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

[Harold Geissenheimer]

Greetings to Ken and all
Guesswhat....I had a 1955 Plymouth with Forward  Look
(Red with black stripe and roof) and a 1959 Dodge (kught blue).


I have always owned a Chrysler product..a 1947 Plymouth, a 1951 DeSoto.
the 1955 and 59 cars, a 1963 and 68 Dodge, a 1972 Dodge Charger (the best),
a 1985 Chrysler K car, a 1989 Dodge K car, a 1992 and a 1995 Dodge spirit.

Often had company cars which extended use of my cars..  I purchased most 
of my cars
from a Dodge dealer in McKees Rocks served by Montour Motor Coach.  Many
times I orded the car by telephone, picked up later.

No complaints.  My Spirit has 175,000 miles..

I had fluid drive on the DeSoto, push buttons twice.  The K car was a most
practical car.

I enjoyed the streetcar/Chrysler photos.

Thanks for sharing.

Harold Geissenheimer
ktjosephson at earthlink.net wrote:

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>>A nice visit to one of my favorite systems from 50 years ago.
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>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.
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>So follow this link to some shots of Philadelphia Route 47 taken during its
>last year or so:
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>http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1858
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>They are not Schneider/Bromley/Rathke quality, but they do catch some of
>the ambience of mid to late 1960s Philadelphia.
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>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."
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