Thursday, October 14, 2010 By Karen Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The former Trinity Industries building in Butler, fresh from a yearlong, $1 million rehabilitation, is open for business. A project of the Butler Community Development Corp., the building was debuted at an event described by corporation executive director Ken Raybuck as "Deal Day." The building ... Read More
Thursday, October 14, 2010 By Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Michael Sriprasert promised Wilkinsburg residents on Tuesday that they would have new neighbors next fall. Mr. Sriprasert, director of real estate development for the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, is overseeing two new housing projects in Wilkinsburg worth almost $10 million. "By this time next ... Read More
By Chris Ramirez PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Last updated: 8:02 am [caption id="attachment_7307" align="alignnone" width="245" caption="Jay Willis plays the saxophone during a dedication of a mural Tuesday evening in Wilkinsburg. The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corp. dedicated the mural as part of the organization's public art program to preserve, restore and enhance ... Read More
By Chris Ramirez PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, October 12, 2010 Last updated: 2:37 pm A public-private partnership today detailed plans for $10 million in house-restoration projects in Wilkinsburg. A total of $8.6 million will be used to renovate two early 20th century apartment houses — the Crescent Building at Rebecca and Kelly avenues and the ... Read More
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 By Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A public-private partnership today unveiled plans to do housing restoration projects in Wilkinsburg worth almost $10 million. "This investment will expand our ability to attract people back to Wilkinsburg," Mayor John Thompson said after the announcement. He was one of 10 speakers from government agencies ... Read More
Monday, October 11, 2010 By Ruth Ann Dailey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Conflicts are the bread-and-butter of journalism, of course -- so much so that readers and reporters alike can find it all occasionally wearying. So when a big, juicy conflict comes to a sorta-kinda happy resolution, it's a ... Read More
Renovated on one side; condemned on the other
Monday, October 11, 2010
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Among Pittsburgh's many stories, one plays out in every neighborhood and is ... Read More
By Jodi Weigand Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The city school district's proposed 2011 capital budget includes projects at eight schools. Pittsburgh Public Schools board members were presented two options Tuesday: the full capital program totaling $64 million and a $48.4 million downscaled version that includes only vital improvements at Arlington, Brashear, King, Knoxville, Northview, Oliver, ... Read More
Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:05 AM
Staff Blogs by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
One of the best features of Pittsburgh's compact Downtown is its open spaces, plazas and walkways where pedestrians can take a short breather from daily routines without even ... Read More
Auto body shop owner will train budding mechanics in 14,500-square-foot facility Friday, October 01, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7280" align="alignnone" width="330" caption="Mike Fiore and his son, Michael, expect Mike's Auto Body and Vocational Center in Larimer to be fully operational by early next year. Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette"]... Read More
First-time event to highlight area's change, influence Friday, October 01, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7273" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="In this photo taken in the 1890s, Civil War veterans participate in a reunion in front of a building on Penn Circle South that is still standing in East Liberty. The ... Read More
By Thomas Olson, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 30, 2010 [caption id="attachment_7268" align="alignnone" width="319" caption="The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation was given the easement to the historic Burke Building, Downtown, by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy so the foundation can assure no future owners tear it down or alter its exterior. Jasmine Goldband ... Read More
By Matthew Santoni PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 30, 2010 Allegheny County residents Wednesday night offered their ideas for revitalizing the rundown fairgrounds in South Park as part of the county's push to reuse or redevelop it. More than 100 people attended the meeting in the Museum Building to discuss how they'd like to ... Read More
Total transformation of Allegheny Public Square moves forward with completion of final design phase Wednesday, September 29, 2010 The City of Pittsburgh, in partnership with The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, community members, and Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture, have completed the second major phase of design for the revitalization ... Read More
Monday, September 27, 2010 By Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Three years ago, the stately 19th-century sandstone church at Friendship and South Pacific avenues in Bloomfield lay in ruins and was targeted for demolition. "Can this church be saved?" a newspaper article asked at the time. The answer, borne out by a leaking roof, ... Read More
Paramount building was empty for years Thursday, September 23, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7248" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Greg Pierce, assistant film curator at The Warhol, left, talks with Rick Schweikert in front of the film vaults at Paramount's film exchange, 1727 Blvd. of the Allies, Uptown. Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette "]... Read More
By Margaret Harding, Michael Hasch and Bill Vidonic PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 23, 2010 Thousands of Western Pennsylvanians remain without power today and might not have service restored until Sunday morning. Wednesday's brief but powerful thunderstorm has left a lasting impression. Duquesne Light reported 13,000 customers — many in Allegheny County's South Hills neighborhoods — ... Read More
The Carnegie struggles with honoring the past while serving the present and future Sunday, March 02, 2003 By Patricia Lowry, Post-Gazette Architecture Critic From Fiji to Florida to Fresno, Calif., Andrew Carnegie built 2,509 libraries between 1881 and 1917, mostly in America, the British Isles and Canada. To this day, ... Read More
Thursday, September 30, 2010 By Tina Calabro The name of Sister Thea Bowman may not be widely recognized, but within the Catholic education community, she is celebrated for her commitment to the education of underprivileged children, especially those of African-American descent. Sister Thea, a Mississippi native and granddaughter of a slave, converted to ... Read More
By Liz Hayes VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Thursday, September 16, 2010 Congregants who oppose the demolition of a historic Poke Run Presbyterian Church building believe a county judge has granted them access to the tools they need to save the structure. Nine members of the Washington Township church last week filed a lawsuit in ... Read More
By Stacey Federoff TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, September 15, 2010 The Great Allegheny Passage trail generates $40 million a year in economic spending, and a preservation plan is intended to use historic preservation in six trail towns to harness that spending power. A meeting Tuesday night in West Newton hosted by the Progress Fund's Trail ... Read More
PHLF News
October 1, 2010
We at Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation regret the potential loss of the Civic Arena as a unique example of early modernism in American architecture. 
Conceived by philanthropist Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr. and funded as ... Read More
By Craig Smith
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, September 27, 2010
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Grace Rothmeyer worries about her home of 23 years in Etna, even though one ... Read More
CCAC campus and medical clinic planned for site Thursday, September 16, 2010 By Deborah M. Todd, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette During an emotional meeting, at which the death of Councilwoman Millie Devich was marked with a moment of silence and a bouquet of flowers behind her nameplate in council chambers, motions designed to address Braddock's ... Read More
By Jeremy Boren PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, September 13, 2010 Federal money intended to plug an unsightly concrete gap next to Interstate 579 might be used at Consol Energy Center instead. At the request of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, Sen. Bob Casey proposed redirecting the $974,000 earmark to pay for most of ... Read More
Friday, September 10, 2010 11:33 AM Written by Diana Nelson Jones To some people, the historic standards that prohibit vinyl windows and metal awnings are dictatorial. To others, those standards safeguard authenticity and dumbing down is not an option. When it’s your own budget, a little gray can seep into the argument. Even someone ... Read More
By Chuck Biedka, VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Friday, September 10, 2010 Last updated: 7:11 am [caption id="attachment_7147" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="From left, Emma and Jim Dunmire, of Washington Township; Jack and Eleanor Zerbini, of Salem Township; Maynard Miller, of Kiski Township; and Kathy Moneymaker, of Washington Township, all gather together in front of the ... Read More
The house on the southwest corner of 38th St. and Charlotte Street in Lawrenceville is up for sale. It was bult a decade after Lawrenceville became a town in 1814. We know this because house historian Carol Peterson, a denizen of Larryville, researched the records. The house you see now -- ... Read More
By Tom Yerace, VALLEY NEWS DISPATCH Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Natrona's history is forever linked to industry, and that is the focus of a new park being planned there. "We've been working with Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and one of the focuses of Natrona Comes Together is to preserve the history ... Read More
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 The Richard King Mellon Foundation recently awarded a $1 million grant to the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to create a management plan for Panther Hollow watershed. Panther Hollow, located in Schenley Park, has long been plagued by pollution and invasive species, and the grant will be a huge ... Read More
Offers due Oct. 22; tour set Thursday Monday, September 06, 2010 By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7121" align="alignnone" width="160" caption="The Engine No. 16 firehouse in North Point Breeze is up for sale. Proposals for use of the space are due Oct. 22 and guidelines are posted for would-be purchasers. Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette"]... Read More
Thursday, September 09, 2010
By Candy Woodall, freelance
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Summer may be winding down but Ray Dougherty already is preparing for next season at McKees Point Marina ... Read More
Thursday, September 09, 2010 By Brian David, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Miles Bryan School building is beautiful in a way modern schools seldom are, with a Gothic flavor and spires and gargoyles carved into its stone. It's also in a beautiful spot, on six wooded acres atop a hill jutting up in ... Read More
By Al Lowe FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 9, 2010 History buffs got some good news at the Dormont Council meeting. Although Dormont's South Hills Theater along West Liberty Avenue has been razed and will be replaced by a CVS store, its memories will live on because of plans to reassemble the theater's ... Read More
By Adam Brandolph PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 9, 2010 Last updated: 10:22 am [caption id="attachment_7097" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="A former firehouse and Pittsburgh police training center at the corner of Penn and North Lang avenues was opened up this morning for potential buyers to get a look in Point Breeze. James Knox/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"]... Read More
