[PRCo] Re: Destination Numbers Effective March 1, 1914

[Bob Rathke]

I grew up near Fineview, and as recently as the 1950's my grandparents 
always referred to that area as Nunnery Hill, not Fineview.

Bob 6/8/08


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams2 at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 7:19 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Destination Numbers Effective March 1, 1914


> 21 Allegheny Only meant that it didn't go very far up the hill.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of 
> Phillip
> Clark Campbell
> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 9:34 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Destination Numbers Effective March 1, 1914
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> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 8:35:31 AM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Destination Numbers Effective March 1, 1914
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>> Attached are two files that together contain the entire advertisement
>> that appeared in the Pittsburgh Post on April 7, 1914 on behalf of
>> Pittsburgh Railways Company.  It outlines the new destination numbers
>> that went into effect April 1, 1914.
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>> I think it's apparent that not all routes reveived destination numbers
>> at this time...probably had to do with traffic volumes, or perhaps
>> with hours of operations.  Someone needs to read the news reports from
>> the first of April.
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>> Or perhaps this was all a big April Fool's joke?
>>
>> Ed
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> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Destination%20Numbers%20
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> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Destination%20Numbers%20
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> These are interesting Mr.Lybarger.
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> Where would 17-High Bridge be on the North Side?  One tends to associate
> high bridges with the East End.
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> Assume the 21-Nunnery Hill is latter day Fineview.  Why the distinction of
> Allegheny only?
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> Do you know why Fair Haven was so noted on the Interurbans?  Why would 
> this
> location be important - then?  It has lost its distinction today hasn't 
> it.
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> It would also seem that 42-Beechview and 43-Neeld would be the same; 
> what's
> the difference?
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> What would be the significance of the 45-Knoxville 3rd Ave?  Short Turn?
> Downtown routings for various lines obviously changed a number of times 
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> maybe the 44 didn't go to the Union or PRR station at this time.  I did 
> see
> something somewhere that the 50-Carson was at one time routed to PRR 
> didn't
> I.
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> 49-Beltzhoover is clearly indicated yet PCCs carried 46-Brownsville for
> quite some time and the 46 here is different isn't it.
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> The 72 and 92 seemed to be 'paired' as do the the 79 and 91 - very
> interesting - also shows bidirectional traffic along Penn.
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> Also interesting are the 89-Frankstown/22nd-St and 95-Sharpsburg/22nd-St -
> curious about the needs for this service.
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> Phil
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