Iconic Pittsburgh
The City's 30 Most Memorable People, Places and Things
Published on 17. February 2020
120 pages
978-1-4396-6906-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Steel City has boasted some of the most famous figures, landmarks and innovations in the country's history. Pittsburgh's past is littered with dozens of fascinating stories behind the icons that define it. Mary Schenley was the city's biggest benefactress of the nineteenth century, gifting the site of the 425-acre park in her name, but her fortune was almost lost when she eloped at the age of fifteen. The first ever call-in radio talk show began at famed KDKA in 1951, inspiring the birth of an entire industry. Mount Washington offers tourists sweeping views of the city today, but it once supplied coal to Pittsburghers and was the site of a sixteen-year underground mine fire. Author Paul King lists the best people, places and things of Pittsburgh's grand history.
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Paul King is a native of Pittsburgh, raised on Mount Washington with a grand view of the three rivers, Point State Park, the North Side and the downtown skyline. A graduate of Duquesne University, he has been a journalist for more than forty years. He currently lives in Winooski, Vermont, with his wife, Karen, but Pittsburgh will always be home.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: The Long Road Back Home
- PART I. PEOPLE
- 1. Andrew Carnegie
- 2. Henry J. Heinz
- 3. David L. Lawrence
- 4. Mario Lemieux
- 5. Fred Rogers
- 6. Arthur J. Rooney Sr.
- 7. Mary Schenley
- 8. Dr. Thomas Starzl
- 9. Andy Warhol
- 10. George Westinghouse
- 11. August Wilson
- PART II. PLACES
- 12. Cathedral of Learning
- 13. Forbes Field
- 14. KDKA Radio
- 15. Kennywood Park
- 16. Mount Washington
- 17. Point State Park
- 18. The Civic Arena
- 19. The Strip District
- 20. U.S. Steel, Alcoa and PPG
- 21. WQED-TV
- PART III. THINGS
- 22. Bridges
- 23. Gulf Tower
- 24. Inclines
- 25. Iron City
- 26. Jazz
- 27. Kaufmann's Clock
- 28. Steel Mills
- 29. The Primanti Sandwich
- 30. The Terrible Towel
- Bibliography
- About the Author
