[PRCo] Re: Butler interurbans

[Herb Brannon]

Someone did ask if it were still around.
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 16:31, Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Mr.Brannon;
> Wrong answer to wrong question.  The 'freight' terminal was
> on Duquesne Way well into the point.  Prc, WP, and Butler
> interurbans all used the freight terminal.  What you mention was
> an office for the Interurban and possibly a passenger waiting
> room at Penn and Stanwix.
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> Additionally, I doubt if anyone asked if the sign would still be
> extant nearly 100-years later but rather had some other question.
> That part, however, doesn't interest.
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> Phil
> Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.'
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> ________________________________
> From: Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Sat, November 13, 2010 3:23:53 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Butler interurbans
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> I guess you mean the original thread which was titled,
> "Butler Sign". I thought I answered that question three
> days ago when I wrote:
> "If you take a "Google Earth" look at the streets
> (and from all sides) where the line looped you will
>  see that all the old buildings have been replaced
> by newer, much taller structures over the years.
> Chances are slim to none that the sign is still on
> a building, and, slim probably left town."
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> On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 13:07, Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net> wrote:
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> > Refresh my memory, what are we saying 'no' to?
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> > On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 11:50, Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com
> >wrote:
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> >> Here are a couple views of the Butler interurban car;
> >> it 'seems' the old expo building now freight terminal
> >> spires can be seen in the distance:
> >> http://tinyurl.com/Butler-Interurban-1915
> >> This one has been seen here before;  is it possible
> >> that the Interurban is near the freight terminal in this
> >> photo?  All the buildings would suggest a 'no' answer.
> >> http://tinyurl.com/Butler-Interurban-1917
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> >>  Phil
> >> Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.'
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Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park