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

[Fred Schneider]

Thanks Bob.   You're grandparents and mine were old Pittsburghers.   
Old expressions die a hard death don't they.   It will always be  
Allegheny.

On Jun 8, 2008, at 10:57 AM, Bob Rathke wrote:

> I grew up near Fineview, and as recently as the 1950's my grandparents
> always referred to that area as Nunnery Hill, not Fineview.
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> Bob 6/8/08
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> ----- 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
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>> 21 Allegheny Only meant that it didn't go very far up the hill.
>>
>> -----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
>>
>> ----- 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
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Or perhaps this was all a big April Fool's joke?
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>>
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>> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Destination% 
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>> Ad%203-7-14%20Top.jpg
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>> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Destination% 
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>> Ad%203-7-14%20Bottom.jpg
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>> These are interesting Mr.Lybarger.
>>
>> Where would 17-High Bridge be on the North Side?  One tends to  
>> associate
>> high bridges with the East End.
>>
>> Assume the 21-Nunnery Hill is latter day Fineview.  Why the  
>> distinction of
>> Allegheny only?
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> What would be the significance of the 45-Knoxville 3rd Ave?  Short  
>> Turn?
>> Downtown routings for various lines obviously changed a number of  
>> times
>> and
>> 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.
>>
>> The 72 and 92 seemed to be 'paired' as do the the 79 and 91 - very
>> interesting - also shows bidirectional traffic along Penn.
>>
>> Also interesting are the 89-Frankstown/22nd-St and 95-Sharpsburg/ 
>> 22nd-St -
>> curious about the needs for this service.
>>
>> Phil
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