[PRCo] Re: The Pittsburgh List Convention

[Mark McGuire]

I am coming. I believe Jerry is also coming. He would prefer flying but I prefer driving. Airline flights are already pretty outrageous from here in Jax. I wouldn't mind doing Amslack, but it takes awhile and I'd have to get an extra day off(I may have to do that anyway if driving). Jerry has informed me that he is not getting any messages from this list. He is trying to subscribe agian to Derrick, so I really don't want to answer for him.
  You NEVER have to talk me into Max's. I've been there twice now and I've loved it both times. It's also pretty close to rt 21 Fineview if anyone cares to take a nostalgic ride on the old trolley route. I have seen many photos, but when Fred took us up there, I was amazed. 
  My preferences are to spend half a day on the Washington interurban and the other half on Charleroi. Another day doing West Penn. And maybe the third day just getting together at the museum to chat and ride the streetcars. Some may wish to deviate and ride the T. I myself am dying to see the changes at PTM. 

                    Mark

-- Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
WHO IS COMING?

We have still gotten no firm list of who is coming to the said  
convention and what we would like to do...

Are you coming?   Have you bought a ticket or were you just thinking  
maybe I'll come or maybe it's a nice idea?    Guy's it's coming up on  
September and you wanted to do this in November.

I'm also cc: Scott Becker and I'll explain in a separate e-mail to him.

WHAT TO DO

I take it we would like to do a lot of socializing.   Some would like  
to look at the Pittsburgh and West Penn interurbans or even  
Steubenville (I don't think Ed wants to do that again) or Wheeling or  
Mon - West Penn (that would be good with leaves off the trees).

How about coming back and telling us what you expect if you are  
coming.   It's your trip.

THE DATES

If I recall correctly we were talking the weekend before Thanksgiving:

Friday November 16
Saturday November 17
Sunday November 18

POSSIBLE HOTELS

Here is one index to Motels in Washington, PA.   It does not list  
anything on the east side.  Missing are Motel 6 (724-223-8040) and  
the Hampton Inn.

http://www.trails.com/all-hotels/city-hotel.asp?dest=PA+Washington

PLACES TO EAT

Until we know who is coming and their tastes in food, we also cannot  
come up with any ideas where to eat.   Cuisine around Washington, PA,  
proper is very unimaginative.   About as far out as you get is  
Chinese created for American tastes and American for rednecks.

If you want unusual cooking, you need to go into Pittsburgh.   Some  
of the better restaurants are on the South Side, particularly East  
Carson Street:

http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/restaurants_south_side/ 
Pittsburgh_Restaurants_South_Side_and_Station_Square.htm

Oakland, because of all the universities, also has a lot of  
restaurant diversity:

http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/restaurants_oakland/ 
Pittsburgh_Restaurants_Dining_in_the_East_End_Neighborhoods.htm

One of the better German restaurants is on the Nor'side, Max's  
Allegheny Tavern.   It's never a problem to talk Ed into that one.   
He may try to talk you into it.

http://www.maxsalleghenytavern.com/index.html