[PRCo] Re: Wabash-Gateway Center-Streetcar

[John Swindler]

The city loop for routes 64/66/67/68/69 was inbound Forbes St./Diamond to 
Stanwix, then to Fourth to to Ross to Forbes

This 64 car is on Stanwix turning into Fourth.  Photographer is standing at 
intersection of Third and Stanwix.  The right corner of Jenkins Arcade in 
background was at intersection of Liberty and Stanwix.

The track in foreground is city loop for Second Ave routes 55/56/57/58, 
which was inbound Second Ave. to Ross to Third to Stanwix to Fourth to Ross 
to Second Ave.

Interesting photo, Matt.  Thanks for sharing

John


>From: Matt Barry <mrb190+ at pitt.edu>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Wabash-Gateway Center-Streetcar
>Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:43:15 -0500
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>I take it there must have been some re-configuring of streetcar routes
>when the Wabash Bldg. and other were demolished to make way for the
>Gateway Center buidlings.    I just can't figure out what the heck this
>route 64 car is doing in these photos.   One photo is from a distance,
>showing the whole area, and the next is a close-up.
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>Here's the description, but it's hard for me to believe that that entire
>building behind the streetcar is the Jenkins Arcade.   I thought Jenkins
>was on Liberty between Fifth and Stanwix.
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>Matt
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>"Looking down what was then known as Ferry Street (now known as Stanwix
>Street) in downtown Pittsburgh, this photograph shows the ruins of the
>old Wabash Railroad Terminal on the right. The terminal had been one of
>five railroad terminals in Pittsburgh until it was destroyed by fire in
>1946, clearing the way for the demolition of the entire area and
>construction of the Gateway Center project. The building on the far
>right center of the photograph is the old Jenkins Arcade, later razed to
>make space for the building now known as One Fifth Avenue Place."
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