Currently we have two photographic exhibits available
for viewing during your visit.
Post Card Art of Pennsylvania's
Trolley Era
New Photographic Exhibit Opening April 2007
Imagine you are
living one hundred years ago...no television, no radio, no computer. no
email. How do you keep in touch with friends and loved ones?Through
letters and post cards!! For one cent, you could purchase a post card.
For another cent, you could mail it.
Learn more about
post cards including their history, techniques for creating them and the
types of images used as well as information on the trolley era!
On The Car Line: Pittsburgh and Points
South
Photographic Exhibit Originally Opened April 2003
Cheeseman Stop in Peters Township, August 29,
1953
Photo by Samuel F. Lybarger
This exhibit
vividly portrays the history, decline and rebirth of rail transit in
Pittsburgh’s South Hills focusing on the interurban trolley lines that ran
from Pittsburgh to Washington and Charleroi. These lines began operating
a century ago in 1903 and the Washington County portions were abandoned 50
years ago in the summer of 1953. The
exhibit features photos in both urban and rural regions of these lines as
well as local streetcar operations in Washington. This trolley system
served as an important link for South Hills residents who traveled for
work, shopping, school, and recreation. The story does not end in 1953,
though, for the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT) still operates
what is now called “Light Rail Transit” from Library and South Hills
Village into Pittsburgh’s downtown. This story will also include the
Overbrook Line reconstruction currently underway along the Route 51
corridor.
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Last modified April 9, 2007
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