Mon and Duquesne Inclines- what's the big deal

[eschaton]

Originally Posted by trackstar13

LOL it was a joke and actually I think there is only 1 mill left.

Braddock and Clairton both have active mills, right?

[trackstar13]

Originally Posted by eschaton

Braddock and Clairton both have active mills, right?

If Braddock is still open I stand corrected because Clairton was the one I was thinking about.

[captainmidnight]

Originally Posted by LIRefugee

Apparently there were studies done to determine the feasibility of rebuilding an incline between the Hill and the Strip a la the old Penn Incline. This is from 2011, but a quick Google search does not reveal any obvious links to results of follow-ups.

Pittsburgh's Strip District-Hill District incline part of feasibility study - Pittsburgh Business Times

Here's another old article about connecting the Hill District with the city that mentions the Penn Incline among other things.

Hill District effort aims to find the rivers - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Here are some fantastic photos of the Penn and other inclines:

Pittsburgh's Old Inclines

Those are great pictures, thanks for the link.

I did not know about the Penn Incline. Looks like it went right over where the East Busway runs today. That would be a cool sight to see a giant steel structure above you while riding the bus. I wonder how that was dismantled?

[Geeo]

Actually, there are still mills in Clairton, Braddock, Irvin (West Mifflin), and I think Brackenridge and Vandergrift. And isn't that coke works still on Neville Island, or is it gone?

[that412]

Originally Posted by Geeo

And isn't that coke works still on Neville Island, or is it gone?

That's definitely still around.

[I_Like_Spam]

Originally Posted by bmantz65

Those are great pictures, thanks for the link.

I did not know about the Penn Incline. Looks like it went right over where the East Busway runs today. That would be a cool sight to see a giant steel structure above you while riding the bus. I wonder how that was dismantled?

Very carefully, I'm sure. The incline went over Bigelow Blvd as well as the Pennsylvania RR and traffic would have had to been stopped.

Does anyone know the date they took it down? It would be interested to hear from someone who saw it, I guess around 1960.