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Preservation Magazine OnlineJames D. Van Trump Library | Frank B. Fairbanks Transportation Archive | Fairbanks Features
Showcasing a variety of materials located in the Frank B. Fairbanks Rail Transportation Archive
No. 7 Presentation
Fairbanks Feature: Playing Cards from Well Known Rail ... Read More
By Jeremy Boren
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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Market Square survived its extreme makeover. Now cue the customers.
Downtown's eatery-laden plaza reopened Tuesday to Forbes Avenue traffic for ... Read More
PHLF News August 12, 2010 PHLF members and friends are invited to attend any of the dinners/lectures and tours that are part of the 2nd Annual Historic Bridge Weekend (August 20-22), involving engineers, historians, photographers, and preservationists from throughout the nation and Germany. ... Read More
PHLF News
August 12, 2010
Nineteen college students and/or graduates and one high school student volunteered this summer with the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
"Our summer interns were outstanding," said Louise Sturgess, PHLF's executive director, "helping with our Main Street, Elm Street, ... Read More
PHLF News Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Thanks to $25,000 in challenge grants from two anonymous donors, The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation is reviving its recently troubled Historic Religious Properties Program, which provides matching grants to help congregations perform exterior maintenance on their facilities. "Since 1997, we've been giving an average of ... Read More
August 1, 2010 PHLF News Thanks to a successful Challenge Grant Initiative, the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation will be offering its Historic Religious Properties Grant Program again this Fall 2010. We are offering a technical assistance workshop for congregation leaders, representatives, and guardians of historic religious structures on September 20 at Calvary Episcopal ... Read More
PHLF News June 16, 2010 Six weeks ago, PHLF and two of its members pledged $37,500 for an all-or-nothing challenge grant to jump-start our Historic Religious Properties Program that provides matching grants and technical assistance to architecturally significant historic religious properties in Allegheny County who need to undertake critical building repairs. The challenge grant ... Read More
Pittsburgh, PA…On June 16, during a luncheon celebration, the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) will award scholarships to five high-achieving college-bound students who are involved in their communities and value Pittsburgh’s history, architecture, and landscape design. PHLF received 47 applications this year and was able to award five scholarships, ... Read More
Group waiting for 'Igloo' review Tuesday, June 08, 2010 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation won't rush to judgment on the future of Mellon Arena. PHLF President Arthur P. Ziegler Jr. said Monday that the organization would await the outcome of a required review to determine possible ... Read More
James D. Van Trump Library | Frank B. Fairbanks Transportation Archive | Fairbanks Features
Showcasing a variety of materials located in the Frank B. Fairbanks Rail Transportation Archive
No. 6 Presentation
Pittsburgh Union Station Railroad Signs
The Frank Fairbanks Rail Transportation ... Read More
James D. Van Trump Library | Frank B. Fairbanks Transportation Archive | Fairbanks Features
Showcasing a variety of materials located in the Frank B. Fairbanks Rail Transportation Archive
No. 5 Presentation
Two books from the Lindsay Publications Catalog
The Lindsay Publications ... Read More
James D. Van Trump Library | Frank B. Fairbanks Transportation Archive | Fairbanks Features
Showcasing a variety of materials located in the Frank B. Fairbanks Rail Transportation Archive
No. 4 Presentation
Correspondence (to and from) Frank Fairbanks, Jr.: 1950 – 2005
Frank ... Read More
May 13, 2010 PHLF News Landmarks is inviting historic preservation organizations working within western Pennsylvania to Harmony, PA on Saturday, August 28th at 3:00 p.m. for a program on how Landmarks’ preservation easements program can protect historic and architecturally significant buildings in communities throughout western Pennsylvania. The one-hour program will take place in ... Read More
PHLF News May 13, 2010 Climb up into the bell tower of Southminster Presbyterian Church, a Historic Religious Property grant recipient in 2007, and tour the Art Deco Municipal Building in Mt. Lebanon on our first CAR FREE walking tour offered in conjunction with Car Free Fridays (but our tour is Saturday!) ... Read More
PHLF News May 12, 2010 We are making good progress but need your help to reach our goal of raising $37,500 by June 30 in support of our Historic Religious Properties (HRP) program. To contribute by credit card use the Targeted Donation Today option on the left hand side of this page, ... Read More
PHLF News
May 13, 2010
We are pleased that we are developing a brilliant youthful staff at Landmarks. It is crucial a new generation takes root, and we want you to become acquainted with these excellent forthcoming leaders.
We offer the following profiles:
Scott ... Read More
PHLF News May 10, 2010 The City of Pittsburgh, through its Department of City Planning, is in the process of preparing a Cultural Heritage Plan. By sharing your opinions about the City’s historic and cultural resources, and the ways they are cared for and protected, you will help the City make decisions ... Read More
James D. Van Trump Library | Frank B. Fairbanks Transportation Archive | Fairbanks Features
Showcasing a variety of materials located in the Frank B. Fairbanks Rail Transportation Archive
No. 3 Presentation
Two Important Donated Railroad Atlases Ready ... Read More
Monday, May 3, 2010 (PITTSBURGH, PA) – On Wednesday, May 5th, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Arthur Ziegler of Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation will join the owners of the Mansions on Fifth to kick off the final phase of construction for the City’s latest historic jewel and welcome addition to Pittsburgh’s ... Read More
PHLF News April 26, 2010 Thanks to two of our members, the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation may receive $25,000 in matching grants to get our Historic Religious Properties Program (HRPP) back up and running. The grant, however, is contingent upon PHLF’s members and friends contributing $25,000 in new HRPP support by June ... Read More
PHLF News
April 22, 2010
Join us in May for the following special events. For reservations contact Mary Lu Denny: marylu@phlf.org or 412-471-5808, ext. 527.
"The Twentieth Century Club: Inside a Pittsburgh Palazzo"
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Where: Twentieth Century Club, 4201 ... Read More
James D. Van Trump Library | Frank B. Fairbanks Transportation Archive | Fairbanks Features
Showcasing a variety of materials located in the Frank B. Fairbanks Rail Transportation Archive
No. 2 Presentation:
The Wayne A. Cole Collection––Ghost Rail series and other ... Read More
PHLF News by PHLF Intern William Prince April 1, 2010 On March 22 & 23, 2010, PHLF and the Greater Monessen Historical Society hosted the 14th Annual Architectural Design Challenge for schools in Westmoreland County. Over 100 middle school and 40 high school students participated, from Belle Vernon, Franklin Regional, Greensburg Salem, ... Read More
James D. Van Trump Library | Frank B. Fairbanks Transportation Archive | Fairbanks Features
Showcasing a variety of materials located in the Frank B. Fairbanks Rail Transportation Archive
No. 1 Presentation:
The James J. Hill Story, Yesterday and Today
This ... Read More
By Deborah Deasy PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, March 19, 2010 Nothing beats sightseeing on foot when it comes to discovering Downtown Pittsburgh. "It's hard to look up and see the full height of a building when you are in a car or bus -- and, so often, distinguishing elements of a building are at the top," ... Read More
Monday, December 14, 2009 4:00 p.m., Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, Oakland Two-minute remarks presented by Louise Sturgess, Executive Director Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation During the Great Depression, the hours of all Carnegie branch libraries were extended and no branch libraries were closed. That fact can inspire all of us in our efforts to keep ... Read More
Jack Miller PHLF News November 12, 2009 KDKA Radio and Television personality Larry Richert and more than 300 guests were on hand at the Sheraton at Station Square on November 11 to honor the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation as the region’s 2009 Outstanding Philanthropic Organization. Landmarks President Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr. accepted the ... Read More
PHLF News November 5, 2009 Of the seven apartments at Market at Fifth, four are leased, a studio with a study is currently available, and two of two-story penthouse apartments with expansive roof decks overlooking our green and growing roof with wonderful views of the architecture of downtown Pittsburgh are still available. ... Read More
PHLF News
November 3, 2009
The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA) recently presented its 2009 J. Timothy Anderson Awards for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation to ten outstanding historic rehabilitation ... Read More
PHLF News October 30, 2009 About 135 middle and high school students from 17 Westmoreland County schools are participating in the 14th Annual Architectural Design Challenge, sponsored by the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) and offered in 2009-10 in cooperation with the Greater Monessen Historical Society (GMHS). During orientation sessions in Monessen ... Read More
PHLF News October 29, 2009 On October 28th, Landmarks received $152,000 from the sale of Heathside Cottage in Fineview. The building and its preservation easement were donated to us in 2000 and a life interest in the property was donated in 2008. Proceeds from the sale will be used to endow that easement and ... Read More
PHLF News October 28, 2009 Landmarks Community Capital Corporation ("LCCC"), at the request of Robert Morris University ("RMU") led a group of European professionals on study fellowships through the German Marshall Fund ("GMP"), on a visit to East Liberty. The Washington-based GMP was created with German funding in recognition of the US ... Read More
PHLF News October 27, 2009 The Mexican War Streets Society reported receipt of the Community Greening Award from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society for Mechanics Retreat Park in that neighborhood. The Park was originally created with gifts from our late Chairman Charles Arensberg, John Craig, and PHLF and the Mexican War Streets Society. Congratulations ... Read More
PHLF News October 23, 2009 Heinz Healey’s men’s store and Nettleton Shoes now occupy the retail space at Market at Fifth. Their handsome stores opened in time for the G-20 and sales have been brisk. We are receiving many compliments both on the appearance of the restoration of the buildings and on the quality ... Read More
PHLF News October 23, 2009 Construction is now moving forward with our Housing Resource Center to be located in an area of the Packard Building in Wilkinsburg that we acquired with a grant from the Hillman Foundation several years ago. The Center is being developed with grant funds from the Allegheny Foundation, a ... Read More
