[PRCo] Re: One way streets

[John Swindler]

Not entirely correct, Fred.  87 did not become inbound on Penn and outbound on Liberty in 1918.
 
 
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] One way streets> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:03:27 -0400> > As an example of how early motor vehicle traffic was starting to be a > burden in Pittsburgh ...> > Penn Avenue became one-way west (from Ferry to 32nd) and Liberty one- > way east (from Grant to 32nd) ..... way back in 1918. That is when > routes 86, 87, 88, 94 and 95 became inbound on Penn and outbound on > Liberty. Today we call Ferry Stanwix south of Liberty. North of > Liberty Cecil Alley became Stanwix.> > That fits in very well with my earlier suggestion that the city > probably wanted cars off the streets and onto loops instead of > changing end in the middle of streets.> > I still have not found when Wood and Smithfield became one-way > streets, or perhaps I just have not been sufficiently observant.> 
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