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Free Friday Walking Tour: Oakland Civic Center (Forbes Avenue area)
July 20, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Reservations appreciated: marylu@phlf.org; 412-471-5808, ext. 527
This walking tour focuses on six major buildings constructed between the 1890s and 1970s, bordering Schenley Plaza and near Forbes Avenue: the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Frick Fine Arts Building, Posvar Hall, Cathedral of Learning, and Heinz Chapel. The Oakland Civic Center is a place of big gifts and big dreams, inspired by the City Beautiful movement that flourished in the 1890s and 1900s. The dreamers included John G. Bowman, chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, Edward M. Bigelow, city director of public works, and Franklin Nicola, developer. And the donors included Mary Schenley, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Phipps, Andrew Mellon, and the Heinz family. Hear the story of this celebrated neighborhood’s development and explore this architecturally significant center of education and culture on a free guided walking tour with PHLF.
Meeting location:
Corner of Forbes Avenue and Schenley Drive Extension, near the outdoor statue of the Dinosaur
Ending location:
Heinz Memorial Chapel, 4200 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15260