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.

Al, Are there plans to close the tunnels? When I was back in Pittsburgh a few years ago for the first time in about 35 years, the ride through the tunnels brought back more childhood memories than most anywhere else I went. If there are plans to close them, I need to make another trip back there before that's done! Thanks. Marilyn G., So. Calif. ----- Original Message ----- From: Al Lenkner To: PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 1:11 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 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/01

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 >