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.…