TomlinsonRunRR posted:OK, this is puzzling: The photo says Hist. Society of Western PA, but it is actually at the Carnegie Museum of Art. Who knows what prior web search turned up my previously reported bogus information. (Sorry.)
The photo is called "1951 Diamond Market Street Cars and Wabash Terminal". Here's the info and the photographer:
https://historicpittsburgh.org...ect/pitt%3A1998.52.1
This web site has several other photos of the Diamond Market, and who knows, possibly more trolley photos.
Tomlinson Run Railroad
UPDATE: I've been browsing that web site and found the same photo also named "Liberty Avenue and Ferry Street". There are a couple of photos of Market Park, some of trolleys, and some showing street construction with the trolley tracks visibly embedded. It's worth browsing and there's a search field.
TRR:
Yes, that site's a great resource. As the name implies they cover a wide range of topics related to the history of the Pittsburgh area. It is quite large and well-respected as I’ve seen many people on other on-line forums referencing photos from it. I have looked at many photos on that Historic Pittsburgh site before and they have lots of trolley photos for sure! I think what they do is provide a one-stop on-line source to the public for photos “owned” by themselves and other institutions such as this photo which is from the collection at the Carnegie Art Museum in Oakland. And the University of Pittsburgh apparently provides the host hardware and software to the site.
Anyway, your latest research confirms my theory that it is the Diamond Street & Ferry Street intersection. One of my earliest memories of going to downtown Pittsburgh (on the streetcar, of course) was going to the Ferry Electric Service store to get my Lionel trains fixed. They were a Lionel Service Station located on 4th Avenue very near its intersection with Ferry Street.
Thanks for the update,
Bill
