[PRCo] Re: Rush hour photos

[Herb Brannon]

The traffic signal cycle was GREEN to YELLOW OVER GREEN to YELLOW to
RED. No RED/YELLOW together. If it weren't for the Federal Government
"protecting" (yeh, sure) us. Pittsburgh would still have that unique
traffic signal system.

Also, during the 1970s and 80s, when I was operating cars in downtown,
the sidewalks were very crowded all through the business day. Just
like these photos. Like I said, this was in the 70s. That was just
Pittsburgh. One of the few cities which resisted killing its' downtown
until the "New World Order" decreed that urban sprawl was good for
"business".

On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell
<pcc_sr at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hi Mr.Dietrich;
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> This is the photo I had in mind:
> http://tinyurl.com/1515-SmithfieldWater
> Seems to be many people on the car as well.  This gave the 'impression'
> of the morning rush which I then expressed;  my apologies.  I didn't persue
> it further.  Thought the AM rush seemed odd for photos.  'Possibly'  many
> women still in the workforce in 1950 but would also presume that many had
> cycled out as the men came home from WW2.
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> Note the roof of 1515.  Traffic signal reveals the old cycle to yellow over
> green before straight yellow;  did the red come on before yellow cycled off?
>
> Excellent collection of photos.  Many of individual businesses which is
> also highly interesting.
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> There seems to be at least two distinct archives of photos at Pitt:
> Archives Service Center and
> Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections
> It seems that both archives can be searched simultaneously;  could
> Mr.Brashear provide more precise information?
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> Enjoyed all these photos.
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> Phil
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>> ----- Original Message ----
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>> From: BobDietrich <bob.dietrich1 at verizon.net>
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 5:18:38 AM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Rush hour photos
>>
>> Mr. Campbell:
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>> Not to dispute your claim that many of the photos are morning rush hour but
>> your examples are at other times.  In the WoodFifth photo are, except for
>> the guy with the typewriter, mostly women shoppers, probably at Christmas
>> time.
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>> The SmithfieldWater photo is the beginning of evening rush, folks walking
>> toward the P&LE.  But of interest here - IS THAT THE DUKE CLOCK ON THE
>> BILLBOARD BEHIND THE B&O STATION????
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> -----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: Friday, April 24, 2009 4:40 PM
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Subject: [PRCo] Rush hour photos
>>
>>
>> Many of these photos seem to be taken during the AM rush don't they;
>> so many people going to work.  Here are a few more interesting shots
>> with one affecting the overhead on Grant and Blvd-Allies:
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>> http://tinyurl.com/WoodFifth
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>> http://tinyurl.com/GrantAccident
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>> http://tinyurl.com/SmithfieldWater
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>> Phil
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-- 
Herb Brannon
On America's North Coast