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  1. I would have to say the picture is taken from Brady Street , just as you would crest the hill between Olive Ave.and Weber Ave. The church steeple in the back ground looks to be the church at the corner of High Street and Long Ave. and the large building to the right of it looks like the old Courier Express building. Look closely at the house on the right in the foreground, if you remove the front proch it looks like the red apartment building that is near the corner of Brady St. and Weber Ave.that sits on the right as you are leaving DuBois.
  2. I look at this picture and I can't help but think it is at the corner of Scribner Ave and High Street .... The house on the right reminds me a lot of the house on the corner across from the old Paul Short funeral home and the church. The building on the left would be just about in between where the church is and where Scribner Ave seventh grade school use to be ......
  3. Christmas eve blizzard of '78 .... remember it well .... hung out at the old P.O. for a while then rode around doing donuts in PT/ Riverside and the Mall parking lots .... had a '71 Demon with "posi-traction" . with a good set of heavy lug winter tread tires on , it went through snow like a tank .....
  4. T.K.'s Lounge was in the basement of the General Pershing
  5. This is Max ... he passed away on Monday ..... for the 13 years that he was with us he was much more then just our pet ..... he was our 4 am alarm clock (whether you wanted awake or not ) .... he was our hair tie and jewelry bandit (we are still trying to find where he hid stuff) ......and he was my midnight snack buddy ( I hope there are plenty of string cheese sticks in kitty heaven ) ..... but most of all he was a very loved part of our family who we miss dearly and will not even attempt to replace .... Rest in Peace Max ....
  6. According to Wikipedia President Nixon visited Spain on October 2nd and 3rd of 1970 ......
  7. That is just one of the many reasons this area needs this trail way ..... think of how many times the runners / joggers / walkers and bike riders of the area have come up against the very situation you just mentioned ...... I know I'll be at the meeting on the 24th ..... and I hope all of you will be also....
  8. OK ...so maybe we could set up a meeting for all who are interseted and start to plan where to take this next .... Rich from the PM you sent me it appears you have some experience in matters like these (where to begin and who to contact) ..... would you be able to take the lead ?
  9. OK ..... so lets not just talk about it ....lets see if we can get something started and built .....whether you hike .... jog ....or ride a bike .... it would benefit all .... so lets see a show of who would be in .... it may not be easy and may take some time but I feel it would be well worth the effort ....
  10. Wow ... how that has grown over .... I remember putting pennies on the tracks so they would get flattened and stretched by the trains that went by .... that had to be 40 years ago .... I guess you really can't go home again ..... :-/
  11. I think the last time I was back there was 1974 ..... WOW ...I must be getting old ;D
  12. :clap: You are so right about it being a stress reliever ...... When I'm riding ...I think of nothing but riding .... We always stop at the swinging bridge when riding from Brockway to Ridgway .... I found it a great way to leave my worries far behind (if only for a little while)
  13. I agree .... there is nothing very scenic around the tunnel area but once you get past the Maple ave. bridge the scenery does get better and the tunnel area has become a pretty nasty place because.... we have let it become a pretty nasty place ...... I'll bet these rails to trails (on the link below) were most likely in the same condition when they first started ..... from the pictures on the website it looks like a really nice place today .... I know I do plan on going there to ride soon and will take some pics to post on here .... http://www.avta-trails.org/allegheny-samuel-trails.html
  14. The former train rails that could be used for rails to trails actually could start out behind the car wash on Brady street by "number two shaft road" and run the entire way to Lezzers. I once knew how many miles it was between those two points.... but I dont remember anymore :-/ but it could also be made to tie into the beaver walkway by branching off of the railway and going behind the creamery and tie into the walkway bridge by Showers field ...... many years ago the train tracks actually did "Y" off back there and ran across the creek to where Martins is now ..... If you ever get the chance go and check out the rails to trails in Brockway I think you'll be amazed at just how nice and popular it really is ....
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