Historical Society and News and The BurrowMay 12, 2020 The Butcher, the Baker, and the Newspaper Seller A lost documentary captures the old Jewish shopping district of Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill by MARK OPPENHEIMER This article is a fascinating account of the old Jewish shopping district of Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill written by MARK OPPENHEIMER. Here is the link to this incredible article: The Butcher, the Baker and the Newspaper Seller. Thank you forCONTINUE READINGShare this:FacebookTwitterPinterest
Historical Society and Slider and Squirrel Hill MagazineJuly 8, 2016 Pittsburgh’s Environmentally Conscious Mayors from Squirrel Hill By Helen Wilson Vice-President, Squirrel Hill Historical Society Pittsburgh officially became a city on March 18, 1816, with the signing of incorporation papers that gave its citizens the right to govern themselves. The event probably didn’t cause much of a stir in Squirrel Hill because it didn’t belong to Pittsburgh until it was annexedCONTINUE READINGShare this:FacebookTwitterPinterest
Historical Society and Slider and Squirrel Hill MagazineJuly 25, 2015 The Flavor of Fun in the Old Days The Places People Went What did people in Squirrel Hill do for fun in the late 1800s and early 1900s? Well, lots of things. The Spencers of Amberson Avenue, written in 1959 by Ethel Spencer, is a vivid memoir about growing up in Shadyside (not so far from Squirrel Hill) in those days. She writes of activities still popularCONTINUE READINGShare this:FacebookTwitterPinterest
