[PRCo] Re: brady st tracks

[Derrick Brashear]

Yup. Remember that Second Avenue moved south, away from the tracks,  
due to the Forbes/Allies parkway interchange there around 19(58?)

Derrick


On Apr 28, 2010, at 5:27 PM, Paul Steven <wiki at scillystuff.co.uk> wrote:

> Would that be about here?
> http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Brady+St+pittsburgh&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Brady+St,+Pittsburgh,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania+15219,+United+States&gl=uk&ei=XabYS6fnCtPE-Qbp5Mz7BQ&ved=0CAgQ8gEwAA&ll=40.435777,-79.972272&spn=0.011775,0.01929&z=16&layer=c&cbll=40.43579,-79.972395&panoid=W3hTgOdntjraDmVYG0wpOg&cbp=12,288.16,,0,-8.82
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Derrick Brashear" <shadow at gmail.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 1:24 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: brady st tracks
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> The Brady St Bridge was partially imploded in 1978; The Birmingham
> Bridge goes over the bottom of Brady St now.
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> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell
> <pcc_sr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> From: Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: Pittsburgh Railways Group <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>>>>> Sent: Tue, April 27, 2010 9:34:40 AM
>>>>> Subject: [PRCo] brady st tracks
>>>
>>>>> not the bridge. brady st.
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>> http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?g=imls;med=1;sid=7c2384ecc2c90d0879f90375f5ed276f;q1=200909;rgn1=cp_ba;size=20;c=cp;lasttype=simple;view=entry;lastview=thumbnail;subview=detail;cc=cp;entryid=x-715.112092.cp;viewid=20090519-CP-0241.TIF;start=161;resnum=170
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>>>>> must have been a climb...
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>>>>> Derrick
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>>>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:07 PM,
>>>> Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mr.Brashear;
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>>>> It would be a hoot coming down wouldn't it especially
>>>> when young. Easy transfer connection that way;
>>>> much more difficult in reverse.
>>
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>> ________________________________
>>> From: Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com>
>>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>> Sent: Tue, April 27, 2010 10:24:06 AM
>>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: brady st tracks
>>
>>> well, i bike up that street on occasion. but i was thinking
>>> more for the streetcars.
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>> Mr.Brashear;
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>> I now understand your reference. Nothing on the maps show
>> any connection between 2nd and Forbes(?) or elsewhere.
>> Tracks are clearly visible aren't they. I am not familiar with
>> the streets here; I guess it is a considerable grade to Forbes.
>> Is this bridge still in place? Was it replaced?
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>> Phil
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