Bryan, That area has been a mess since the automobile was invented. Don't hold your breath!! Al At 08:35 AM 11/9/2001, you wrote: >I know what it's like down there, I'm over that way all the time (shopping >at Parkway Center or at Shop-n-Save on Noblestown)...Thank Gawd they're >finally doing something about that....now, if they could just fix Carson >between 1st and 4th streets during rush hour.....but that's probably hoping >for too much... > >Bryan. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Al Lenkner [mailto:alenkner@stargate.net] >Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 4:11 PM >To: PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [PITTSBURGH] Minersville, Rose, and Riverside Schools > > >Bryan, > >I want to get to that 'thingie' real soon with a camera. PennDot is >already underway to straighten out that mess, realigning Route 51 with the >West End Bridge. They have some heavy equipment on the west side of S. >Main on the banks of Saw Mill Run and the bank supporting the elevated >train tracks has been denuded of trees. In a year or two, you won't >recognize the area but it's about time. Actually it's probably about 40 >years past time. That mess should have been straightened out when they >opened the Fort Pitt Tunnels. >And it definitely should be done and finished before they shut the Fort >Pitt Bridge or Tunnels or they'll have a traffic jam that'll last for >years!! I think the planners at PennDot couldn't plan a birthday party! I >will have to give them credit for what they did at the south end of the >Liberty Tunnels. It's the one thing that they can brag about........... >after so many failures! > >Al > > > >At 03:28 PM 11/8/2001, you wrote: > >Up on Mt. W? Sweet....I'll have to stop in and see ya sometime...I'm up > >that way quite often. Maybe next time I'm up at Prospect. My best >friend's > >girlfriend lives right behind ST. Mary of the Mount school.... > > > >OK, I didn't know much about the geography of the West End years ago, so I > >had to consult the walking map (Al). Seems like he knows just about > >everything.... > > > >And when I said West End Thingie, I meant the overpass to the Circle and > >Bridge....geez, beat me over the head... > > > >B. > > >==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== >Check out these COMMUNITY LISTS: MyStErY, Horror, SAHM, M-W-C, Nost-TV, >Palm-Gen, and Westie > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > >==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== >How to unsubscribe. Send a message to:PITTSBURGH-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com >that contains ONLY the word, 'unsubscribe' in the text area. > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237