[PRCo] Re: Fw: Route 54

[Herb Brannon]

The photo was labeled as being on Forbes, however, upon closer inspection
could it be Fifth Avenue? The buildings in the background look more like
Fifth Avenue type buildings rather than Forbes.
On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 17:03, Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net> wrote:

> I found this Bill Volkmer photo of PRCo 5432 on Forbes Avenue, Sept 8, 1956
> with the 54-Fifth & Craig St Only sign. This is obviously a revenue trip; so
> the 54 did operate as a separate line.
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> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 18:06, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>wrote:
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>> Yes, they traveled all over the place.  The poster doesn't put a day with
>> the date, or I could make a good guess.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Herb
>> Brannon
>> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 6:04 PM
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fw: Route 54
>>
>> The orchestra was in business from c1935 until 1972. Hard to say when they
>> were in Pittsburgh without doing a search of the newspapers.
>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 17:11, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > This could have been a railfan movement.  I never heard of PCC cars on
>> > 54, even though the sign may have been there.  If it's Lincoln Avenue
>> > loop, the topography appears to be OK.  The picture is so distorted
>> > that it's hard to put it all into perspective.
>> >
>> > Now we just need to determine when the Johnny Long Orchestra was in
>> > Pittsburgh.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>> > [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
>> > Bob Rathke
>> > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 4:33 PM
>> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fw: Route 54
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It doesn't look like Craft which didn't have a high hill close to the
>> car
>> > house.   Possibly Carrick car house?
>> >
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>> >
>> > I also noted the sign on the car to the right advertising Vogue
>> > Terrace which was a dinner theater in East Pittsburgh; in it's heyday
>> > in the 30's and 40's it hosted big bands such as Lawrence Welk, and in
>> > the 50's singers and other entertainers. It was destroyed in a fire in
>> May, 1963.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Bob
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
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>> >
>> > From: "Matthew R Barry" <mrb190 at pitt.edu>
>> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 1:39:37 PM
>> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fw: Route 54
>> >
>> > A short-working of 77/54?
>> >
>> > Interesting photo.   Craft Car House maybe?
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>> > [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
>> > rayprco53 at verizon.net
>> > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 2:29 PM
>> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> > Subject: [PRCo] Fw: Route 54
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>> Herb Brannon
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> Herb Brannon
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