----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Freeman Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 7:42 AM To: Marc Stauffer Subject: Re: [PAMCKEESPORT] Rainbow Gardens Marc: You certainly brought back memories of Rainbow. I spent many summers there hanging out and sometimes helping out Ray Volpe with the park's maintenance for 50 cents a day! My grandfather Tom Arthurs worked at Rainbow up until the pool closed and he was in eighties! His house was on Craig St and I recall one day when he said, since the bus had not appeared on Versailles Ave, that we would walk to Forster Rd.(sp?) After getting to Forster Rd. he then decided to walk the rest of the way to Rainbow. By the time we arrived he ran 3 swim classes and then after lunch he ran a picnic for the Lions Club. Tom was in his seventies and in better shape than I was at 13! I remember the flood when the creek overflowed and all the concession stands had to be cleaned before the park opened. Doc " Buck" Mason was also a park manager when Ed Kittico was not available. Many faces without names come to mind including the many lifeguards who were mostly college students. Mike Bresch worked with Tom for many years before he died. Tom would always laugh when some described Mike as the older of the two yet Tom was almost 15 years Mike's senior! Ray Volpe, Joe's brother, had a house behind the drive-in where you could see all the movies with sound. I think the drive-in lasted a bit longer than the pool but since I never lived in the area I don't remember. I also heard the Volpe Brothers story, wasn't it also mentioned on the Robert Stack TV show The Untouchables? Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: Marc Stauffer Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 8:31 AM To: PAMCKEESPORT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAMCKEESPORT] Rainbow Gardens Who remembers Tom Arthur's teaching swimming every summer at Rainbow? School Picnics and USS Local 1408 having their annual picnic with all the Buttermilk and Beer you could drink and all the rides were free? It was a great park. Shame the pool isn't still there - they don't build them that big any more. If I remember it was 50 by 100 yards. The old story of folk lore there was that when Joe Volpe's brothers were shot gangland style in a Barber Shop in Pittsburgh the remains of the killers were buried in the cement of the pool. When it was torn down - no evidence was found of any bodies. It was a great story for years though. Marc M. G. Stauffer ==== PAMCKEESPORT Mailing List ==== Be sure to visit Jenkins-Jeffries-Lee Family Page http:/www.geocities.com/geojenk/ Please take time to look at the latest McKeesport, Pa pics in the "All Things McKeesport" section. ============================== 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/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>