[PRCo] Re: Why did trolleys take the business?

Fred Schneider fwschneider at comcast.net
Mon Jul 7 01:51:43 EDT 2008


There was a piece in the Lancaster paper that 10 million cars would  
be retired in the next few months because people cannot afford them,  
mostly in the under $25,000 income bracket.  What Derrick is saying  
fits.

On Jul 6, 2008, at 11:23 AM, Derrick J Brashear wrote:

> On Sun, 6 Jul 2008, Dennis F.  Cramer wrote:
>
>> price of fuel, but I see few people parking their large vehicles.   
>> There was
>> a brief bit on the news this morning that a developer is making  
>> condos out
>> of the old Horne's and Murphy buildings in Pittsburgh because  
>> people are
>> wanting to move back into town.
>
> Piatt Place. Saw a theater production in the mid-renovation building a
> while ago. It's a neat idea but it's not priced at the low or even  
> middle
> of the spectrum. Their target market can still afford gas.
>
>




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