A 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
Landscapes
Landmarks Funds Land-Use Study: Preservation Seeds Take Root - March 1st, 2009
by Jack Miller, CFRE , Director of Planned Giving March 1, 2009 PHLF News A Landmarks funded land-use study conducted by LaQuatra Bonci in 2003 has played a key role is preserving 161 acres of farmland at the Boys Home complex in South Fayette Township. The Boys Home, located on Battle ... 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
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
LCCC Helps With Vacant Lots - July 18th, 2008
On Thursday, July 17th, Josie Bryant, Parish Social Minister for St. James Church and founder of Stone Soup and Serenity Community Gardens in Wilkinsburg, received something she's been waiting for for over five years. In cooperation with St. James Church and Home Depot, Landmarks Community Capital Corporation (LCCC) orchestrated the ... Read More
Market Square street closure may alter apartment project - July 3rd, 2008
By Jeremy Boren TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, July 3, 2008 The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, a major investor in Market Square's revitalization, might nix a new seven-unit apartment complex if the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership sticks to a plan to close some of the square to vehicles.The foundation is spending $3.5 million ... Read More
Public Hearing at Historic Review Commission on Redesign of Market Square - July 2nd, 2008
PREPARED TESTIMONY OF ANNE E. NELSON, ESQ. GENERAL COUNSEL PITTSBURGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION BEFORE HISTORIC REVIEW COMMISSION, CITY OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC HEARING ON MARKET SQUARE REDESIGN JULY 2, 2008 Landmarks is investing $3.5 million to restore four historic buildings in ... Read More
Dramatic redesign approved for Market Square - July 2nd, 2008
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The city of Pittsburgh's Historic Review Commission today approved a dramatic redesign of Downtown's Market Square, clearing the way for construction planning but urging that the architects meet with Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation officials about their concerns. The redesign would ... Read More
Market Square’s makeover shifts into high gear this week - June 30th, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Market Square's transition is in full swing. Dunkin Donuts opens there at 6 a.m. today. Moe's Southwest Grill will open Thursday. A dark, romantic bar is to follow later this summer. In addition, a veteran restaurant, Buon Giorno, is dressing up ... Read More
Riverview Park’s shelter rededicated with emphasis on history - June 8th, 2008
By Rick Wills TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, June 8, 2008 Riverview Park's Chapel Shelter has a brand-new look that, well, looks old."It really never looked like this before," said Christine Dixon, who lives in Observatory Hill and has rented the shelter several times for family reunions. The 114-year-old shelter, which was renovated over ... Read More
Trees cleared on golf course - Residents, activists criticize city for cutting down healthy trees - June 6th, 2008
Friday, June 06, 2008 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh's tree-cutting policies have come under fire again. Some Mount Washington residents are questioning why the city let a condo developer cut trees in Grandview Byways Scenic Park, and Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest are criticizing the ... Read More
Printer manufacturer to plant trees in area parks - May 7th, 2008
By Allison M. Heinrichs TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, May 7, 2008 A company that relies on paper is planning to plant 250 trees in Pittsburgh's parks.Boston-based Riso, which makes digital printers and photocopiers, announced Tuesday that it will begin the plantings this weekend in Riverview Park in the North Side. That planting ... Read More
‘Heritage Grant’ Aimed at Preserving Cal U Campus - May 1st, 2008
BILL LIEPINIS CalTimes May 1, 2008 For many at California University of Pennsylvania, it may seem like the changes of every semester include a new construction project on campus. Whether it’s been the demolition of Binns Hall, Longanecker or Duda Hall, the construction of Carter Hall, Booker Towers and the new Duda ... Read More
Tree tenders - April 16th, 2008
By Allison M. Heinrichs TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Pittsburgh's streets are about to become a lot shadier.Officials announced a TreeVitalize Pittsburgh initiative this morning aimed at planting thousands of trees along city streets. "Pittsburgh has started to re-envision itself as a green place, and there's been a lot of ... Read More
Steps leading to Panther Hollow fixed - April 1st, 2008
By Richard Byrne Reilly TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, April 1, 2008 A flight of steps leading from Anderson Playground to Panther Hollow in Schenley Park is ready for walking. "The steps were made of sandstone, and over the years had become deteriorated and dislodged. It wasn't safe to use them," said Phil Gruszka, director of ... Read More
Getty II - Campus Heritage Grants, 2007 - March 14th, 2008
Eugene Matta PHLF News March 7, 2008 Under the auspices of the J. Paul Getty Foundation's Campus Heritage Grants 2007 program, conservation work continues at California University of Pennsylvania, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Seton Hill University and Washington & Jefferson College. PHLF’s team of experts includes a historic architect, horticulturist and landscape ... Read More
RiverWalk makes old new again - March 12th, 2008
By Ron DaParma TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Having one of the nation's leading advocacy groups for environmentally friendly "green building" as a new tenant means a lot to Mark Stephen Bibro. He's general manager of RiverWalk Corporate Centre, a massive, 102-year-old complex on Pittsburgh's South Side -- for years known as the ... Read More
Onorato preps new parks organization - February 14th, 2008
By Justin Vellucci TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, February 14, 2008 Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato charged the new county Parks Foundation with repairing and maximizing the potential of 12,014 acres of park land. "I'm glad that we're finally here at this point," Onorato told board members Wednesday at the nonprofit's first meeting. "We are ... Read More
Riverfront Park closed to proposals for statues - February 5th, 2008
By Jeremy Boren TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, February 5, 2008 A moratorium on new public art and memorials in North Shore Riverfront Park leaves two 93-year-old bronze sculptures without a home. The city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority voted Monday to stop considering proposals for sculptures and memorials to be placed in the park, which runs ... Read More
East Enders, city officials to talk about doomed trees - January 8th, 2008
By Tim Puko TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, January 8, 2008 The city is offering an olive branch to dozens of East End residents running a grassroots effort to preserve thousands of neighborhood trees. Public works officials and the executive director of a Pittsburgh environmental group will attend a community meeting Thursday in Squirrel Hill to ... Read More
North Side gets behind Commons cause - September 14th, 2007
By Bonnie Pfister
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, September 14, 2007
The North Side's Allegheny Commons -- designated as public grazing lands a year before George Washington became the nation's first president -- today celebrates a small but significant first step in a ... Read MorePrivate-public partnership resurrects old Bedford getaway - September 9th, 2007
By Jack Markowitz
FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, September 9, 2007
They're using the word "miracle" around Bedford these days.
It's a nod to the revival -- after 22 years of near-death experience -- of the Bedford Springs Resort, the venerable vacation ... Read MoreBedford Springs course put back on map - July 22nd, 2007
By Rick Starr
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Many golf courses would be proud to claim either Donald Ross or A.W. Tillinghast as its designer. Bedford Springs Resort Old Course displays the work of both architects from the "Golden ... Read More4 schools in region to share preservation grant - July 20th, 2007
By Mary Pickels
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, July 20, 2007
Four area schools of higher education will share in a $200,000 Getty Foundation grant aimed at preserving the individual campuses' historic buildings and landscapes.
Each of the four schools -- Seton Hill University, ... Read MoreDormont rejects developing park site - March 7th, 2007
By Rick Wills
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Some Dormont residents and borough officials said Tuesday they're happy that plans were scrapped for commercial development on land occupied by the community's park and pool.
"I am pleased to have this behind ... Read More‘We want the park to stay a park’ - March 5th, 2007
By Brian C. Rittmeyer
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, March 5, 2007
Dormont residents rallied in winter conditions Sunday in hopes of saving a summertime favorite.
Efforts once aimed at saving the borough's landmark pool are now set on saving the whole of Dormont ... Read MoreSupport sought for ‘pure’ Dormont park - March 2nd, 2007
By Rick Wills
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, March 2, 2007
Opponents of opening Dormont Park and its landmark 1920s-era pool to private developers will stage a rally Sunday amid fears that borough officials' consideration of development is undermining efforts to raise money ... Read MorePrestigious award may park in Mellon Square - January 20th, 2007
By Allison M. Heinrichs
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, January 20, 2007
An unassuming, peaceful piece of green in the heart of Downtown has support from a national historic landscape expert to be honored as a landmark, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy has announced.
Mellon ... Read MoreDisrespecting a park & Pittsburgh’s history - January 16th, 2007
By Richard M. Voelker Tuesday, January 16, 2007 Pittsburgh Tribune Review Burying the remnants of old Fort Pitt is pretty much a done deal. Unfortunately, we never seem to learn. Well, there you have it. Despite commonwealth promises to "walk the site again," it's now too late to save the Fort Pitt ... Read More
Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr. Keynote Address at the 2006 National Preservation Conference - October 31st, 2006
PHLF News October 31, 2006 "Preservation In Pittsburgh" Keynote address of Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr. at the 2006 National Preservation Conference held in Pittsburgh, PA, October 31, 2006 Read More
Places: Standing up for the trees so they will stand for us - February 19th, 2005
By Patricia Lowry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Saturday, February 19, 2005 In a city where budget cuts have closed swimming pools and laid off police, planners and other workers, City Council is looking for revenue under every rock, or in the case of Councilman Luke Ravenstahl, behind every tree. Ravenstahl wants council to repeal the ... Read More
Highland Park’s grandeur reborn - Fountain at center of renovated entry - August 28th, 2004
By Ervin Dyer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Saturday, August 28, 2004 In Highland Park, the past is present. In the early 1900s, a grand Victorian entryway greeted visitors with imposing bronze sculptures, clustered Ionic columns, a fountain, reflecting pool and lush formal gardens. Just beyond the entry of the twin stone pillars, there is evidence that ... Read More
Homeowner wants to make sure Heathside Cottage will outlive her - July 12th, 2003
By Gretchen McKay, Post-Gazette Staff Writer Saturday, July 12, 2003 Anyone who's ever fixed up a neglected old house knows it takes more than time and money. It takes some of your soul. Judith Harvey in the "urban garden" at her Fineview home. She restored the dilapidated Gothic Revival cottage then bought the ... Read More
City gets advice on developing waterfronts - February 12th, 2003
By Patricia Lowry, Post-Gazette Architecture Critic Wednesday, February 12, 2003 What makes a great waterfront? Ann Breen should know. As co-founder and director of the nonprofit Waterfront Center in Washington, D.C., the city and regional planner has been visiting, studying and consulting on urban waterfronts for more than 25 years. "Every waterfront should be ... Read More
Improvements planned for Gilfillan Park, homestead - April 30th, 2002
By Vince Guerrieri TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, April 30, 2002 Upper St. Clair officials are working with the historical society to draw more people to Gilfillan Park and soon, Gilfillan House. Commissioners approved a resolution outlining a cooperative relationship with the Upper St. Clair Historical Society to address parking and traffic concerns at Gilfillan House ... Read More