[PRCo] Re: Liberty and Seventh Avenues

[Bob Rathke]

My guess is around 1950, maybe late 40's.  In the distant center is a sign 
for the Senator Theater.  The Senator became the Nixon Theater in the 
1950's.

The newest automobiles seem to be 1940's models.

Also, in the far background is the roof structure for the Liberty Ave. 
trolley stop at Penn Station.  This shelter was gone by the late 1950's.

Not much pedestrian traffic, and no trolleys - could have been a Sunday or a 
holiday.

Bob 11/7/05

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 2:24 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Liberty and Seventh Avenues


> Matt Barry wrote:
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>> Browsing through Historic Pittsburgh again, and noted the attached
>> photograph. At first look, I thought it was something taken a few
>> years after the abandonment of the East End lines, given the
>> disconnect between the Liberty and Seventh Avenue tracks. Closer look
>> at the vehicles and manner of dress of the pedestrians, I think this
>> is the 1930's or 1940's.
>>
>> Anybody?
>>
>> -- URL :
>> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/LIBERTY_SEVENTH.jpeg
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> The tracks on 7th between Smithfield and Liberty weren't visible in the
> 1950s  --  second track and even overhead on 7th between Smithfield and
> Grant Was still there in the 1950s.       7th was narrow at Smithfield
> end but Quite Broad at Grant end  --  even devil strip was wide.
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> Jim__Holland
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> I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!
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> down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!
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