[PRCo] Re: Arlington/New Arlington

[Dwight Long]

George

Thanks for reinforcing and clarifying what I was trying to explain before.

Dwight

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fonda J Hollenbaugh" <violets13 at comcast.net>
To: "Pittsburgh Railways" <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 8:52 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Arlington/New Arlington


> This has nothing to do with Josephine Street. At the turn of the last
> century, what is now Arlington Avenue began at the intersection of South
> 18th Street and Brownsville Road at the Pittsburgh/Mt. Oliver line. From 
> the
> intersection of present day Carson Street & Arlington Avenue to the above
> mentioned intersection the street was called Brownsville Road. The Route 
> 49
> Beltzhoover car was known as Route 46 Brownsviile even though it did
> eventually wind up in Beltzhoover. By 1946, the road had been renamed to
> avoid confusion that drivers must have experienced with the right had
> continuation of Brownsville Rd in Mt.Oliver. The street had become New
> Arlington Avenue. Pittsburgh Railways had to get permission from the
> bankrupcy court to rename the streetcar route, probably due to expenses
> associated with the renaming such as new headsigns, timetables and 
> internal
> schedule changes.
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> George Gula
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