Neighborhood Tour: Garfield on the Go!

Saturday, June 27
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 June 26.

Penn Avenue has been described as a “commercial zipper” connecting the East End neighborhoods of Garfield, Friendship, Bloomfield, and Lawrenceville. In Garfield, the avenue is home to a wonderfully creative, eclectic business district that is rooted in the arts. In fact, the arts have been woven into the street’s DNA since 1998, when the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative was initiated to create a supportive environment for artists by renovating blighted, formerly vacant buildings.

The stretch of Penn Avenue from the 4800 block to the 5500 block is now home to arts and cultural organizations ranging from the internationally recognized Pittsburgh Glass Center to the thought-provoking Center for PostNatural History. It also is the place to find a variety of ethnic restaurants, boutiques, architects’ offices, and public art. A lot of public art, scattered along the commercial district, and both celebratory and memorial in nature.

D.S. Kinsell, co-founder of BOOM Concepts and a wellspring of knowledge about the neighborhood’s art, will be co-host of this spirited tour.

Tour meeting point:  Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, 113 N Pacific Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Tour ending point:  Waldorf School of Pittsburgh, 201 S Winebiddle St, Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Please arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time.

Getting to Garfield: Penn Avenue is undergoing a major reconstruction project, but don’t let that deter you! Be sure to check your GPS app for directions as of the date of the tour.

Parking: Metered parking is available on Penn Avenue, but the maximum time allowed is two hours. Parking on side streets might be the better option.

Accessibility: This is a briskly paced tour, and there is a slight change of elevation on Penn Avenue.

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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.