[PRCo] Re: Question For The List

[John Swindler]

Maybe not as much artis's license as would appear.  At one time, route 96 did operate from downtown to East Liberty via Penn, Butler and Morningside.  Was shortened to 62nd St. loop in late teens.  There is a PUC decision that involved several changes to reduce number of car routes on Penn Ave.  At the time these included Frankstown, Bloomfield Loop, Fifth-Shady-Penn, rt. 94, rt. 96, and a Penn-Larimar.  (and I've forgotten one other)
 
Happy New Year
 
John
 
> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:16:08 -0800> From: hrbran at sbcglobal.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Question For The List> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > OK, so it is downtown. I used a painting by Mary Lois Verilla for my Christmas card. The painting has the Dimlings store on one side and the Baum Bldg on the other side. The destination sign, however, reads "96-E. Liberty-62nd St". Artists License, I would suppose.> > Thanks for the information.> Bob Rathke <bobrathke at comcast.net> wrote:> Liberty Avenue at 8th St. (a small alley).> > Dimlings was on the north side of Liberty Avenue, just east of 8th St.. > Until 1974, I worked in the building next door at 725 Liberty which was > adjacent to the Clark Bldg. At that time, the Dimlings candy store was > gone, and the store front was occupied by Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips; a > massage parlor was upstairs. I only patronized the first floor restaurant.> > The Baum Bldg. was on the south side of Liberty Avenue at that general > location, between Wood St. and Seventh Ave. In the 1950's, Dr. Baum was one > of the few dentists who advertised in the newspaper and on TV.> > I have a photo here somewhere that shows a trolley in front of the Dimlings > building.> > Bob 12/31/07> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Herb Brannon" > ---------------------------------> > To: > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 9:11 AM> Subject: [PRCo] Question For The List> > > > Where were both the "Dimlings Candy" building with its large facade with > > "Dimlings Candy" in neon script, and, the "Baum Building" with a > > theater-like sign on its' front ??> > Herb Brannon> >> > TODAY'S "THOUGHT FOR THE DAY"> >> > Many man smoke> > Many man drink> > But> > Fumanchu> > BURMA SHAVE> >> >> > > > > > > > Herb Brannon> > TODAY'S "THOUGHT FOR THE DAY"> > > Happy New Year> From Herb, Tiger, Tom, Rambo, Wiki and Zelda> > > 
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