DOWNTOWN: PENN-LIBERTY HISTORIC DISTRICT
September 19 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
$25.00
Friday, September 19
10:00 a.m. – Noon
$25 per person
This tour is limited to 20 participants.
Purchase a ticket below. Tickets will not be available after 11:30 p.m. on September 18.
The Penn-Liberty corridor in Downtown Pittsburgh was an important retail, commercial, and entertainment center in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Historic District—designated as such at both the City and Federal levels in 1987 and later expanded—encompasses a large section of the Penn-Liberty corridor, including the Cultural District. It features outstanding examples of historic buildings ranging from early skyscrapers to more modest cast-iron-front buildings to spaces that offered vaudeville shows, many of them designed by the area’s most significant architects.
Following a decades-long period of decline in the mid-20th century, the district has experienced substantial revitalization in the last 30 years, thanks in large part to historic preservation. Tour participants will see great architecture, learn about the district’s history, and understand the crucial role of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and PHLF in bringing the district back to life.
Tour meeting point: Katz Plaza, corner of Penn Avenue and Seventh Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Tour ending point: Katz Plaza
Please arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time.
Accessibility: This tour is accessible to people with disabilities.
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All tour participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of 13 may attend tours free of charge. By purchasing a ticket for this tour, you acknowledge that you are physically able to undertake the tour, assume all personal risk during the tour, consent to being photographed during the tour, and permit PHLF to use your image in our communications.
All ticket sales are final.
