[PRCo] Re: Ivory Towers trolleys

[Fred Schneider]

Was 1699 one of those cars altered to run on 21 FINEVIEW?

Bob Rathke wrote:

> I just finished reviewing some of the PRC/PAT photos that I took in 1963-64, and here are the views of 1605 and 1699 that I found:
> 1699 (Ivory Towers) - 9/1/63 on 10-West View.
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> 1605 (Ivory Towers) - 3/1/64 (first day of PAT operations) on 8-Perrysville.  (John Bromley's photo shows 1605 in Ivory Towers paint on 7/5/64.)
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> 1699 (PRC red and cream) - 9/6/64 on 8-Perrysville.
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> Questions: did both 1605 and 1699 operate in Ivory Towers paint at the same time?  If not, why didn't 1699 retain the Ivory Towers paint in 1963-64, eliminating the need to paint 1605 to that scheme?  Did PRC/PAT have a rotation plan for repainting ad-cars at regular intervals regardless of the advertising contract?
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> Bob 3/9/04