[PRCo] Re: Fourth and Stanwix

[Harold G.]

Greetings to all

It was more than simpler...it was BETTER!
The 1950's and 60's were good years for me
in Pittsburgh.  I am glad that I spent them
in Pittsburgh.

Harold Geissenheimer
-----Original Message-----
From: Edward H. Lybarger <trams at adelphia.net>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Date: Friday, March 25, 2005 7:02 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.
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>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
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>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:
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>>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!
>>
>>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
>>
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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.
>>
>>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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