Mount Pleasant has deep American roots going back to the Revolutionary War; when local tenant farmers filled the ranks of General Washington�s Continental army. For years; travel to New York City was difficult; until the arrival of the railroad in 1846 allowed easy transportation to lower Manhattan. In 1893; John D. Rockefeller Sr. began buying land in Pocantico and built his classic Georgian mansion. The massive Kensico Dam in Valhalla was completed in 1917 to satisfy the growing thirst of New York City. In 1927; Rose Hawthorne; the daughter of writer Nathaniel Hawthorne; completed the Rosary Hill Home to care for the unfortunate. The following year; Dewitt Wallace and his wife Lila moved to Pleasantville to launch the production of Reader�s Digest. Through photographs; Mount Pleasant remembers these historic moments.
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Review
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Nice to finally see a book on Pittsburgh trolleysBy kkofvaI grew up in Pittsburgh - was born a bit too late to ride the interurbans but got to ride many of the lines in this book. As a teenager I got up at 5AM on Sundays and rode an an all-day pass for a couple of dollars. Lived there long enough to see the destruction of the trolley lines by PAT (Port Authroity Transit). Rode many a last-day-of-operation runs. Many succumbed to the need to re-pave existing streets but the infatuatiion with buses was just too great. Day of sorrow was when the trolleys could no longer take me from downtown to University of Pittsburgh.Now for the review. The book has a wealth of pictures but they jump all over the place and are sort of grouped by time of abandonment rather than geographical area. Mr Springirth clearly started visiting Pittsburgh in the late 50s or early 60s so some Northside routes and virtually all West End routes are missing from the book as these routes were abandoned prior to his visits. Finally. the text is rather limited and would be better served by tables rather than run-on text of last date of service and last opeating car. The hand-drawn maps are good but if the map published about 1960 by the Western Pennsylvaina Trolley Museum (formerly Arden Trolley Museum) is still in print its a full map on a single fold-out sheet.Despite the shortcomings. reading this was an enjoyable trip down memory lane.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The best trolleys in the world.By Enrico MittigaThe book is a very fine photo portfolio. PCC cars are probably the best trolleys ever built in the world. Unfortunately. PCC in Pittsburgh are gone. but many of them are still in revenue service on both sides of the Atlantic. Here in Rome we have one car (unfortunately out of service) waiting for restoration.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Pittsburgh Streamlined TrolleysBy DONNA DUNBARMy husbands great grandfather drove a streetcar. for 50 yrs in Pittsburgh so when I saw this book. I ordered it. He will love it. Thank you for offering it.
