Pittsburgh iq (Republic: neighborhoods, pool, weather)

[doc_medich]

Originally Posted by fleetiebelle

I know there was a freight incline next to the Mon Incline. You can see the supports as you go up and down the hill.

I'm trying to recall if there were street car tracks that used to run up the center of Grandview Ave (from Liberty Ave to top). This is going back to the 1970s.

[mr.davon24]

Originally Posted by mr.davon24

I have a question for you all. Do you remember the old Silver lake Drive in theater on Washington BLVD? Well what was this area popular for before the drive in?

Since no one answered lol... Does anyone remember the actual Silver Lake? It was right underneath the Lincoln Ave. Bridge. It was used for a swimming pool and skating rink. It's now occupied by a car wash that uses the same name Silver lake autowash.

[mr.davon24]

I have another question? What was in the place of the now Mellon park?

[Geeo]

I assume you mean Mellon Park in Shadyside. That was the site of the Mellon mansion. I've seen post cards of it, and it was pretty big. The steps and walls in the gardens are still there. I believe it was torn down inthe 1940s.

As to the incline question, there were at least 3 or 4 inclines to Mt. Washington and the hilltop communities. The Mononghaela and Duquesne, of course, which are still there, plus the Castle Shannon (which had a curve, I believe), plus the Mt. Oliver incline. The Mt. Oliver Incline lasted til 1950 or 1951, and I think the Castle Shannon Incline lasted until the early 1960s. At one time, there were 17 inclines in Pittsburgh, and some in unlikely places, like the Nunnery Hill Incline on the North Side, and the 17th Street Incline from Penn Avenue in the Strip to to Hill District. You can see it crossing over Bigelow Blvd. in old pictures from the 1930s.

[mr.davon24]

Originally Posted by Geeo

I assume you mean Mellon Park in Shadyside. That was the site of the Mellon mansion. I've seen post cards of it, and it was pretty big. The steps and walls in the gardens are still there. I believe it was torn down inthe 1940s.

As to the incline question, there were at least 3 or 4 inclines to Mt. Washington and the hilltop communities. The Mononghaela and Duquesne, of course, which are still there, plus the Castle Shannon (which had a curve, I believe), plus the Mt. Oliver incline. The Mt. Oliver Incline lasted til 1950 or 1951, and I think the Castle Shannon Incline lasted until the early 1960s. At one time, there were 17 inclines in Pittsburgh, and some in unlikely places, like the Nunnery Hill Incline on the North Side, and the 17th Street Incline from Penn Avenue in the Strip to to Hill District. You can see it crossing over Bigelow Blvd. in old pictures from the 1930s.

Correct and wow at all the Inclines.

[alleghenyman]

Interesting coincidence re Bazzano:

Obituary: John Bazzano Jr. / Member of the dwindling Pittsburgh mob

[alleghenyman]

Originally Posted by SewickleyPA

1. Ok, Who designed PPG Place? (My favorite building)

Philip Johnson... (aware of the irony, I almost typed Philip Glass, a different post-modern hero).

[supersoulty]

Originally Posted by SewickleyPA

That's sort of true, I guess I was going for more of where they got the idea of the logo from... most people can't guess that.

Actually, I had thought that the logo was originally the logo of Republic Steel, which was, ironically, a Cleveland based company.

[supersoulty]

Originally Posted by supersoulty

Actually, I had thought that the logo was originally the logo of Republic Steel, which was, ironically, a Cleveland based company.

From Official site of the Pittsburgh Steelers - Logo History

"In the 1950s, when helmet logos became popular, the Steelers added players' numbers to either side of their gold helmets. Later that decade, the numbers were removed and in 1962, Cleveland's Republic Steel suggested to the Steelers that they use the Steelmark as a helmet logo."

[PeterRabbit]

Originally Posted by mr.davon24

Since no one answered lol... Does anyone remember the actual Silver Lake? It was right underneath the Lincoln Ave. Bridge. It was used for a swimming pool and skating rink. It's now occupied by a car wash that uses the same name Silver lake autowash.

I remember the Silver Lake Drive In but not the pool or skating rink. Was there an actual pond or lake there?