[PRCo] Re: Squirrel Hill, age of

[Fred Schneider]

Smallman Street Deli
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Smallman Street Deli
1912 Murray Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15217On Jun 13, 2008, at 12:07 AM, Richard Allman wrote:

> Smallman's on Murray-where else to go w/ my Presbyterian seminarian  
> son than
> a Jewish deli!
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> From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> To: <Pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>; "Lybarger Ed"  
> <trams2 at comcast.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:58 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Squirrel Hill, age of
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>> Route 69 Squirrel Hill did not become a separate route until 1918 and
>> did not have base service Monday through Saturday until 1927.
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>> The Wikipedia link below puts the blame for the final development of
>> Squirrel Hill on the completion of the Boulevard of the Allies in
>> 1927.   Interesting story.  Gives some perspective on when the area
>> developed and why there was a need for rail service there.
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>> I wonder if there is still that great place down on Murray Avenue to
>> get a good Kosher sandwich for lunch?   (I know, I'm always thinking
>> about the stomach.  Never met a meal I didn't like.)
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>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_Hill
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