[PRCo] Re: New York Times Streetcar Article

[John Swindler]

Right on, Rich.
 
But then again, the Inquirer, being from Philadelphia, probably has much experience identifying a 'dump'.  (:>)
 
Cheers
J
 
 
> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:11:25 -0400> From: allmanr at verizon.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: New York Times Streetcar Article> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > what about our great state capital city? Unless I'm missing something, it's > still a dump. A few years ago the Inquirer ran an article entitled something > like "Harrisburg:Is this any place to have a state capital?" and subtitled > "not even a nice place to visit" (as oppposed to places that are nowhere to > live but nice enough to visit.) Then a litany of what ailed. Haven't been in > the city since Fred Schneider's retirement do, but his departure cannot > possibly have helped matters! Then there's Hartford, Conn, a ontime very > pleasant , vibrant place which is now downright scary-I was there a couple > years ago and it's really hit the skids. As one involved in healthcare, > trust me it takes more than hospitals to sustain a region. Richmond VA has > seen better times as well. And Charleton, W Va-did it ever flourish?> > RICH> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Derrick J Brashear" <shadow at dementia.org>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:25 PM> Subject: [PRCo] Re: New York Times Streetcar Article> > > > On Mon, 18 Aug 2008, Joshua Dunfield wrote:> >> >> On 2008-08-17, Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:> >>> The only state capital that comes to my mind that is having> >>> real economic problems is Trenton NJ, which for years had a sign on> >>> the bridge over the Delaware River that read, TRENTON MAKES, THE> >>> WORLD TAKES.> >>> >> The sign's still there; you can see it from the R7/Amtrak.> >> > DRJTC (I think, rather than DRPA) owns the bridge, and it's> > "toll-supported" unlike the adjacent US1 highway bridge.> >> >> >> > > > 
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