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

[John Swindler]

Or maybe the reverse, Ed.  The Allegheny notation was that it didn't cross the Allegheny River, but terminated on the northside.
 
Could that be something like the 89 Frankstown/22nd St.???
 
John
 
> From: trams2 at comcast.net> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Destination Numbers Effective March 1, 1914> Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 08:19:55 -0400> > 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> > > > > > > http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Destination%20Numbers%20> Ad%203-7-14%20Top.jpg> > > > > http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Destination%20Numbers%20> Ad%203-7-14%20Bottom.jpg> > 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.> > 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.> > 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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