[PRCo] Re: Off to see the Wizzard

Tue Jan 30 10:42:03 EST 2007

I vaguely recall we also ended up in beautiful downtown Chester (:>), trying 
to identify some photo locations.  I'm guessing the Broad and Erie stop was 
also to verify a photo location.  There was a time when it probably was a 
safe/nice neighborhood.  Wasn't it also a Saturday morning - before the 
locals would be out in force??

John

>From: "Bob Dietrich" <bdietrich at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>CC: "'Richard Allman MD'" <allmanr at einstein.edu>
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Off to see the Wizzard
>Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:55:14 -0500
>
>Yea, but Allman thinks that is such a nice area he goes there every day!!!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of John
>Swindler
>Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 7:43 PM
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Off to see the Wizzard
>
>
>I was visualizing of our extremely brief visit to Broad and Erie with Rich
>Allman.
>
>
> >From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >Subject: [PRCo] Re: Off to see the Wizzard
> >Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:37:05 -0500
> >
> >But there are parts of North Philly ... Chestnut Hill in
> >particular ... that are just crowded with houses built before we
> >separated from England and became a nation in our own right.   They
> >are truly worth the time for a "look see" as my father used to say.
> >
> >But let's bring it back on track.   Isn't it a beautiful sight,
> >driving in Freeport Road or Route 28 and watching downtown Pittsburgh
> >unfold ahead of you at night.   Or even more dramatic, burst out of
> >the Fort Pitt Tunnel at night and suddenly there is Pittsburgh.   It
> >has the same impact as perhaps the Empire State Building or the
> >Golden Gate.
> >
> >On Jan 29, 2007, at 3:33 PM, John Swindler wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Fred once made the comment that it is impossible to take a bad
> > > (meaning not
> > > scenic) picture in Switzerland.  Never been there, but it is easy
> > > to agree
> > > with that assessment.  North Philly, on the other hand... (:>)
> > >
> > > In between, yes, there is a lot to see - and to paraphase Lake
> > > Woebegone,
> > > most of it is above average.  (I think we are saying the same
> > > thing, Fred)
> > > The older I get, the more I appreciate the journey.  And yes, the
> > > ride on
> > > BritRail north from Stirling was more enjoyable then Inverness.
> > >
> > > Still haven't figured out how to capture western scenery on film.
> > > Perhaps
> > > impossible to do it justice.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > >> From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> > >> Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > >> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > >> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Off to see the Wizzard
> > >> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:20:13 -0500
> > >>
> > >> Of course all our opinions about what is or is not beautiful are
> > >> personal opinions.   If someone were to ask me what was the nicest
> > >> place I've ever been, I would probably say EVERYWHERE.   Just open
> > >> your eyes.   The whole world is pretty if you simply approach it with
> > >> an open mind.
> > >>
> > >> I once thought Texas was ugly but that was probably because I was 19
> > >> years old and missed the green landscape of home.   I probably also
> > >> missed my family and disliked the Army.   Time has a way of changing
> > >> one's perspective.   The stark landscape of the Guadlupe peaks in
> > >> West Texas are absolutely stunning.   The pine forests of
> > >> southeastern Texas are equally pretty in their own way.   The
> > >> thousand miles of corn and wheat fields of the heartland of America
> > >> need to be seen to be appreciated ... perhaps over and over by
> > >> car ... journey after journey ... until the beauty sinks in.   I've
> > >> last count how many times I've driven across the Great Plains and I'm
> > >> looking forward to doing it again this summer.    We should all drive
> > >> the Pacific Coast from Canada to Mexico before we die ... the
> > >> Redwoods ... the old homes in places like Eureka ... the bottle brush
> > >> cactus blooming along the California coast ... Hearst Castle at San
> > >> Simeon ... it's all breathtaking.   The wilds of the Scottish
> > >> Highlands are also beautiful (and John Swindler , I know would
> > >> agree).   And who could argue against including the Bernese Oberland
> > >> in Switzerland.   And maybe I'll even get to see an elephant in Tibet
> > >> someday.
> > >>
> > >> And yes, Ed, a dozen alligators sunning themselves in the Everglades
> > >> are worth a picture too.
> > >>
> > >> On Jan 28, 2007, at 7:29 PM, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> It isn't obligatory do any of the things Fred mentioned while
> > >>> cruising.  We
> > >>> don't.  And you can see the same things he'd like to see for a lot
> > >>> less than
> > >>> land tour prices.
> > >>>
> > >>> P.S.  Alaska's not nearly as beautiful as Yosemite National Park!
> > >>> But we
> > >>> wouldn't have learned that unless we had gone.
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
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