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

[ktjosephson at earthlink.net]

Funny you should mention this, Harold. One of our "drivers" is a '59
Plymouth wagon, I have a '72 Satellite Sebring my parents bought new and I'm
about to install a fresh 440 in my '68 Imperial Crown.

They don't salt the roads in Southern Nevada, but the sunlight is murder on
plastic, vinyl and paint.

To get back on topic, when the '72 was new, we took it Pittsburgh for
Memorial Day weekend to visit my uncle & family. It was a cousin's first
communion and my youngest brother's ninth birthday.

It was also the weekend of our first ride in a 1700, five years after a
brief winter ride in 1614. It was rather warm that weekend. My mother, who
grew up riding in Birneys, double truck deck roof cars and more
"conventional" PCCs elsewhere, and my father, who also had grown up riding
"normal" streetcars, i.e., with opening windows, weren't exactly thrilled
about the sealed windows and "roaring" fans.

K.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harold Geissenheimer" <transitmgr2 at earthlink.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:52 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: How 'bout Philadephia (and Pittsburgh) from Thirty Years
Ago?


> 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:
>
> >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.
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