[PRCo] Re: 4th

[James B. Holland]

Cheeze whiz  --  four ten-foot lanes would fit on a street that wide  
--  wonder how wide the sidewalks were.       Have some photos of this 
area in PCC days  --  wonder about parking allowance  --  would be Very 
Tight if the trolleycars cleared  --  delivery trucks probably straddled 
sidewalk to allow for clearance.

Jim


Bill Robb wrote:

> Yes. According to the maps on Historic Pittsburgh both 3rd and 4th 
> were 40 feet wide in 1929 at Wood Street.       I believe this width 
> is building wall to building wall.
>
> Bill Robb
>
>
> --- "Harold G." <transitmgr2 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Greetings
>>
>> Was third ave the same width? trolleys were still
>> running there after the war. Harold Geissenheimer
>

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bill Robb <bill937ca at yahoo.ca>
>>
>>
>>> Actually I was never there. But I remember the red lobster sign. 
>>> Fourth Avenue fascinated me when I saw it. It's probably the 
>>> narrowest street with streetcars I've ever seen. And all the tall 
>>> narrow buildings on such a narrow street.
>>
>>> Here it is in August 1977. The fire is a non event.
>>
>>> Inspite of all the hose, the fire department packed up as quickly as 
>>> they arrived.
>>
>>>
>>> Bill Robb
>>>
>>> --- "James wrote:
>>>
>>>> You must have been there Often! Still There, By Chance??
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bill Robb wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It was Fourth between Wood and Smithfield.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bill Robb
>>>>>
>>>>> "James wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Wasn't Klein's restaurant on Fourth -- or was it Third?
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>

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Jim__Holland


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