[PRCo] Re: Verona Road at Frankstown 1936

[Edward H. Lybarger]

What I did seems to have worked.  Thanks, though. 

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From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Derrick
Brashear
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 3:49 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Verona Road at Frankstown 1936

i can re-encode things to strip em down if you wanna zip and email to me.

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
wrote:
> I found seven photos of this line when I was prowling Allegheny County 
> photos some time ago.  Not this one, of course, and it's great because 
> of the texture of the gas station. They're all too large to email at 
> this point
> - 15-16 MB each - so let me see if I can dumb the best ones down for 
> posting.
>
> Ed
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of 
> Barry, Matthew R
> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 3:15 PM
> To: 'pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org'
> Subject: [PRCo] Verona Road at Frankstown 1936
>
> I have only ever seen a photograph of a streetcar with a VERONA 
> destination sign, and also, a photograph of the trestle that once 
> crossed over Coal Hollow Road at Verona Road, but no other pictures 
> that documented trackage somewhere on the line.    Taken in 1936, I 
> imagine the cars were still running over this trackage since the line 
> wasn't abandoned until the following year - I think cutback to Laketon 
> Road.   The photo is from the Historic Pittsburgh site, and here is the
description:
> Title: Atlantic White Flash
> Date: October 6, 1936
> Creator: Pittsburgh City Photographer
> Description: An Auto Shop and Barber Shop at the intersection of 
> Verona Road and Frankstown Avenue. Looking west from Verona Road.
>
> Matt
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Derrick