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This is a list of parks in Pittsburgh. All public parkland in the City of Pittsburgh is maintained by the Pittsburgh Department of Parks & Recreation and the Department of Public Works. All public parkland in the City of Pittsburgh is maintained by the Pittsburgh Department of Parks & Recreation and the Department of Public Works.
Pittsburgh: Mapleview Park Canonsburg: 1928–1936 [73] Mount Holly Park: Mount Holly Springs: 1901–1928 Nay Aug Park: Scranton: 1931–1990s [74] Northern Electric Park Clarks Summit: 1908–1925 A fire destroyed the major attractions in the park [75] Oakford Park Jeannette: 1896–1940 The physical assets of the park were sold at a receiver ...
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Frick Park Playground on Beechwood Boulevard near Nicholson Street, opened in the early 1960s, features an unusual cement slide set into a hillside. Originally painted red and bordered by cobblestones, it is today painted blue and surrounded by rubberized playground surfacing. The playground is popularly known as Blue Slide Park. [12]
This is a list of 90 neighborhoods in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Generally neighborhood development followed ward boundaries, although the City Planning Commission has defined some neighborhood areas. [1] The map of neighborhoods presented here is based on the official designations from the City of Pittsburgh. [2]
The park was founded in 1889, and opened in 1893 after Pittsburgh Director of Public Works, Edward Bigelow, spent more than $900,000 in city funds to buy the land, parcel by parcel, from farmers. In 1898, Bigelow's cousin Christopher Lyman Magee created the Pittsburgh Zoo as an attraction to encourage customers to ride streetcar lines which ...
The West Park portion is the largest of the three, and it has housed the National Aviary since 1952. A non-profit organization, The Allegheny Commons Initiative maintains the park acting as a liaison [ 5 ] between it and the city through advocacy, fundraising, and project management.