[PRCo] Re: pix of Eldora Park

[mtoytrain at bellsouth.net]

Mark
The "Dance Hall" was a 45 minute hike thru the woods from my house on 2nd Street Ext in Donora, strange all the years that have gone by and not once did I ever know that Eldora Park was actually
an amusement park?   Move over Kennywood!

Jerry M
> 
> From: Jim Holland <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> Date: 2007/06/11 Mon AM 12:10:26 EST
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: pix of Eldora Park
> 
> What's more, Mark, is that Robert indicates that the Dance Hall remained 
> well into the 1960s, or into the  ({[pat]})  era --- long after 
> TrolleyCars Ceased here in June-1953!
> 
> 
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> Mark McGuire wrote:
> 
> > Agreed! I'd love to see more. Seems like photos of Eldora Park are a 
> > rare find indeed. Curious as when searching the Penn Pilot aerial 
> > views of 1938-39 I can't seem to find a trace of Eldora Park. Perhaps 
> > I'm just looking in the wrong place but I know where in general to 
> > look. The trolley line can clearly be seen.
> >
> > -- Jim Holland <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com> wrote:
> > Fantastic Find! Where was the photo published? Wonder if it would be 
> > of value to contact Pat Sanders Murphy of Hidden Valley for other 
> > associated photos and historic notes.
> >
> > Jim___Holland
> >
> >
> >
> > ROBERT R ROCKWELL wrote:
> >> Eldora Park on the Charleroi line was between Black Diamond Jct and 
> >> the three trestles to Charleroi.
> >>
> >> The dance building on the left survived through the 60's as GirlScout 
> >> property.
> >>
> >> Robert Rockwell
> >> w3syt1 at msn.com<mailto:w3syt1 at msn.com>
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> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Eldora100-Gray0001.jpg
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