No, I think it still does say Liberty Tubes....I'll be out that way sometime this weekend, I think, so I'll check for ya... B. -----Original Message----- From: Carol S. [mailto:aceso225@flash.net] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 11:34 PM To: PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Minersville, Rose, and Riverside Schools I have a dim memory (1930's) the Liberty Tunnels had the name Liberty Tubes above the entrance. Correct? or am I fantisizing? Carol S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Lenkner" <alenkner@stargate.net> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 2:11 PM 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 ==== Check out these COMMUNITY LISTS: MyStErY, Horror, SAHM, M-W-C, Nost-TV, Palm-Gen, and Westie ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library