-61 Chrysler Corporation cars. Since many transit and
traction photos I have collected also feature vintage automobiles, I post
the ones showing cars these people wish to see. Some of their comments lead
to interesting discussions about growing up with PCCs (yes, non-railfans who
knew these streetcars as being "PCCs") and one person  started a nice
discussion about visiting New Orleans as a seven year old and being more
impressed with the Canal Street car line than anything else.

So follow this link to some shots of Philadelphia Route 47 taken during its
last year or so:

http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1858

They are not Schneider/Bromley/Rathke quality, but they do catch some of
the ambience of mid to late 1960s Philadelphia.

They certainly aren't Western Pennsylvania subject matter, but if you hunt
around, you'll find quite a few Pittsburgh shots in that section of the web
site. Just look for my posts under "Kenny J." and check the subject lines
for "Pittsburgh" and "Steel City."

K.