[PRCo] Re: Golden Triangle 1955

[Fred Schneider]

I was amazed to see the old link still active.   I knew people who worked there and told me it was vacated.   They were fired because they refused to come to Harrisburg and move their families at their expense.   

But Ed explained what he knew from reading the local newspapers.   


On Nov 24, 2010, at 3:13 PM, Herb Brannon wrote:

> I suppose in true bureaucratic style all those offices are now scattered all
> over the greater Pittsburgh area instead of one location?
> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 14:56, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>wrote:
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>> The governor, in his infinite wisdom (or is that his immediate need for
>> cash
>> to spend?) sold it off, saying that it would be too expensive to renovate.
>> Now all those offices are in leased space.  The same thing happened in
>> Philadelphia.  He spent a LOT of cash.
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>> And the Hilton is now a Wyndham.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Herb
>> Brannon
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 2:46 PM
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Golden Triangle 1955
>> 
>> There is no State Office Building in Pittsburgh, the second largest city in
>> PA, any longer?
>> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 13:25, Fred Schneider
>> <fwschneider at comcast.net>wrote:
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>>> And how it has changed since then ...
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>>> That brand new Hilton Hotel has fallen on hard times.   The state office
>>> building has closed.  Gateway Center is no longer prime real estate.
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>>> On Nov 24, 2010, at 11:12 AM, Barry, Matthew R wrote:
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>>>> Another YouTube video, about traffic congestion.  It  features
>>>> Pittsburgh
>>> PCCs.
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrXr3JwwH2E&NR=1
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>> Herb Brannon
>> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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> Herb Brannon
> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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