Who is the Carrie Blast Furnace named after?
Carrie Blast Furnace is both a mausoleum and monument to Pittsburgh’s industrial history, but for the better part…
The Black history tour celebrating Pittsburgh’s Legacy
On a cold February afternoon, a group of Pittsburghers will board a bus not to revisit what the…
The first wedding inside August Wilson’s childhood home
If you walk along Bedford Avenue on a weekday morning, you might notice him. He stands across from…
John Paul Golden was Pittsburgh’s pioneering Black physician
In the smoky heart of industrial-era Pittsburgh, as soot-darkened skies signaled the city’s booming promise, a young African…
This North Side mansion has a ballroom in the attic
Location: Boggs Mansion on North Avenue, Pittsburgh’s North Side Featured guests: Evan Addams, owner of Boggs Mansion 3 things that…
The legacy of showboats in Pittsburgh’s entertainment history
Pittsburgh is a city of firsts: movie theaters (nickelodeons), AC electricity, commercial radio broadcasts, gas stations, the polio…
Western State Penitentiary’s demolition looms close
This is the final article in a series about Western Penitentiary’s history and impending demolition. Read the previous…
What caused Western State Penitentiary to close?
This article is the second in a series about Western Penitentiary’s history and impending demolition. Read the first…
Western Penitentiary’s trip from Pittsburgh prison marvel to failure
Western State Penitentiary. Riverside Intermediate Prison of Western Pennsylvania. State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh. Riverside Community Corrections Center.…