Oakland is the academic and healthcare center of
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
and one of the city's major cultural centers. The neighborhood is home to three universities, museums, and hospitals, as well as an abundance of shopping, restaurants, and recreational activities. Oakland is home to the
Schenley Farms National Historic District which encompasses two city designated historic districts: the mostly residential Schenley Farms Historic District and the predominantly institutional Oakland Civic Center Historic District. It is also home to the locally designated
Oakland Square Historic District
Oakland Square Historic District in the Central Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, contains 99 properties. The core of the district surrounds Oakland Square, with the remaining properties along Parkview Avenue and Dawson Street. T ...
. The
Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire has Fire Station No. 14 on McKee Place and Fire Station No. 10 on Allequippa Street in Oakland.
Neighborhoods
Oakland is officially divided into four
neighborhoods: North Oakland, West Oakland, Central Oakland, and South Oakland. Each section has a unique identity, and offers its own flavor of venues and housing. Oakland is Pittsburgh's second most populated neighborhood with 22,210 residents, a majority of these residents being students. Scattered amongst Oakland's four neighborhoods are 29 distinct flights of city steps – many of which are open and in a safe condition. These
Steps of Pittsburgh quickly connect pedestrians to public transportation and provide an easy way to travel through this densely populated area. As of 2020, two of these public stairways, Joncaire Street (Central Oakland) and Louisa Street (West Oakland), also contain runnels which allow cyclists to easily transport a bike up or down the flight.
North Oakland
North Oakland can be loosely defined as the area of Oakland between Neville and Bouquet Streets, encompassing all of Craig Street and running north to
Polish Hill. The
Cathedral of Learning, the
engineering
Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...
or midsection of the
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...
campus, and the Craig Street business district are in North Oakland.
RAND's Pittsburgh center is located in North Oakland as well as the long time
RIDC business incubator on Henry Street. The
Islamic Center of Pittsburgh
The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh is an Islamic educational, social services, and community outreach organization in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1989, it is the largest mosque in the city, attracting 600 to 700 p ...
, the largest
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
in the city, is located in North Oakland. This sector is also home to the
Schenley Farms Historic District and many mid-rise condominium and apartment buildings.
Central Oakland
Central Oakland is bordered by
Schenley Park, the Boulevard of the Allies, Fifth Avenue, and Halket Street. Many students at the University of Pittsburgh who decide to live off-campus reside in this neighborhood. Many of its homes are historic masonry structures dating from the turn of the century. The area is often mistakenly called South Oakland. Its Main Business District runs along Forbes and Fifth Avenue, and contains a diversity of restaurants, retailers, and financial services. These businesses are organized by the
Oakland Business Improvement District (OBID). Smaller business districts in Central Oakland provide additional dining options along Atwood Street and Semple Street. It is also the location of the relatively isolated and historic neighborhood of
Panther Hollow which runs along Boundary Street in
Junction Hollow
Junction Hollow is a small wooded valley bordering the west flanks of Schenley Park and the campus of Carnegie Mellon University and the southern edge of the University of Pittsburgh's campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The valley runs south to ...
as well as the
Oakland Square Historic District
Oakland Square Historic District in the Central Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, contains 99 properties. The core of the district surrounds Oakland Square, with the remaining properties along Parkview Avenue and Dawson Street. T ...
.
South Oakland
South Oakland runs along the
Monongahela River
The Monongahela River ( , )—often referred to locally as the Mon ()—is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-c ...
and forms a triangular shape between the
Monongahela River
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, the Boulevard of the Allies, and the western bank of
Junction Hollow
Junction Hollow is a small wooded valley bordering the west flanks of Schenley Park and the campus of Carnegie Mellon University and the southern edge of the University of Pittsburgh's campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The valley runs south to ...
.
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC UPMC Magee-Women's Hospital known simply as Magee-Womens Hospital, is a nationally ranked, 335-bed non-profit, full service specialty hospital located in South Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Magee-Womens is a part of the University of Pittsbur ...
and the
Pittsburgh Technology Center are major landmarks of this neighborhood. The neighborhood is split between a riverfront flood plain to the southwest and a plateau to the northeast. The plateau is divided into two primarily residential areas which are separated from one another by Bates Street, which runs up a valley from the flood plain to the plateau. The residents of the neighborhood on the north side of Bates Avenue call their neighborhood Oakcliffe. The flood plain was previously packed with industrial sites such as the Pittsburgh Works Consolidated Gas Co. and the Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.,
but presently, the Pittsburgh Technology Center hosts facilities such as the Entertainment Technology Center of
Carnegie Mellon University.
Some residents of Central Oakland think of their neighborhood as being part of South Oakland. However, the border between Central Oakland and South Oakland is further south than they believe. The area between
Forbes Avenue and Boulevard of the Allies is officially part of Central Oakland. Articles in some news media have made this error; for example, a column about street cleanliness near the University of Pittsburgh used the term "South Oakland" to describe an area entirely within the boundaries of Central Oakland.
South Oakland is reputed to be a student neighborhood, but only 36.9% of its population is between the ages of 18 and 24, compared to Central Oakland's figure of 74.1%.
The difference is largely because the area between Forbes Avenue and the Boulevard of the Allies houses many undergraduate students. While it is commonly considered to be in South Oakland, it is actually the heart of Central Oakland.
South Oakland was the childhood home of
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationsh ...
, and later the residence of fellow pop artist
Keith Haring. Haring had his first art show while living in Oakland.
NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback
Dan Marino
Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. (born September 15, 1961) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons with the Miami Dolphins. After a successful college career at Pittsburgh and b ...
was also born in Oakland, not far from Warhol's home. Dan Marino Field on Frazier Street was named in honor of its native son. Although they were not contemporaries, Warhol and Marino grew up on the same block with their former houses only a few doors apart.
West Oakland
West Oakland, the smallest of the four districts, is bordered by
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue is a major and prominent thoroughfare in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It stretches north from Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village to West 143rd Street in Harlem. It is one of the most expensive shopping ...
in the south, DeSoto Street in the east, the
Birmingham Bridge to the west, and Allequippa Street to the north.
Carlow University and most of the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center can be found there.
Not Oakland
Although the campus of
Carnegie Mellon University and parts of
Schenley Park, including
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens and
Flagstaff Hill Flagstaff Hill usually refers to a hill on which a flag was erected. It may refer to:
Place names Australia
* Flagstaff Hill, near Linton, Victoria
Linton is a town in Victoria, Australia, off Glenelg Highway. Most of the town is located in Go ...
are popularly referred to as being in Oakland, and are located with the 15213 zip code, they are actually part of the adjacent neighborhood of
Squirrel Hill North. The border between Oakland and Squirrel Hill runs along
Junction Hollow
Junction Hollow is a small wooded valley bordering the west flanks of Schenley Park and the campus of Carnegie Mellon University and the southern edge of the University of Pittsburgh's campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The valley runs south to ...
.
History
The name first appeared in 1839 in a local paper, ''Harris' Intelligencer''. The area got its name from the abundance of oak trees found on the farm of William Eichbaum, who settled there in 1840. Oakland developed rapidly following the Great Fire of 1845 in Downtown Pittsburgh, with many people moving out to suburban territory. By 1860, there was considerable commercial development along Fifth Avenue.
In 1868, Oakland Township, just two years after seceding from
Pitt Township, was annexed to the City of Pittsburgh. Twenty-one years later,
Mary Schenley
Mary Elizabeth Croghan Schenley (April 27, 1826 – November 5, 1903) was an American philanthropist to the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Early life
Mary Elizabeth Croghan was born April 27, 1826, near Louisville, Kentucky, to Col. William ...
gave the city 300 acres in Oakland for a park. Officials bought another 100 acres from her for "Schenley Park." And Mary Schenley gave another gift: land for Schenley Plaza. At Schenley Plaza, industrialist Andrew Carnegie built a library, museum and concert hall complex, which opened in 1895.
In 1917,
Teddy Roosevelt visited the neighborhood.
Oakland has long been considered Pittsburgh's university center. Carnegie Mellon University is the result of a 1967 merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, founded in Oakland in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie, and
Mellon Institute, founded in 1913 by Andrew W. and Richard B. Mellon to conduct industrial research. The University of Pittsburgh, which is heir to the Pittsburgh Academy that was incorporated in 1787, relocated to Oakland in 1909 from its campus that was then in
Allegheny.
Some of the most impressive architecture in Oakland is on Pitt's campus. In 1925, work began on what was then the world's tallest educational building, the 42-story
Cathedral of Learning. Although the Cathedral of Learning is now the fourth-tallest educationally purposed building in the world, it remains the world's second tallest university building, the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere, and the second tallest gothic-styled building in the world. Oakland is also home to the university's French-Gothic revival
Heinz Memorial Chapel and
St. Paul Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. It is also home of the main branch of the Carnegie Library, the Carnegie Museum, and Phipps Conservatory.
Baseball fans might know Oakland for the beloved
Forbes Field, which was built in 1909 as the third home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and first home to the Pittsburgh Steelers. While Forbes Field was closed in 1970, some remnants of the ballpark still stand. Pirates fans gather on the site each year on the anniversary of Bill Mazeroski's World Series winning home run on October 13, 1960.
The Decade nightclub was a staple of the neighborhood in the 1970s and 1980s.
Surrounding neighborhoods
North Oakland has eight borders with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of
Bloomfield to the northeast,
Shadyside and
Squirrel Hill North to the east,
Central Oakland to the south,
West Oakland to the southwest, the Terrace Village region of the
Hill District
The Hill District is a grouping of historically African American neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in the years leading up to World War I, "the Hill" was the cultural center of black life in the city and a major cen ...
to the west, the
Upper Hill District to the northwest
Polish Hill to the north-northwest. North Oakland also runs catty-corner (without a direct border) with
Lower Lawrenceville to the north with its meeting point in the middle of the Bloomfield Bridge.
Central Oakland has five Pittsburgh neighborhood borders, including North Oakland to the north,
Squirrel Hill North to the northeast,
Squirrel Hill South to the east,
South Oakland to the south and southwest, and
West Oakland to the northwest.
South Oakland has six land borders, including the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of
Central Oakland to the northeast,
Squirrel Hill South to the east,
Greenfield
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* Greenfield investment, the investment in a structure in an area where no previous facilities exist
* Greenf ...
to the southeast,
Hazelwood to the south-southeast,
Bluff to the west, and
West Oakland to the northwest. Across the Monongahela River, South Oakland runs adjacent with Pittsburgh's
South Side Flats neighborhood.
West Oakland has six borders with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of North Oakland to the northeast,
Central Oakland to the southeast,
South Oakland to the south and south-southeast,
Bluff to the southwest, and the
Crawford-Roberts and Terrace Village regions of the
Hill District
The Hill District is a grouping of historically African American neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in the years leading up to World War I, "the Hill" was the cultural center of black life in the city and a major cen ...
to the west and northwest, respectively.
Sites
*The neighborhood is the location of the massive Carnegie culture complex, originally funded by
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie (, ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in ...
, which includes the
Carnegie Museum of Natural History,
Carnegie Museum of Art
The Carnegie Museum of Art, is an art museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally known as the Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute and was at what is now the Main Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsbu ...
,
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is the public library system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its main branch is located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and it has 19 branch locations throughout the city. Like hundreds of other Car ...
, and Carnegie Music Hall.
*Oakland is home to
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, sponsor of the annual Greek Food Festival, as well as
St. Paul Cathedral, mother church of the
Diocese of Pittsburgh, and the neighboring
Pittsburgh Chinese Church
Pittsburgh Chinese Church is an independent, interdenominational and evangelical church with locations in McCandless, Pennsylvania and the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Its main congregation is in McCandless Township. Its Oak ...
, and St. George Orthodox Cathedral, the seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Charleston, Oakland, and the Mid-Atlantic.
*Oakland's University of Pittsburgh Medical Center pioneered modern organ transplant surgery (home of Dr. Thomas Starzl). In 1955, the first effective polio vaccine was developed by Dr. Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
*Oakland was, at various points, the home of many professional
Pittsburgh sports team, including the hockey
Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL),
Pittsburgh Steelers and the baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...
. They played at now-defunct venues such as the
Duquesne Gardens
The Duquesne Gardens (officially Duquesne Garden until 1940 and The Gardens afterward) was the main sports arena located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the first half of the 20th century. Built in 1890, the building originally served as a tr ...
,
Pitt Stadium, and
Forbes Field.
*The
Pittsburgh Symphony and many touring plays and musical acts performed at the also now-defunct
Syria Mosque. The
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (Pittsburgh CLO) is a nonprofit professional theater company based in the Cultural District of Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Despite its name, the organization presents musical theatre classics rather ...
also called the neighborhood home, performing until 1961 at Pitt Stadium. The
Pittsburgh Playhouse was founded in Oakland.
*
WQED, Pittsburgh's
PBS station and the first community-sponsored television station in the United States, has been located in Oakland since 1954, although it moved from its original building to a new, larger one in 1970. WQED's first building, which had originally been the
manse of a neighboring church, is now the
Music Building of the
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...
's main campus. ''
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' (sometimes shortened to ''Mister Rogers'') is an American half-hour educational television, educational children's television series that ran from 1968 to 2001, and was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The seri ...
'', the nationally syndicated children's show, was taped at WQED's studios in Oakland.
*
WDTV-TV, now KDKA-TV, the region's first television station, went on the air at the
Syria Mosque in Oakland on 11 January 1949. The event, aired on all four TV networks of the time
DuMont,
CBS,
NBC, and
ABC, was the first to "network" East Coast and Midwest TV stations into a modern "television network" of Pittsburgh and 13 other cities from
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
to
St. Louis.
*Oakland is less than from
Downtown Pittsburgh, and as a whole is bordered by
Shadyside,
Squirrel Hill, the
Hill District
The Hill District is a grouping of historically African American neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in the years leading up to World War I, "the Hill" was the cultural center of black life in the city and a major cen ...
,
Greenfield
Greenfield or Greenfields may refer to:
Engineering and Business
* Greenfield agreement, an employment agreement for a new organisation
* Greenfield investment, the investment in a structure in an area where no previous facilities exist
* Greenf ...
,
Bloomfield, and
Bluff.
Other attractions
Museums and galleries
*
Carnegie Museum of Art
The Carnegie Museum of Art, is an art museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally known as the Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute and was at what is now the Main Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsbu ...
*
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
*
Kimbo Art Gallery and International Jazz Hall of Fame (Pitt Union)
*
Dental and Pharmacy Museums (Salk Hall)
*
Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University
The Miller ICA at Carnegie Mellon University (also known as the Miller Institute for Contemporary Art or Miller ICA) is the contemporary art gallery of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Description
The Miller ICA support ...
[Although adjacent to Oakland, these attractions are technically just within the official border of Squirrel Hill North although they are almost always popularly considered to be located in Oakland.]
*
Nationality Rooms
The Nationality Rooms are a group of 31 classrooms in the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning depicting and donated by the national and ethnic groups that helped build the city of Pittsburgh. The rooms are designated as a Pittsb ...
*
Nicholas Lochoff Cloister and University Arts Gallery (Pitt)
*
Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum (or often simply Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall) is a National Register of Historic Places landmark in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the largest memorial in the United States ded ...
*
Stephen Foster Memorial
The Stephen Collins Foster Memorial is a performing arts center and museum which houses the Stephen Foster Archives at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It is dedicated to the life and works of American songwriter ...
Music and theater
*
Bellefield Hall
Bellefield Hall is a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark and is a contributing property to the Schenley Farms Historic District on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh across Bellefield Avenue from Heinz Memor ...
*Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic
*
Carnegie Mellon University Kiltie Band
*
Carnegie Music Hall
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh are four museums that are operated by the Carnegie Institute headquartered in the Carnegie Institute complex in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Carnegie Institute complex, which includes th ...
*
Friday Nite Improvs
Friday Nite Improvs, or Friday Night Improvs (FNI), was a long-running weekly improvisational comedy show staged on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The show functioned as an improv ...
*
Heinz Chapel Choir
The Heinz Chapel Choir is an internationally known mixed ''a cappella'' choir from the University of Pittsburgh founded in 1938 which draws its members from the university's student body. Performances are given in the Heinz Memorial Chapel. The gro ...
*
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh
*
Petersen Events Center
*Pitt African Music and Dance Ensemble
*Pitt Jazz Ensemble
*Pitt Men's Glee Club
*Purnell Center for the Arts
*
Scotch'n'Soda
*
Stephen Foster Memorial
The Stephen Collins Foster Memorial is a performing arts center and museum which houses the Stephen Foster Archives at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It is dedicated to the life and works of American songwriter ...
*
Studio Theatre (Cathedral of Learning)
*University of Pittsburgh Orchestra
*
University of Pittsburgh Stages
'' Pitt Stages, previously known as the "University of Pittsburgh Stages" orUniversity of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre or Pitt Rep, is the flagship production company for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Theatre Arts. Pitt Stages feature ...
*
University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band
National Register of Historic Places
*
Cathedral of Learning
*
Carnegie Institute and Library
*
Henry Clay Frick Training School for Teachers
*
Schenley Farms Historic District
*
Schenley High School building
*
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum (or often simply Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall) is a National Register of Historic Places landmark in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the largest memorial in the United States ...
*
Mellon Institute
*
Phipps Conservatory
*
Pittsburgh Athletic Association
Churches
*Bellefield Presbyterian Church
*
Cathedral of Saint Paul in Pittsburgh
Saint Paul Cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. St. Paul's parish was established in 1833.
History
The original St. Paul's was dedicated in 1833.
When the diocese was established in 1843 St. ...
*First Baptist Church
*
Heinz Memorial Chapel (University of Pittsburgh)
*
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral
*The Ryan Catholic Newman Center: Oratory of St. Philip Neri
* Church of the Ascension
Education and hospitals
*
Carlow University
*
Carnegie Mellon University
*
Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School
*
Pittsburgh Public Schools
*
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
*
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) is a high performance computing and networking center founded in 1986 and one of the original five NSF Supercomputing Centers.
*
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...
*
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian (UPMC)
Libraries
*
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is the public library system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its main branch is located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and it has 19 branch locations throughout the city. Like hundreds of other Car ...
(Main)
*Grace Library (Carlow University)
*
Hillman Library (University of Pittsburgh)
*Hunt Library (Carnegie Mellon University)
Parks and gardens
*
Cathedral of Learning Lawn
*
Kraus Campo
*
Petersen Events Center Lawn
*
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
*
Soldiers and Sailors Lawn
*
Schenley Park
*
Schenley Plaza
Schenley Plaza is a public park serving as the grand entrance into Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The plaza, located on Forbes Avenue and Schenley Drive in the city's Oakland district, includes multiple gardens, food kiosks, public m ...
Sculpture and memorials
*
Christopher Lyman Magee Memorial
*''"
Dippy"''
*
Forbes Field remnants
Remnant or remnants may refer to:
Religion
* Remnant (Bible), a recurring theme in the Bible
* Remnant (Seventh-day Adventist belief), the remnant theme in the Seventh-day Adventist Church
* ''The Remnant'' (newspaper), a traditional Catholic n ...
and plaza
*''
The Hiker''
*''
Light Up''
*''
Man''
*''
A Song to Nature''
*''
Ode to Space''
*
University of Pittsburgh Panthers
The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly also referred to as the Pitt Panthers, are the athletic teams representing the University of Pittsburgh, although the term is colloquially used to refer to other aspects of the university such as alumni, facu ...
*''
Stephen Foster''
*''
Walking to the Sky''
Notable people
*
Lester Goran, writer and professor,
University of Miami
The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, i ...
*
Dan Marino
Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. (born September 15, 1961) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons with the Miami Dolphins. After a successful college career at Pittsburgh and b ...
, former
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team p ...
quarterback and
Pro Football Hall of Fame
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member
Gallery
Image:UpittCOL.JPG, University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...
's Cathedral of Learning
Image:Oakland from air Pittsburgh.jpg, North Oakland seen from near the top of the Cathedral of Learning
Image:Heinz_Memorial_Chapel.jpg, Heinz Memorial Chapel at the University of Pittsburgh
Image:Phipps conservatory.JPG, Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
Image:Carnegie Museum of Natural History 01.JPG, The Carnegie Museums
Image:CMU Hamerschlag Hall.jpg, Hamerschlag Hall at Carnegie Mellon University
Image:WPUfromtheCathedral.jpg, Cathedral of Learning viewed from the William Pitt Union
Image:AlumniHallatPitt.jpg, The University of Pittsburgh's Alumni Hall
Image:Pittsburgh Board of Education.JPG, The Pittsburgh Public Schools' Board of Education administration building
Image:SchenleyPark1.JPG, Panther Hollow Lake
Panther Hollow Lake is a human-made lake in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
The lake serves as a catch basin for the Panther Hollow Watershed, which includes sections of Schenley Park and Squirrel Hill. It receives st ...
in Schenley Park
Image:Mellon Institute 01.JPG, Carnegie Mellon University's Mellon Institute
Image:Schenley-aerial.jpg, Aerial view of Pittsburgh Public Schools' historic Schenley High School
Image:SoldiersMemorial Pittsburgh.jpg, Soldier and Sailors' Memorial on 5th Avenue in North Oakland
Image:Pittsburgh Athletic Association.jpg, Pittsburgh Athletic Association, built 1909–1911, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard
Image:Bellefield Hall Pitt.JPG, The former Y.M.H.A., is now Pitt's Bellefield Hall
Bellefield Hall is a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark and is a contributing property to the Schenley Farms Historic District on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh across Bellefield Avenue from Heinz Memor ...
Image:SchenleyQuad5th.jpg, The former Schenley Apartments
Schenley Quadrangle is a cluster of University of Pittsburgh ("Pitt") residence halls that is a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark and are contributing properties to the Schenley Farms National Historic District in Pit ...
, now Schenley Quadrangle residences at the University of Pittsburgh
Image:WPUForbesAve.jpg, The former Schenley Hotel
Schenley ( /ˈʃεnli/) is a neighborhood on the West Side of Youngstown, Ohio, United States. It is bordered by Belle Vista to the north, Mahoning Commons to the northeast, Oak Hill to the east, Warren to the southeast, Idora to the south, Kirk ...
, now the University of Pittsburgh's William Pitt Union
Image:Clapp Hall Edit.JPG, Clapp Hall
George Hubbard Clapp Hall is a contributing property to the Schenley Farms National Historic Districton the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The six-story Gothic Revival structure, ...
at the University of Pittsburgh
Image:AllenHall.jpg, Former Mellon Institute building, now the University of Pittsburgh's Allen Hall
Image:RuskinHallentrance.jpg, The former Ruskin Apartments, now the University of Pittsburgh's Ruskin Hall
Image:ThackerayHallPitt.jpg, The former National Union Fire Insurance Company building, now the University of Pittsburgh's Thackeray Hall
Thackeray Hall is an academic building of the University of Pittsburgh and a contributing property to the Schenley Farms National Historic Districtat 139 University Place on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ...
Image:FrickFineArts.jpg, The Frick Fine Arts Building at the University of Pittsburgh
Image:MusicbuildPitt.jpg, The former William Jacob Holland
Rev William Jacob Holland FRSE LLD (August 16, 1848 – December 13, 1932) was the eighth Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (1891–1901) and Director of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. He was an accomplished zoologist and paleontolo ...
residence, now the Music Building at the University of Pittsburgh
Image:UniversityClub.jpg, The University Club, now a building on Pitt's campus
Image:Schenley Fountain.JPG, Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain (''A Song to Nature'')
Image:Monument to Stephen Foster.jpg, ''Stephen Foster'' (sculpture)
Image:StephenFosterMemorial.jpg, The Stephen Foster Memorial
The Stephen Collins Foster Memorial is a performing arts center and museum which houses the Stephen Foster Archives at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It is dedicated to the life and works of American songwriter ...
at the University of Pittsburgh
Image:Diplodocus carnegii statuePittsburgh.jpg, ''Dippy'' (sculpture)
Image:StNicholasGreekOrthodoxCathedralPittsburgh.jpg, Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral located at 419 South Dithridge Street in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was designed by architect Thomas Hannah and built in 1904. The First Congregational Church built the stru ...
Image:PittsburghStPaul.jpg, St. Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Gra ...
Image:Concordia Club Pittsburgh3.jpg, O'Hara Student Center
The O'Hara Student Center, formerly the Concordia Club, is a three-story, building on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh on O'Hara Street in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a contributing property to the Schenl ...
Image:Bellefield Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh 2.JPG, Bellefield Presbyterian Church
Image:Louisa Street city steps Oakland Pittsburgh.jpg, The Louisa Street city steps (with bike runnel) in West Oakland. Photo by Laura Zurowski.
Image:Frazier Street city steps South Oakland Pittsburgh.jpg, The Frazier Street city steps in South Oakland. Photo by Laura Zurowski.
Image:Joncaire Street city steps Central Oakland Pittsburgh.jpg, The refurbished Joncaire Street city steps (with bike runnel) in Central Oakland.
See also
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List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods
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University Park, Pennsylvania
University Park (also referred to as Penn State University Park) is the name given to the Pennsylvania State University's main campus located in both State College and College Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The campus post office was ...
– home to
Penn State University
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University City, Philadelphia – home to
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest- ...
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Cecil B. Moore, Philadelphia – home to
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then calle ...
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External links
Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map
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Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh
Academic enclaves
Economy of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...