Downtown Pittsburgh redevelopment starts to bear fruit - January 31st, 2010
By Andrew Conte PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, January 31, 2010... Read More
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House sale to save Manchester history - October 16th, 2009
By Kim Leonard TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, October 16, 2009 Visitors to the seven homes featured ... Read More
Carnegie board’s vote provokes an uproar - October 7th, 2009
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 By Bob Hoover and Amy Schaarsmith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Residents and politicians alike decried the announced cuts yesterday by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, which will close five branches, move others and trim hours in the face of a spiraling deficit. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl called for an independent audit of the ... Read More
Secrets of the Buhl Building revealed - October 4th, 2009
By Albert M. Tannler, FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEWSunday, October 4, 2009 This is a little gem of a building, clad in blue-creamy-white terra cotta thickly decorated with Renaissance motifs. The color contrast recalls Italian sgraffito work, in which an outer ... Read More
Downtown Dollar Bank’s lions leave 138-year perch - September 13th, 2009
By JoAnne Klimovich Harrop TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, September 13, 2009 If these lions could roar, they would have let out a big howl Saturday when they were moved from their perch of the past 138 years.
Pittsburgh's oldest bank — Dollar Bank on Fourth Avenue, ... Read MoreDollar Bank Lions Moved, to Be Restored - September 12th, 2009
by Louise Sturgess PHLF News September 12, 2009 Dollar Bank Lions: Photos and Story From about 8:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2009, PHLF Executive Director Louise Sturgess photographed the process of removing the 139-year-old Dollar Bank lions from their pedestals in front of the venerable Fourth Avenue and Smithfield ... Read More
Bridge fans enthralled by local spans - July 12th, 2009
By Matthew Santoni TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, July 12, 2009 To most residents of Western Pennsylvania, the region's many bridges are ever-present but utilitarian things: A way to get from A to B across obstacle C, except when congestion or construction makes them into obstacles themselves. But through the eyes of a dozen enthusiasts from around ... Read More
Manchester residents hope to have history on their side - June 1st, 2009
Monday, June 01, 2009 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A year ago, Duane Hill went Downtown from his home on Sheffield Street to ask the ... Read MoreA Touch of Eden – Chatham University is Turning Donated Farm Into Model of Sustainability - May 30th, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009 By Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Andy Starnes/Post-Gazette .... Read More
$500,000 Grant Goes to Renew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall - May 21st, 2009
By Ken Fibbe TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, May 21, 2009 A $500,000 state grant will pay for new seats in the music hall and to renovate the old studio at the historic Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall. Library Executive Director Maggie Forbes said the upgrades should draw more visitors to the ... Read More
North Side’s ‘Mala Jaska’ deteriorates as Route 28 grows - May 20th, 2009
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Helen Kusar sold her house in old Mala Jaska to PennDOT two years ago; now she lives in Reserve with her daughter. The sidewalk along Route 28 is as wide as it needed to be when ... Read More
Shining a Light on Stained Glass Artists - May 20th, 2009
By William Loeffler TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, May 20, 2009 The name Charles J. Connick may not resonate like that of Andy Warhol or Frank Lloyd Wright. [gallery link="file" columns="4"] But Connick, a Pennsylvania native who died in 1945, left a legacy of masterful stained-glass art in churches and academic buildings in Pittsburgh, Butler and ... Read More
Landmarks receives preservation easement on historic downtown building - April 2nd, 2009
April 2, 2009 PHLF News Ohio-based Spruce Street Properties, Ltd. has donated a preservation easement to Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation on the exterior of The Carlyle, at Fourth Avenue and Wood Street that is being converted to luxury condominiums. A preservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement made between ... Read More
Tour & Lecture Series: Charles J. Connick: World Class Stained Glass in Pittsburgh - April 2nd, 2009
April 2, 2009 PHLF News Charles J. Connick: World Class Stained Glass in Pittsburgh, based on Albert Tannler’s recent book on Connick is a special series of six public lectures and tours. Eminent English historian Peter Cormack will present the keynote address on Sunday, May 24, at Calvary Episcopal Church. ... Read More
Alan Frank House Foundation Formed - March 4th, 2009
March 4th, 2009 PHLF News The Alan I.W. Frank Foundation has been launched as a 501(c)(3) to raise funds to secure the house designed by Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer for Alan and Cecelia Frank on Woodland Road near Chatham College. It has been faithfully preserved by their son Alan ... Read More
Landmarks opposes the demolitions of 1403 and 1414 Nixon Street and 1109 Bingham Street - January 7th, 2009
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF ANNE E. NELSON, ESQ., GENERAL COUNSEL PITTSBURGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION BEFORE HISTORIC REVIEW COMMISSION, CITY OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC HEARING ON CITY DEMOLITIONS JANUARY 7, 2008 Landmarks opposes the demolitions of 1403 and 1414 Nixon Street and 1109 Bingham Street because the City ... Read More
Pittsburgh stained-glass artist’s work beautifies region - November 23rd, 2008
By Sandra Fischione Donovan FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, November 23, 2008 Walking into the First Baptist Church in Oakland, one immediately enters an atmosphere of almost cloud-like, gray-white light filtered by thousands of sparkling stained-glass windows. "It's a worshipful experience, even if you walk in and there's nobody else there," ... Read More
Downtown ‘jewel box’ gets $10 million sparkle - November 13th, 2008
By Ron DaParma TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, August 29, 2008 From its steeply pitched mansard roof and colorful stained glass dome to its below street-level walk-in bank vault with 14,000 safety deposit boxes, the Union Trust Building is one of Pittsburgh's most distinctive structures. Now the Flemish Gothic-style building constructed by industrialist ... Read More
Book showcases Downtown architecture - November 12th, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 By Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In this do-it-yourself age, you can discover and appreciate the beauty of Pittsburgh's Downtown architecture simply by taking a few walks during the day. You do not have to listen to a docent or meet up with a tour group, although ... Read More
Duncan Financial buying Irwin bank building - November 6th, 2008
Seller S&T Bancorp to lease space there Thursday, November 06, 2008 By Norm Vargo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The economic revitalization of downtown Irwin got a significant boost Monday. S&T Bancorp Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to sell the former Irwin Bank and Trust headquarters and annex at 309 Main St., ... Read More
Public Hearing on 200-210 Fifth Ave, and 438 & 440 Market Street - November 5th, 2008
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF ANNE E. NELSON, ESQ. GENERAL COUNSEL PITTSBURGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION BEFORE HISTORIC REVIEW COMMISSION, CITY OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC HEARING ON 200-210 FIFTH AVENUE; 438 & 440 MARKET STREET NOVEMER 5, 2008 As the future holder of a ... Read More
Verona hears details about participation in the Allegheny Together program - October 27th, 2008
By Karen Zapf TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, October 27, 2008 A couple years ago when Christina Kozera and her family were looking for a place to build six condominiums, the small borough of Verona caught their attention. "We decided to build the condos on the (Allegheny) river," said Kozera, 56. "We have full access to the ... Read More
Union Trust owner buys Reed building - October 17th, 2008
By Ron DaParma TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, October 17, 2008 While the Reed Smith law firm plans to relocate its Downtown headquarters to the new Three PNC Plaza next year, it may soon move a separate back office operation from the Gulf Tower on Grant Street to another location. While the Reed ... Read More
Public Hearing Before Historic Review Commission on 4420 Bayard Street - October 1st, 2008
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF ANNE E. NELSON, ESQ. GENERAL COUNSEL PITTSBURGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION BEFORE HISTORIC REVIEW COMMISSION, CITY OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC HEARING ON 4420 BAYARD STREET, THE ELMHURST GROUP OCTOBER 1, 2008 Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation has reviewed the ... Read More
Old churches answer prayers of congregations, developers - September 22nd, 2008
By Craig Smith TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, September 22, 2008 When thieves stripped a former Roman Catholic church in Larimer several years ago, they left behind a stained-glass window, which a historian calls one of the most important religious artwork of its day. "This is a major window -- and it's still ... Read More
Pittsburgh Playhouse building sale ‘a few years’ off - September 22nd, 2008
By Craig Smith TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, September 22, 2008 For sale: 100-year-old theater with ghosts. Make offer. Point Park University hasn't placed that ad yet for the Pittsburgh Playhouse. But it hopes to move the program from Oakland to its Downtown campus as part of a $210 million university expansion. "We haven't taken any ... Read More
Grant fuels Vandergrift’s downtown revitalization - September 8th, 2008
By Ron DaParma TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, September 8, 2008 A $300,000 grant is contributing to a revitalization of downtown Vandergrift. Three properties in the 100 block of Grant Avenue in the heart of the Westmoreland County community's business district are being restored with the help of the revolving loan fund grant provided in 2007 ... Read More
Heathside Cottage For Sale, 416 Catoma St., Fineview (SOLD) - August 13th, 2008
Offered by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
SOLD
Judith Harvey, a member ... Read MoreOwner of Lamp Theater in Irwin says restoration depends on funding - August 7th, 2008
Thursday, August 07, 2008 By Norm Vargo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Lamp Theater closed more than three years ago. Two different owners have since given projections of when the landmark showplace on Main Street in Irwin would reopen. A small, hand-painted sign on the marquee confidently proclaims: "The Lamp will shine brightly again!" But ... Read More
Council grants North Side temple historic status - August 6th, 2008
By Jeremy Boren TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Pittsburgh City Council Tuesday sought to end a long-simmering controversy by dubbing the former Malta Temple building in the North Side a historic structure. The decision will protect the stately brick building on West North Avenue from demolition, but it also could ... Read More
Downtown’s Union Trust building gets major tenant - August 5th, 2008
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 By Elwin Green, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Union Trust Building, a Downtown landmark that served for 20 years as an operations center for Mellon Bank, soon will become home to Siemens Engineering's environmental engineering operations. Siemens signed a 10-year lease last week with Los Angeles-based Mika Realty ... Read More
Union Trust gets first major tenant - August 5th, 2008
By Sam Spatter FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Downtown's Union Trust Building on Monday obtained its first major lease since it was purchased by new ownership -- with Siemens Engineering signing a 10-year lease to occupy three to six floors in the landmark building. Siemens Engineering, a unit ... Read More
Pittsburgh’s Union Trust building finally gets major tenant - August 4th, 2008
by Ben Semmes Pittsburgh Business Times August 4, 2008 The Union Trust Building in Downtown Pittsburgh has secured a major office tenant at last. Siemens Power Generation Inc. will consolidate about 500 local employees on three floors at the nearly 600,000-square-foot, 11-story structure — formerly known as Two Mellon Center. It has ... Read More
Repairs under way on Schenley fountain - July 30th, 2008
By The Tribune-Review Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Restoration has begun on a landmark fountain in Schenley Plaza, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy said Tuesday. The fountain sculpture, titled "A Song to Nature," created by Victor David Brenner, was dedicated 90 years ago to acknowledge Mary Schenley's gift and later sale of ... Read More
Repairs under way on Schenley fountain - July 30th, 2008
By The Tribune-Review Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Restoration has begun on a landmark fountain in Schenley Plaza, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy said Tuesday.The fountain sculpture, titled "A Song to Nature," created by Victor David Brenner, was dedicated 90 years ago to acknowledge Mary Schenley's gift and later sale of ... Read More
