Preservation Nation: News From the National Trust Preservation Magazine OnlineBy 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
April 2, 2009
PHLF News
National Trust Diversity Scholarships For the National Preservation Conference to be held in Nashville, TN October 13-17.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is offering scholarships to individuals from diverse racial, ethic, economic, and ... Read More
April 2, 2009 by Louise Sturgess, Executive Director PHLF News College-bound high school students who live in Allegheny County, have a 3.25 grade point average or above, and care deeply about the Pittsburgh region may apply to Landmarks’ Scholarship Program. The deadline is April 24. Click here to download an ... Read More
by Louise Sturgess, Executive Director April 2, 2009 PHLF News By April 30, eleven Pittsburgh Public Schools will have participated in Landmarks’ Building Pride/Building Character city tour, described by a teacher as “one of the best [field trips] ever.” The innovative educational program is sponsored through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Educational ... Read More
by Louise Sturgess, Executive Director March 1, 2009 PHLF News The Alfred M. Oppenheimer (AMO) Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation is committing $15,000 per year for three years to support general education programs at Landmarks. “The AMO was established in 1963 to support interfaith and interracial understanding,” said Chuck Half, ... Read More
January 1, 2009 PHLF News Karen B. Cahall, Ed.M., joined Landmarks’ staff on January 1, after serving as a docent for seven years. She assumed Mary Ann Eubanks' responsibilities as education coordinator, since Mary Ann retired on December 31, 2008. For details about school tours or teacher ... Read More
PHLF News November 14, 2008 by Michael Sriprasert In light of the recent efforts to bring a grocery store to the Hill District, Landmarks Community Capital Corporation, in partnership with the Heinz College, engaged 25 students in the Heinz Colleges' first ever non-profit case challenge. Titled the "Landmarks Economic Development Case ... Read More
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
By Craig Smith TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, October 13, 2008 Robert Sanders started donating money to a foundation to preserve the Duquesne Incline when it was out of service and facing the wrecking ball. "It was shut down, and they were going to tear it down," Sanders, 80, of Mt. Lebanon recalled ... Read More
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
PHLF News September 5, 2008 On Monday, September 15, the Historic Religious Properties Committee of Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) will host a technical assistance workshop at Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Avenue, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Congregation leaders, representatives, and guardians of historic religious properties in Allegheny ... Read More
By Tim Puko TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, July 23, 2008 It would cost the Mt. Lebanon School District close to $132 million in construction costs alone to build a high school, project architects said Tuesday night.A new building is one of four options the district can consider for the high school, ... Read More
By Bill Zlatos TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, June 29, 2008 The Cathedral of Learning was constructed of Indiana limestone and built with the pennies, nickel and dimes of area schoolchildren.John G. Bowman, then chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, came up with the idea for a tower in 1921. "He wanted a tall ... Read More
By Christian Morrow June 27, 2008 The New Pittsburgh Courier Roosevelt sticks with his numbers Whether or not a proposed school district referendum on saving Schenley High School referenced estimates to renovate the Reizenstein, Milliones and Frick buildings, the school’s supporters say it unfairly pits Schenley against the rest ... Read More
Thursday, June 26, 2008 By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Pittsburgh school board last night voted 5-4 to close the Pittsburgh Schenley High School building, rejecting a proposed referendum on the issue and saddening school supporters who spent months fighting to save the historic structure. Voting to close Schenley were ... Read More
Thursday, June 26, 2008 By Adrian McCoy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette At 25, the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh has grown into a mature nonprofit and community leader -- although it's still all about kids. Originally called the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, it was on the leading edge of a wave of children's museums ... Read More
By F.A. Krift TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, June 13, 2008 For Mark Bibro, the Hot Metal Bridge is more than a way to get to opposite shores of the Monongahela River.The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation chairman says it's a symbol of Pittsburgh's industrial past, and a connection point for the city's ... Read More
By Bill Zlatos TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Students left Schenley High School on Tuesday more with a sense of resignation and eagerness for the summer than sadness for their school's storied past. "You may not see any depression today, but I think in September it'll hit us," said ... Read More
During the Landmarks Scholarship Celebration on June 3 at Chatham University, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Trustee and Scholarship Program Founder David Brashear announced the award of scholarships to four high-achieving students who are involved in their communities and value Pittsburgh’s history, architecture, and/or landscape design. The Scholarship Celebration ... Read More
Click below to explore an interactive website that plays off Landmarks' most popular downtown walking tour for students. There's plenty of information, animation, fun facts, and material for adults too. http://www.phlf.org/dragons/ Read More
Saturday, May 31, 2008 By Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... Read More
by Laura Kingsbury/Editor in Chief The Penn April 25, 2008 Thanks to a $100,000 Campus Heritage grant from the Getty Foundation, IUP's historic buildings and landscapes are being studied to ensure the preservation of the campus' rich history. Since its creation in 1984, the Getty Foundation has worked ... Read More
Shaun Yurcaba PHLF News March 7, 2008 The Vandergrift Main Street program recently submitted its application to the State Department of Community & Economic Development requesting funding for Year 3 of the Main Street Program. The Vandergrift Improvement Program (VIP) and PHLF are working with the Vandergrift Council to redirect traffic flow ... Read More
PHLF News March 7, 2008 Friday, April 18th, 2008 To commemorate the 120th anniversary of the dedication of the Allegheny County Courthouse, Professor Drew Armstrong, director of the Architectural Studies program at the University of Pittsburgh, has organized a public symposium on 'The Allegheny County Courthouse in Context' that ... Read More
PHLF News March 7, 2008 Now through mid-June, our calendar is filled with tours for school groups and private groups--so if you would like to explore Pittsburgh with our staff or docents, book your FALL TOUR now. Contact Mary Ann Eubanks at 412-471-5808 Read More
PHLF News March 7, 2008 Save the date of Tuesday, June 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and tour the Abrams House (designed by Robert Venturi, 1979-82) and the Neeper House (c. 1903), both on Woodland Road, and enjoy a reception in the Andrew W. Mellon Hall at Chatham University. Event ... Read More
PHLF News by Ethan Raup March 7, 2008 PHLF is expanding it’s role in Main Street revitalization efforts throughout Southwestern PA. We have overseen the Vandergrift Main Street program for over two years now. That effort is taking an important step forward with restoration work currently underway on a three story ... Read More
PHLF News March 3, 2008 The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation welcomes corporate support of our “Building Pride/Building Character” program made possible by the PA Department of Community and Economic Development’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program. Last year, 7 businesses––Ellwood Group, Inc.; PNC Bank; Allegheny Technologies Incorporated; Equitable Energy, a division of Equitable ... Read More
By Bill Zlatos TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, February 27, 2008 A group of black community leaders is urging the city school board tonight to postpone or vote against a proposal to move students from Schenley High School in Oakland. In a letter dated today to board members, the Black Political Empowerment Project or B-PEP urged ... Read More
By Bill Zlatos TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, February 21, 2008 City schools Superintendent Mark Roosevelt said he delayed a vote on closing Schenley High School to give supporters time to raise money to fix it and to study if it would be cheaper in the long run to repair the structure. "We think it is ... Read More
By Regis Behe TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, February 15, 2008 When Jay Dantry started selling books in September 1955, hardback novels were less than half their current price. But he wants to clear up one misperception: "I don't go back so far as to have sold 35-cent copies of 'Lost Horizon,'" says Dantry, the proprietor of ... Read More
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The city school board's vote on the closing of the Pittsburgh Schenley High School building will be put off until spring so officials can continue to study the feasibility of renovating the building. A vote on the building's fate was widely expected at the ... Read More
By Adam Brandolph TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Look up. Faded advertisements flake off the sides of exposed brick buildings throughout the city. Remnants of a bygone era, these markers tell the story of our city's rich history. From companies like Otto Milk, formerly in the Strip District, to the German National Bank on ... Read More
By Bill Zlatos TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Sixty-eight percent of the materials tested at Schenley High School contained asbestos, according to a report released Monday by city schools Superintendent Mark Roosevelt. AGX Inc., Wexford-based environmental consultants, collected 406 samples from the plaster, ceiling, tiles, carpet and other areas of the Oakland school ... Read More
By Bill Zlatos TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Beverly Chiarulli and a team of students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania are preserving a slice of state history dug up during highway projects. Chiarulli, director of IUP's archaeological services, will get as much as $850,000 during the next five years from the Pennsylvania Department ... Read More
