[PRCo] Re: Fourth and Stanwix

[Bob Rathke]

Besides visits to doctors' offices upstairs, I remember the Jenkins Arcade
lobby, and mostly as a shortcut in cold weather.  In the early 1950's the
first floor had a couple of interesting stores: Wayne Travel Service which
always had railroad brochures in their take-one rack, and a hybrid
stationery/gift shop that sold stuff that you couldn't find anywhere else -
things like Mexican jumping beans .

Bob 3/25/05

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams at adelphia.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 6:03 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fourth and Stanwix


> The Arcade was quite a place...a community, really.  We used to joke with
> the elevator dispatchers about starting a rumor on the 8th floor just to
see
> what it would sound like by the time it reached the first.
>
> Life was simpler then.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Matt
> Barry
> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 12:12 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fourth and Stanwix
>
>
> 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.
> >
> >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!
> >
> >Ed
> >
> >-----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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Diamond St was renamed Forbes St. - sometime in early 60s?????
> >
> >and from the alignment in a 1929 map, it looks like Ferry St. was renamed
> >Stanwix St.
> >
> >
> >I remember 'Diamond St.' name, but have no recollection of 'Ferry St.',
so
> >would guess that Ferry St. name disappeared in ealry 1950s.
> >
> >It also looks like the Wabash Terminal Building sat on the ground now
> >occupied by the Gateway Center 'T' station.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >Ed:  didn't you have an office at one time in Jenkins Arcade?
> >
> >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)
> >>
> >>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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