Iconic Pittsburgh

Iconic Pittsburgh

The City's 30 Most Memorable People, Places and Things

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Publication Date: 17th February 2020

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 s... Read More
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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 s... Read More
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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.
Details
  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Publication Date: 17th February 2020
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467143592
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / General
    BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
    ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
Author Bio
Paul King is the author of Iconic Pittsburgh: The City's 30 Most Memorable People, Places and Things . Paul is a native of Pittsburgh, raised on Mount Washington with a grand view of the three rivers, Point State Park, the Northside and the downtown skyline. A graduate of Duquesne University, he has been a journalist for more than forty years. He currently lives in Williston, Vermont, with his wife, Karen, but Pittsburgh will always be "home."
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.
  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Publication Date: 17th February 2020
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467143592
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / General
    BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
    ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
Paul King is the author of Iconic Pittsburgh: The City's 30 Most Memorable People, Places and Things . Paul is a native of Pittsburgh, raised on Mount Washington with a grand view of the three rivers, Point State Park, the Northside and the downtown skyline. A graduate of Duquesne University, he has been a journalist for more than forty years. He currently lives in Williston, Vermont, with his wife, Karen, but Pittsburgh will always be "home."