Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Postcards

PostCards of Olden Days Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Block House, Built 1764, Pittsburgh PA On a strip of ground, 20 feet wide, 90 feet long, situated in the Point District or Fort Pitt as it was known in the early years of Pittsburgh's history, stands a little building, known as the Block house, the first constructed at a point near where the three rivers meet, it was built by Colonel Henry Boquet of the British Army, while he was in command at Fort Pitt in 1764. Daughters of the American Revolution, who obtained the Block House for preservation purposes, had surrounded buildings torn down, beautified the grounds and made other changes to restore the original appearance. [Submitted by Shauna Williams]	New Stadium, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA [Submitted by Shauna Williams] The football team of the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Panthers, played home games at Forbes Field from 1909 to 1924. Due to tickets being reserved for alumni and students, the capacity was not sufficient to allow the general public to attend these games. The University of Pittsburgh purchased 9 acres of land next to property already owned by the University and the new stadium was erected. W. S. Hindman, graduate of the University, was the stadium's designer and engineer. The stadium was built from August 7, 1924 to September 1, 1925 by The Turner Construction Company being 791 feet by 617 feet, designed to hold a capacity of 69,400. The final game at Pitt Stadium took place on November 13, 1999, when the Panthers defeated Notre Dame, 37-27. The stadium was demolished in December, 1999.
Schenley Farm District Showing Carnegie Tech, the Cathedral of Learning, university of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA [Submitted by Shauna Williams]	The Western Pennsyvania Hospital and Nurses' Home, Pittsburgh PA [Submitted by Shauna Williams]
Carnegie Institute of Technology Campus, Pittsburgh PA [Submitted by Shauna Williams]	Highland Park Zoo and Flower Bed, Pittsburgh PA [Submitted by Shauna Williams]
Mill Street, Coraopolis, PA	Kennedy School, Duquesne, PA
Railroad Station, East Liberty, PA	Bird's-eye view, McKeesport, PA
5th Ave. looking west, New Kensington, PA	School, Pitcairn, PA
Syria Temple, Pittsburgh, PA	P&LE Railroad, Pittsburgh, PA
Pennsylvania Station, Pittsburgh, PA	Amusement Arena in West View Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Inn, Sewickley, PA	Fifth Avenue and Pennsylvania Railroad station, Tarentum, PA
Wood Street, looking north, Wilkinsburg, PA	Westinghouse Park, Wilmerding, PA
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