Oakland

By Walter C. Kidney, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, et al.

The story of Pittsburgh's university center comes to life with over 150 years of rare photos

Oakland, located two miles east of downtown Pittsburgh, is a destination for rustic tranquility, culture, socialization, entertainment, and education. Through more than 150 years, much has changed in this neighborhood. Where children once caught crayfish, a fantastic skyscraper rose, a Greek Revival villa yielded to a hospital, a trolley barn turned into a sports arena, a fountain was created on a buried bridge, and a hillside cow pasture became a university campus. Bit by bit, this municipal showplace came into being through an attempt to improve the Smoky City by establishing a sprawling museum complex, a vast park, universities, clubhouses, auditoriums, a glamourous hotel, apartments, and a model neighborhood of houses.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738538671
• ISBN13: 9780738538679
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"