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British Connections: Downtown Walking Tour
September 7, 2016 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
British Connections: Downtown Walking Tour
Wednesday, September 7
10:00 a.m. to Noon
Meeting and ending location:
Omni William Penn Hotel, Downtown Pittsburgh (Grant Street entrance)
530 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh PA 15219
Tour fare: $5.00 per person
PHLF Members: Free
Advance paid reservations required: marylu@phlf.org (412-471-5808, ext. 527). This tour is limited to 30 people.
Tour guides from PHLF will lead an entertaining walk in downtown Pittsburgh highlighting British connections in architecture, art, literature and even street names. You’ll hear what Charles Dickens and Anthony Trollope had to say about Pittsburgh, and tour civic, religious, and commercial buildings associated with the Penn family, William Pitt, James Grant, and John Forbes, among others. Participants will briefly visit the Duquesne Club, Trinity Cathedral, First Presbyterian Church, Dollar Bank’s Heritage Center (with an original deed signed by John Penn), City-County Building, and First English Lutheran Church.
Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather.