[PRCo] Re: Fourth and Stanwix

[Matt Barry]

Ed,
That is so great that you had an office in Jenkins Arcade..   My Mom 
worked at Horne's and I recall going into the Arcade for the eye doctor, 
baked goods, Palmer's restaurant, Ritter's,  and wasn't there a Gil's or 
a Rite Aid?   Plus, it was great to cut through there coming back from 
5th Ave to Horne's when it was bitter cold outside.  Really enjoyed 
coming out of the Liberty Avenue side of the arcade to see the East End 
PCCs making that wide swing from Liberty onto Fifth.

Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

>Diamond Street became Forbes Avenue in 1958, in time for the bicentennial.
>Ferry Street became part of Stanwix in that whole redevelopment of the area
>around the Wabash Terminal, but don't know the year.  The T station entrance
>is indeed on the terminal site.
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>Yes, I had my business in the Jenkins Arcade until the tore it down (though
>I was operating from a branch in Mt. Lebanon at the end).  Pittsburgh became
>decidedly less friendly for small business with the passing of the Arcade.
>It's even more so today, and look at the city's economic condition!
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>Ed
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of John
>Swindler
>Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 8:57 AM
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fourth and Stanwix
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>Diamond St was renamed Forbes St. - sometime in early 60s?????
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>and from the alignment in a 1929 map, it looks like Ferry St. was renamed
>Stanwix St.
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>I remember 'Diamond St.' name, but have no recollection of 'Ferry St.', so
>would guess that Ferry St. name disappeared in ealry 1950s.
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>It also looks like the Wabash Terminal Building sat on the ground now
>occupied by the Gateway Center 'T' station.
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>Again, thanks for posting this view.  It pre-dates my memories of the
>Gateway Center area. Or let me correct that:  It pre-dates my memories of
>Gateway Center area west of Stanwix/Ferry St.; but buildings to east of
>Stanwix/Ferry St. were still in existance in early 1960s.
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>Ed:  didn't you have an office at one time in Jenkins Arcade?
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>John
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>>From: Bill Robb <bill937ca at yahoo.ca>
>>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>Subject: [PRCo] Fourth and Stanwix
>>Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:33:30 -0800 (PST)
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>>Here's another view of the Wabash Terminal demolition
>>taken November 12, 1947 with a PCC creeping around the
>>corner onto Fourth.
>>Bill Robb
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