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January 21, 1974. Designated PHLF. 1968 [3] The Union Trust Building is a high-rise building located in the Downtown district of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at 501 Grant Street. It was erected in 1915–16 by the industrialist Henry Clay Frick. The Flemish-Gothic structure's original purpose was to serve as a shopping arcade.
Allen Hall, University of Pittsburgh (Old Mellon Institute) 1915 J. H. Giesey O'Hara and Thackeray Streets Oakland 1972 Alpha Terrace: 1889 c., 1894 700 block, North Beatty Street East Liberty 1979 Alumni Hall, University of Pittsburgh (Masonic Temple) 1914 Benno Janssen & Abbott Fifth and Lytton Avenues Oakland 2002
Fred Clarke, 1909 Forbes Field and Bellefield Bridge, 1909 The first game was played at Forbes Field on June 30, 1909, one day after the Pittsburgh Pirates had defeated the Chicago Cubs, 8–1, at Exposition Park. Fans began to arrive at the stadium six and one-half hours early for the 3:30 p.m. game. Weather conditions were reported as clear skies with a temperature around 80 degrees. Flags ...
City. Pittsburgh. The Hill District is a grouping of historically African American neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in the years leading up to World War I, "the Hill" was the cultural center of black life in the city and a major center of jazz. [1] Despite its cultural and economic vibrancy, in the mid-1950s a ...
The large mills in the Pittsburgh region also faced competition from newer, more profitable "mini-mills" and non-union mills with lower labor costs. [ 79 ] Beginning in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the steel industry in Pittsburgh began to implode along with the deindustrialization of the U.S. [ 81 ] Following the 1981–1982 recession, for ...
Heinz Hall is a performing arts center and concert hall located at 600 Penn Avenue in the Cultural District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Home to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) and the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, the 2,676 seat hall presents about 200 performances each year. Originally built in 1927 as Loew's Penn Theatre, the ...
Oakland is the academic and healthcare center of Pittsburgh and one of the city's major cultural centers. Home to three universities, museums, hospitals, shopping venues, restaurants, and recreational activities, this section of the city also includes two city-designated historic districts: the mostly residential Schenley Farms Historic District and the predominantly institutional Oakland ...
Mr. Smalls is a live music venue in the Millvale neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It is an eclectic and innovative indie venue [1] due to its location in a converted church from the early 20th century, [2] its multiple interior event spaces (including four stages, a recording studio, multiple bars, and a restaurant), and its hosting of thousands of national, regional and local artists ...