The Standard writes that "together, two old age pensioners, Mrs. The older residents of Reading also enjoyed themselves at a party in the Forbury Gardens, despite the poor weather. The Standard also writes that the popularity of watching the event on television led Reading to "have been almost a deserted town", but one that thankfully came alive in the evening when the celebrations started. Knight, who praised the modern science that enabled the event to be shared in such a way. The Reading Standard reported this as a great success, a sentiment shared by the Deputy Mayor, T. Along with television sets, large screens were put in place to broadcast the event. A number of television sets were set up in Reading town hall and "enabled more than 1,000 old age pensioners to join in the celebrations". It has been well documented that the coronation was a significant moment for television broadcasting, and Reading was no exception to this. Although described as the biggest and noisiest of the gatherings, it seems to have been ‘a prelude only – to dancing, fun and games that were to be continued in the street throughout the evening.’ The largest party was said to have taken place in the Cattle Market where a feast "was spread out among the pens". The planned party of 30 people on Park Grove required some ‘last minute improvisation’ as it was relocated to the inside of a garage in order to avoid the rain. Despite the inclement weather on the day, the festivities pushed on. Those who were noted included Maureen Emmett of Callington Road and Betty Turner of Sherwood Street. The Reading Standard reported on several streets in the town crowning their own ‘Coronation Queen’. owners arranging whole-day parties for their friends and neighbours". Even for those who opted to stay in and watch the coronation on television, there was a sense of togetherness with "T.V. The community-centric nature of these celebrations is emphasised as "Nobody was forgotten". It lists that "there were processions and parades, carnivals and displays, sports and games, and hundreds of teas". Despite the actual event taking place in London, the Standard was quick to move their focus on to the people of Reading and their personal celebrations of the event. Quite understandably, the coronation was front page news on the Friday 5 June 1953 edition of the Reading Standard. As befits the largest town in the Royal County, various celebrations took place in Reading to commemorate the occasion. and U.K., where entering drivers are forced to stop and accelerate quickly as exiting drivers dodge them with a crossing merge point right at the threshold of the Eastbound tunnel.On Tuesday 2 June 1953, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place in Westminster Abbey. PennDOT engineers have tried to lessen this effect by installing brighter lights at the tunnel entrances to hasten eye adjustments, but the tunnel’s traffic flow is also hampered by ramps Jalopnik rated as the 2nd worst in the U.S. Traffic still notoriously slows due to the perception change of approaching and entering the tunnels, an effect known as “optical flow,” where visual cues trick drivers into assuming they are driving faster than they actually are. PennDOT had received estimates from contractors that surpassed $100,000, but Stancil’s group did it at minimal cost, about $15,000 for Fort Pitt Tunnel.īeing able to enjoy their favorite songs during their tunnel transits has done little to alleviate the common frustrations of Pittsburgh drivers, however. An overheight truck detection system and traffic signals have been added to each entrance.īeginning in 2000, a group of Carnegie Mellon University students under the leadership of professor Dan Stancil installed wires in the Squirrel Hill and Fort Pitt tunnels to ensure AM-FM radio and cell reception. The exteriors are clad in sandstone and brick veneers, with louvered openings and glass block windows. Each portal building is essentially the same, though the West Portal Building has a basement underneath. The Tunnel Portal Buildings house maintenance garages and control rooms for the exhaust and ventilation systems. The new tunnels had 2,312 light fixtures with 4,624 bulbs and eight ventilation fans (four in each portal building) to keep air moving and avoid the buildup of fumes that had nearly caused a disaster in the Liberty Tunnels. Squirrel Hill Tunnel The Squirrel Hill Tunnels opened to traffic for the first time after a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 5, 1953, marking the completion of PennDOT’s single most expensive road project to that date.
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