[PRCo] Re: so where was it?

[Herb Brannon]

The White Castle history indicates that several were built in Pittsburgh in
the 1930s/40s. It's for that reason I said the building in the photo (back
on topic) may have been an old, closed down White Tower OR White Castle and
in 1979 was under private ownership, especially since no signs are visible
on the structure.
On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:37, Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net> wrote:
> > Could it have been an old White CASTLE restaurant? They were similar to
> > White Tower in design. Most of them are gone now. Cleveland has a few
> > remaining and Pittsburgh shows one remaining.
>
> Pittsburgh never had White Castle. The nearest White Castle is currently
> Akron.
> I checked 2 days ago for unrelated reasons.
>
> > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:06, Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net>
> wrote:
> >> > A couple of the photos in that series were taken at US Steel Wheel &
> Axle
> >> > Works which is at Nichol Avenue and Graham Street, McKees Rocks.
> Nichol
> >> is
> >> > the street on which the PRCo #24 line ran. Island Avenue is just above
> >> > Nichol Avenue.
> >>
> >>
> >> yeah. but that i can tell there was no white tower there, and i can't
> >> find a spot that looks exactly like that.
> >>
> >> there was a white tower on chartiers ave, until 2010. it's still in
> >> the google streetview.
> >>
> >> > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 09:48, Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net>
> >> wrote:
> >> >> > If you look at other photos in the WGRF #14 Outing you see that
> some
> >> of
> >> >> > them were taken in McKees Rocks. Could the bus photo be in the
> McKees
> >> >> Rocks
> >> >> > area? The bus would have been assigned to Collier if that is the
> case.
> >> >>
> >> >> it looks like above island avenue in stowe, terrain-wise.
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 00:23, Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net>
> >> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> It looks like a White Tower which has been converted to a private
> >> owner
> >> >> >> restaurant.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Reverse telephone number files place the PNB telephone number (on
> the
> >> >> sign
> >> >> >> on the building) in two possible places. One is Dravosburgh the
> other
> >> >> >> Coraopolis. Bear in mind that was 33 years ago also.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> In 1979 PATransit bus 2464 could have been at West Mifflin or
> >> Collier.
> >> >> >> Harmar Garage had 2400s but I remember them in the low numbers. It
> >> did
> >> >> not
> >> >> >> work out of  East Liberty because there were no 2400s there in
> 1979,
> >> >> only
> >> >> >> 2100s, 2300s, and 2500s in the PAT-purchased GMC new-look bus
> >> series. If
> >> >> >> that information helps narrow down the location. The bus probably
> was
> >> >> on a
> >> >> >> charter for the WGRF (Worlds Greatest RailFans).
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 23:49, Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com
> >
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>> http://www.pbase.com/michaeljsosalla/image/134077016
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> That looks like a White Tower, but no White Tower I know of fits:
> >> >> >>> -6th St
> >> >> >>> -Liberty at William Penn
> >> >> >>> -Liberty at 11th
> >> >> >>> -Centre and Craig
> >> >> >>> -Chestnut by the Heinz Plant
> >> >> >>> -Cedar near East Ohio
> >> >> >>> -Penn Circle South at S Beatty
> >> >> >>> -Chartiers Ave, McKees Rocks
> >> >> >>> -Forbes Avenue, Oakland
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> There were a total of 15 White Towers in Pittsburgh, and that's
> 9 of
> >> >> them.
> >> >> >>> --
> >> >> >>> Derrick
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Herb Brannon
> >> >> >> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
> >> >> >>
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> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Herb Brannon
> >> >> > In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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> >> >>
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> >> >> --
> >> >> Derrick
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> >> > --
> >> > Herb Brannon
> >> > In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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> >> --
> >> Derrick
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> > --
> > Herb Brannon
> > In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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> Derrick
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Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park