DUE DATE: 12/4/19

Your project should include pictures of your location and information that you feel is relevant and important to the topic you chose. This can include the history of your location, what is is/was used for, how many people visit or use it every year, etc. The information on your project must be typed and organized neatly. Your project must include the following:

1. Title or slogan
2. At least 10 facts about your topic or location.
3. At least 10 photos (including a minimum of 2 historic photos).
4. An interview or journal entry showing a personal connection to your Pittsburgh location. You may choose to interview someone that has been to your location, you may write about a time you visited the location, or you may write an entry pretending what it would be like to go to your location using information you found while researching.
5. Anything else you feel is relevant information connected to your location.

OPTIONAL, but strongly encouraged:

• Write a letter to a contact at your chosen location asking for additional information. You can ask for brochures, pictures, any history they may have, etc. You may be surprised at what they send!

GENERAL HISTORIC PITTSBURGH- THESE LINKS ARE USEFUL RESOURCES FOR MOST TOPICS!

• PA Photo and document collection - This is a primary source which gives access to many PA related historical newspaper articles and documents.
• Historic Pittsburgh - A comprehensive collection of local resources that supports research of the Western PA area. Includes primary and secondary sources about the greater Pittsburgh region, including a wide range of publications, maps, manuscripts, visual images, and audio-video materials, that support personal and scholarly research.
• ULS Digital Collection - University of Pittsburgh's collection of digitized items (over 100,000 unique items - that’s over 1.5 million page images!) from several special collecting units!

DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH

• Famous Downtown Buildings - use the menu at the top to browse different Pittsburgh buildings, new and old
• Union Trust Building
• Allegheny Observatory
• Carnegie Library
• Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

GATEWAY CLIPPER

• Gateway Clipper History
• The Clipper Boats

PHIPPS CONSERVATORY

• Phipps Conservatory History and Timeline
• Current and historical facts about Phipps, from the U.S. Green Building Council Website
• Phipps Conservatory: A Grand Idea

STRIP DISTRICT

• History of the Strip District - a Heinz History Center article containing information concerning the founding of the Strip District and its history, the industry that has built the area in history and the Strip District as it is today.
• Official Strip District Site

ALLEGHENY JAIL AND COURTHOUSE

• Background information about this historic building
• Allegheny Jail and Courthouse history

HEINZ HALL

• Heinz Hall History - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's detailed history of the theater
• Secrets of Heinz Hall

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART AND NATURAL HISTORY

• Galleries, History and Collection

MARKET SQUARE

• History of Market Square
• Article from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

TOPICS

1. PNC PARK/3 Rivers Stadium/Forbes Field
2. Civic Arena/Consol Energy Center/PPG Paints Arena
3. Heinz Field/Heinz Corporation
4. Phipps Conservatory
5. Riverhounds (team and stadium)
6. Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium and the National Aviary
7. 3 Sisters Bridges in Pittsburgh
8. Tunnels of Pittsburgh
9. Strip District (businesses, attractions, history, etc.)
10. Cultural District (Benedum Theater, Byham Theater, Heinz Hall)
11. Point State Park, Fort Pitt, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Regatta
12. Three Pittsburgh rivers, Gateway Clipper, Lock and Dam
13. Kennywood, West View Park (history and timeline)
14. University of Pittsburgh, Cathedral of Learning and Nationality Rooms, Oakland
15. Museums (Carnegie Natural History Museum, Andy Warhol Museum)
16. Inclines (Duquesne and Monongahela) and Mount Washington
17. Market Square, PPG building and company
18. Station Square, Grand Concourse, Gateway Clipper Fleet
19. KDKA, WTAE, WPXI station histories and well known anchors
20. Pittsburgh parks (Mellon Park, Schenley Park, Frick Park, Hartwood Acres)
21. Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Science Center
22. Carnegie Mellon University
23. Duquesne University
24. Pittsburgh historic mansions
25. Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail
26. Allegheny Observatory
27. Allegheny Cemetery
28. Churches of Pittsburgh: Smithfield United Church, Trinity Cathedral, Church of the Epiphany, First Lutheran Church, St. Paul's Cathedral, Calvary United Methodist Church
29. Pittsburgh Businesses: American Eagle, Dick's Sporting Goods, PNC Bank, Rue 21, Eat N' Park, Giant Eagle, UPMC, Primanti's
30. Neighborhoods of Pittsburgh: Southside, East Liberty, Deutschtown (North Side), Bloomsfield (Little Italy), Shadyside, Lawrenceville, Squirrel Hill, Downtown, Oakland)