[PRCo] Re: PCC Left turn Smithfield to 6th!

[bobrathke at comcast.net]

As Ed notes (and for anyone who was there in the 60's), this is clearly Sixth St., turning onto Liberty Ave. 



The scene reminded me of the day that I took my camera into that Woolworth store - a few days before it closed.  A store security guard stopped me and said photography wasn't allowed inside the store, but by that time I had taken nearly 20 photos on the first and second floors. 


Bob 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams2 at comcast.net> 
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org 
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 6:07:58 PM 
Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC Left turn Smithfield to 6th! 

There's a lot wrong with the identifying material accompanying this image. 
First, the car is turning from 6th Street onto Liberty Avenue. Â Second, it's 
attributed to the Pittsburgh Railways Company holdings. Â At that time, the 
railfan photographer called himself the "Pittsburgh Railways Company" and 
even had letterheads reading it. Â Third, the route was around long before 
1940. Â The University has been once again been misinformed...it's not part 
of the actual PRCo records. 


-----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: Saturday, November 13, 2010 5:06 PM 
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org 
Subject: [PRCo] PCC Left turn Smithfield to 6th! 

http://tinyurl.com/1537-87-1965 
"View of PCC car 1537 making a left turn from Smithfield Street to 6th 
Avenue. 
The 87 Ardmore route existed from 1940 Â to 1967. 
It was discontinued as a result of Port Authority  modernization." 

 Phil 
Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.' 



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