Presented is a Forbes Field trolley car sign. Forbes Field was in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, on Forbes Avenue, named for a British general and a hero of the French and Indian War and the man who gave Pittsburgh its name. The stadium was the National League's first concrete and steel edifice, and it was the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates through the second game of a doubleheader on June 28, 1970, when the Pirates moved to their new Three Rivers Stadium. After that game, Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente was saddened. "I spent half of my life here," said the right field legend. The Pirates won three World Series while calling Forbes Field home. Some remains of the stadium still remain, including part of the left field wall, on the University of Pittsburgh campus. The stadium was the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1933-63, and it was the long-time home of the University of Pittsburgh football teams. It also was a frequent site of boxing matches. 

The canvas trolley sign is more than 15 feet long, and it has a width of 29". It is black, with each stop displayed in white. It was rolled up and displayed on the top section of the front of a trolley. The sign could be manually changed to show each forthcoming stop. More than twenty stops are indicated, and the last stop on the sign read, "FORBES FLD. - STAD." In one or more places it appears that the long sign was repaired, possibly from a tear, and tape appears on back. Some of the trolley stops appear darker than others, possibly from accrued sunlight or other causes. The trolley sign roll is in overall nice condition.