What's New in the Brookline Connection?
(2010 - 2005)

Here are the most recent additions, provided by our friends and neighbors in Brookline.

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... 2010 ...

12/28/10 - added Resurrection class photo, 8th grade class (8-2) - 1975.
12/10/10 - updated page for the 2010 Brookline Knights Football Association.
12/7/10 - December 7, 2010 was declared Brookline Knights Day in the City of Pittsburgh.
12/4/10 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's Fitness Facility Dedication.

Reconstruction of Mazza Pavilion on Brookline Boulevard.
Reconstruction of Mazza Pavilion apartments on Brookline Boulevard - November 2010.

11/28/10 - updated page on Trolleys in Brookline and Trolleys in Pittsburgh.
11/26/10 - updated information on the Route 51/Route 88 interchange reconstruction project.
11/23/10 - updated page for Toner Institute (1899-1977).
11/21/10 - added page for the dedication of Stephen Mayhle Memorial Field in Brookline Park.
11/20/10 - added several photos showing the reconstruction of West Liberty Avenue in 1915.
11/15/10 - added the 2010 13-Under Brookline Knights to the Knight's "Hall of Champions".
11/11/10 - updated information on Skybus, the unmanned train that wound its way through South Park on an elevated guideway in the 1960s. Skybus helped revolutionize People-Mover technology. The fully-restored Skybus vehicle is now on display at Bombardier's West Mifflin headquarters.
11/7/10 - added photos of Brookline Boulevard in March 1916.
11/6/10 - added photos of Pioneer Avenue in 1916, near Brookline Elementary.
11/6/10 - added photos of Creedmoor Avenue in 1919.
10/31/10 - added the 1998 Season to the Brookline Knights Seasons In Review.
10/8/10 - added photos of Wenzel Avenue in 1913.
10/7/10 - updated history of Saw Mill Run Boulevard and Saw Mill Run Creek.
9/5/10 - updated page for PNC Park, adding information and photos of A Tribute To Maz.
8/28/10 - added link to a nice video of Brookline Knights 8-Under Football Action from the 2009 season featuring speedy #42 Cole McMullan and a cast of characters.

Chris 'Fritz' Brendel of Holly Springs, NC, competes in the 29th Annual Brookline Breeze 8/14/2010.
Chris "Fritz" Brendel of Holly Springs, NC, returned home to run in the Brookline Breeze 5K.
This is not the first time we've seen Chris on the run. See Fritz heading for home
on Little League Opening Day at the Community Center field back in 1976.

8/14/10 - added photos from the 29th running of the Brookline Breeze 5K Fitness Run/Walk, including race results.
8/14/10 - added photo of the Brookline Park 2010 Recreation Center Staff.
8/12/10 - added page for Joe's Soccer Club (2010) and their trip to the PPG Zoo and Aquarium.
8/11/10 - read Post-Gazette article "Breezin' in Brookline: Memories from a neighborhood race."
8/6/10 - added page for the Community Family Fun Fest, August 5 at Brookline Park.
7/22/10 - added 2010 Minor League and 10-Under Girls team photos to the All-Star Gallery.
7/20/10 - added Resurrection Elementary 1936 1st Grade, 1937 2nd Grade, 1938 3rd Grade and 1940 5th Grade Class Photos.
7/19/10 - added Brookline Elementary 1971 4th Grade and 1975 8th Grade Class Photos.
7/16/10 - added 2010 8-Under Boys and 12-Under Girls team photos to the All-Star Gallery.
7/15/10 - added some new photos and information to the pages on Forbes Field (1909-1970) and Three Rivers Stadium (1968-2001).
7/7/10 - added 2010 Little League and 8-Under Girls team photos to the All-Star Gallery.
6/25/10 - added the 2010 Mike Poremski Plumbing Little League, the TAS Sportswear Minor League, and the Party Cake Bakery Girls Little League teams to the list of champions on the Brookline Little League Past Champions page.
6/24/10 - updated page on the History of Floods, Snowstorms and Tornados in Pittsburgh, adding information on another of nature's nasty surprises, the seismic tremor that gave the 'Burgh a gentle nudge on June 23, 2010.
6/17/10 - added photo of the Brookline Elementary 1953 Kindergarten Class.

TAS Sportswear - 2010 BLLA Minor League Champs
June 16 - TAS Sportswear beat Seven-Eleven, 7-3, to win the BLLA Minor League Championship.

6/16/10 - added photo of a Brookline Elementary 3rd Grade Christmas Play in 1956.
6/14/10 - added photo of the original Eat'n Park restaurant in 1949, located on Route 51.
6/14/10 - added photos of Glenbury Street from 1895 to 1940.
6/14/10 - added photos of Edgebrook Avenue in 1929.
6/14/10 - added photos of the South Hills Coal Company in 1930, located on McNeilly Road.
6/11/10 - added photos from Brookline Elementary School Fun Day 2010.
6/7/10 - added several photos of West Liberty Avenue in 1912, illustrating the view of a rider on the 39Brookline trolley traveling from South Hills Junction to Brookline.
6/5/10 - added 1907 Freehold Real Estate Poster touting the booming Brookline housing market.
6/3/10 - added 2010 team pictures to the Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
5/31/10 - added photos from the 2010 Memorial Day Parade on Brookline Boulevard.
5/27/10 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2010 Spring Car Cruise.
5/24/10 - added photos from the 2005 Brookline Little League Parade.
5/19/10 - added construction photos from 1958/1959 to the page on the Fort Pitt Tunnels.
5/16/10 - added page for the 2010 Spring Basketball Clinic at the Brookline Recreation Center.
5/4/10 - added Aerial Views of Brookline from 1939, 1957, 1967 and 2005.
4/26/10 - added link to the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Community Safety webpage.
4/22/10 - read Post-Gazette article, "Brookline's business district is just right for a food walk."
4/19/10 - added page for the 2010 Tae Kwon Do Class at the Brookline Recreation Center.
4/19/10 - added page for the Brookline Park Earth Day Cleanup project, part of the city and state-wide PA Cleanways "Let's Pick It Up, PA" program to remove trash from our streets and parks.

April 17, 2010 - Brookline residents came together for the 6th annual PA Cleanways 'Pick It Up, PA' cleanup. The Brookline effort is led by community group SPDC and the staff of Brookline Memorial Recreation Center.
The Brookline Earth Day Cleanup, sponsored by the South Pittsburgh Development Corporation.

4/12/10 - updated page for the 2010 Citiparks Traveling Basketball League.
4/10/10 - If you live in the 'Burgh, you probably know about basement commodes. What you probably didn't know is that they actually have a name, the Pittsburgh Potty, and a history.
4/5/10 - updated history page on the Smithfield Street Bridge (1818-present).
4/1/10 - updated informational page on the Churches in Brookline.
4/1/10 - added photo of the United Presbyterian Church's Cub Scout Pack#18 in 1943.
3/30/10 - added the latest information on the proposed reconstruction of Brookline Boulevard, a project now slated to begin in the fall of 2011.
3/28/10 - added photos of West Liberty Avenue in 1910, near Brookside Avenue.
3/28/10 - added photos of Timberland Avenue in 1909, near Saw Mill Run.
3/27/10 - added photos of the paving of Rossmore Avenue in 1925, from Pioneer to Flatbush.
3/27/10 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's Breakfast With The Bunny - 2010.
3/26/10 - added photos of the paving of Brookline Boulevard in 1909, near West Liberty Avenue, on what is now Bodkin Street. This was the original Boulevard route until 1935.
2/20/10 - updated page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2010 Indoor Soccer Program.
2/17/10 - added 1905 newspaper clipping touting the Great Brookline Spring on Berkshire Avenue. Did this thing really exist?
2/13/10 - added photo of the 2009/2010 Brookline Elementary boys basketball team.
2/12/10 - added the 2009 13-Under Brookline Knights to the Knight's "Hall of Champions".
2/12/10 - added some photos of the Recreation Center staff digging out after the storm.
2/10/10 - updated page on the History of Floods, Snowstorms and Tornados in Pittsburgh, adding information on the dual snowstorms of February 5-6 and February 9-10.

February 6, 2010 - A powerful storm buries Pittsburgh under 21.1 inches of snow, the 4th highest amount ever. This is the 1300 block of Bellaire Place as the storm wound down. Three days later another 7.9 inches fell in a second big storm. The six-day total: 29.0 inches.
February 6, 2010 - Brookliners awake to a whopping 21.1 inches of snow.

2/1/10 - added some photos of Brookline Boulevard in 1936.

... 2009 ...

12/19/09 - Brookline mourns the passing of Elva McGibbeny, past-president of the Brookline Area Community Council who dedicated her life to making our neighborhood a better place for everyone.
12/13/09 - updated page for the 2009 Brookline Knights Football Association.
9/25/09 - updated pages for the 2009 Recreation Center Summer Hoops Leagues, adding results of the 11-Under and 14-Under All-Star games.
8/9/09 - added photos from the 28th running of the Brookline Breeze 5K Fitness Run/Walk, including race results.
8/9/09 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2009 Summer Car Cruise.
8/6/09 - updated pages for the 2009 Recreation Center Summer Hoops Leagues.

The Brookline Knights are getting ready for the 2009 SSYFL season. August 3, 2009 - McGibbeny Field.
The Brookline Knights Football Association prepares for the 2009 season.

7/31/09 - added photo of the Men of Brookline Group in June 1954.
7/30/09 - added some photos of 737 Dunster Street to the Building Brookline section.
7/28/09 - added 1973 Brookline School 6th Grade Class Photo.
7/24/09 - added 2009 8-Under Boys, Minor League, Little League, 8-Under Girls, 10-Under Girls and the 12-Under Girls team photos to the All-Star Gallery.
7/6/09 - added Brookline Journal write-ups to the 1974 Year In Review for the Little League and Senior League.
7/5/09 - added 1975 Year In Review and 1965 Year In Review to the Little League History page.
7/4/09 - added Loreto basketball team photos for the 1978 3rd grade, 1978 5th grade, 1979 4th grade, 1979 6th grade and the 1980 6th grade.
7/4/09 - added 1975 West Liberty Kindergarten Class Photo.
7/4/09 - added the 1978 Droz Steel Little League, and the 1978, 1979 and 1980 Brookline Lions Senior League team photos to the Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.

Super Bowl XLIII Championship Ring          Stanley Cup Championship Ring

7/2/09 - added Loreto school photos for the Class of 1979 and the Class of 1983. Also added Loreto basketball team photos for the 1975 5th grade, 1975 6th grade and the 1979 8th grade.
6/26/09 - added rosters for the following Brookline Little League All-Star teams: 1965 Little League, 1965 Senior League and 1975 Minor League to the All-Star Gallery.
6/26/09 - added the 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1974 J.J. McGaffin Senior League team photos to the Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
6/25/09 - added the 2009 Mike Poremski Plumbing Little League, the A-Boss Opticians Minor League, and the Fiori's Pizzaria Girls Little League teams to the list of champions on the Brookline Little League Past Champions page.
6/25/09 - added Resurrection class photos for the 6th grade class - 1946, 7th grade class - 1947 and 8th grade class - 1948.
6/19/09 - updated page on the History of Floods, Snowstorms and Tornados in Pittsburgh, adding some information on the powerful storms of June 17.
6/18/09 - added page for the Recreation Center Summer Basketball Clinic, sponsored by the Pittsburgh Baptist Church and the Shandon Baptist Church of Columbia, South Carolina.


The Comeback Kids - The Pittsburgh Penguins

6/12/09 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals, making Pittsburgh once again the "City of Champions".
6/10/09 - added 2009 team pictures to the Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
6/2/09 - Resurrection Church is visited by the Traveling Statue of Our Lady of Fatima.
5/31/09 - Our Lady of Loreto Parish celebrated its 50th anniversary.
5/26/09 - updated page for the Brookline Recreation Center's Spring Car Cruise.
5/26/09 - the Resurrection 100th Anniversary Book is now available at the Rectory office. View the Papal Blessing from Pope Benedict XVI.
5/15/09 - former students and friends mourn the passing of Ted White.
5/10/09 - added page for Joe's Soccer Club - 2009.
5/1/09 - added photos from the Brookline Little League Parade on April 25, 2009.
4/21/09 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's Breakfast With Santa - 2008.
4/18/09 - added page for the Brookline Park Earth Day Cleanup project, part of the city and state-wide PA Cleanways "Let's Pick It Up, PA" program to remove trash from our streets and parks.
4/11/09 - updated page for the 2009 Citiparks Traveling Basketball League.
4/10/09 - added complete listing of the Sisters who taught at Loreto Elementary.
3/29/09 - added a partial Brookline Street Map from 1928.
3/26/09 - Whatever happened to kite flying at the Community Center?
3/25/09 - Whatever happened to 82 Daleview Street? Added maps, then and now.
3/25/09 - updated page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2009 Indoor Soccer Program.
3/23/09 - added photos of Our Lady of Loreto Kateri Awards from 1977.
3/23/09 - added Our Lady of Loreto 8th grade class photo.
3/23/09 - added photos of the Resurrection Elementary Class of 1960.
3/23/09 - added photos of the Resurcayo Club from 1955.
3/22/09 - added several photos of the Resurrection Women's Guild in 1959.
3/16/09 - added the 1968 BYMC Little League team and the 1976 American Legion, 1977 American Legion, 1978 American Legion and 1980 American Legion Senior League team photos to the Brookline Little League Old Team Photo Gallery.
3/16/09 - added photo of the state champion 1985 Resurrection CYO Basketball Team.
3/13/09 - added photo of Brookline Boulevard in 1910, at Queensboro and Chelton Avenues.

Volunteers gather at the Resurrection Fish Fry on Ash Wednesday, February 25, 2009. The Fish Fry are held every Friday during Lent.
Debbie Brust and the Resurrection Fish Fry volunteers gather every Friday during Lent.

2/24/09 - added Loreto school photos for the Class of 1986, Class of 1993 and Class of 1996.
2/22/09 - congratulations Jonathan Andrews, the 76th Eagle from Resurrection Troop#6.
2/19/09 - added photo of the Toner Institute Boy's Choir from May of 1960.
2/19/09 - added photo of the original church choir at Our Lady of Loreto in 1959.
2/17/09 - added photo of the Consecration of the School Children, a special mass held at Resurrection Church in honor of the new Loreto students on October 7, 1959.
2/17/09 - added photos of the First Mass at Our Lady of Loreto held on May 31, 1959.
2/17/09 - added photos of the Loreto Women's Guild from 1959 and 1960.
2/17/09 - added photos of the May Crowning in 1966 at Our Lady of Loreto.
2/17/09 - added photo of the Loreto Women's Guild Bowling League from 1960.
2/16/09 - added photos from Catholic Schools Week - 1966 at Our Lady of Loreto.
2/16/09 - added photos of the May Crowning in 1963 at Our Lady of Loreto.
2/16/09 - added photos of the 1st through 8th grade classes at Our Lady of Loreto during the 1963/1964 school year, and the 3rd through 4th grade classes from 1962/1963.
2/15/09 - added Our Lady of Loreto 1975 8th grade class photo.
2/15/09 - added photo of Our Lady of Loreto 1964 CYO Basketball Team.
2/15/09 - added Loreto Communion Class Photos from 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1966.
2/15/09 - added photos showing the laying of the cornerstone for Loreto Church in 1961.
2/14/09 - added a series of photos from 1960 through 1962 showing the groundbreaking and construction of Our Lady of Loreto Church/School.
2/14/09 - added photo of the 1966-1967 Our Lady of Loreto Varsity Basketball Team.


Big Ben, Hines Ward and Troy Polamalu Bring Back One For The Fans!

2/1/09 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII.
1/29/09 - updated page for the 2008/2009 Brookline Elementary basketball teams.
1/15/09 - added several photos of Elizabeth Seton High School from the 40s, 50s and 70s.
1/13/09 - corrected link to the 1914 Brookline Baseball Club.
1/3/09 - added 1974 Resurrection 2nd Grade Class Photo.

... 2008 ...

12/28/08 - added 1973 Resurrection 8th Grade Class Photo.
12/23/08 - added page showing the May Crowning ceremony at Resurrection Church in 1960.
12/22/08 - added page showing the stained glass windows adorning Resurrection Church.
12/18/08 - added photo of the Resurrection High School Class of 1927.
12/10/08 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center 2008 Fall Basketball Clinic.
12/1/08 - added photos of Resurrection's former priests that gathered in November 2008.
11/29/08 - added photos from Resurrection's Nite at the LeMont in November 2007.
11/29/08 - added photo of the Resurrection Church Choir.
11/28/08 - added photos of former Resurrection teachers who gathered in October 2008 to celebrate Ressi's 100th Anniversary.

It's that time of year again. Brookline Boulevard - 11/21/08
November 21, 2008 - The first snow of the season.

11/19/08 - Today we mourn the passing of Frankie Passaro. He was a really nice guy.
11/17/08 - updated the page on the Brookline firehouse with new information about the old Gamewell alarm system and the hose tower. Also added photo of Brookline firefighters.
11/14/08 - added photo of the Saint Vincent DePaul Society at Resurrection in 1915.
11/11/08 - updated page on the opening of Creedmoor Court Apartments with a photo of the Resurrection school building in 1957 and Creedmoor Court in 2008, one in the same.
11/11/08 - added photos from the 1984 Resurrection 75th Anniversary Mass.
11/11/08 - added photos from the 1976 Resurrection outdoor mass at Brookline Park held in honor of the country's bicentennial.
11/11/08 - added photos of from Resurrection Fun Flair in 2000.
11/8/08 - updated page for the 2008 Brookline Knights Football Association.
11/6/08 - added some photos from a typical schoolday at Ressi in 1957.
11/6/08 - added photos of the seven pastors who have served at Resurrection Church.
11/5/08 - added a series of photos from 1996 showing the final school project of the final 8th grade class at Resurrection Elementary, known as The Ressi-Rected Tomb.
11/5/08 - added links to information about Vic Cianca, the colorful downtown Pittsburgh traffic cop (retired), and Thomas Delahanty, Brookline native and District of Columbia police officer, one of the three men wounded in the 1981 attack on President Ronald Reagan.
11/4/08 - added link to Post-Gazette article about Sal Bondi, owner of Sal's Barber Shop on Brookline Boulevard. Big Sal served in WWII as one of Gen. George S. Patton's drivers.
11/1/08 - added photos to the page for the 2004 Brookline Knights Twerps champions.
11/1/08 - added a series of photos from 1964 and 1965 showing the construction of the Activities Building at Resurrection Parish.

Halloween is a good time for Monsters. It's always a good time for The Munsters! The Munster Mobile was in Brookline for trick-or-treat, and it was the real thing! Hope you got to see it out on the streets. That's Doug Brendel. Monster or Munster?

10/31/08 - Brookline trick-or-treaters got a rare treat this Halloween. It just so happens that Brookliner Tony Greco is a huge fan of the 1960s TV show "The Munsters." Tony has arguably the largest collection of authentic Munster memorabilia in the world, including Drag-u-La, the Munster's dragster. On Halloween night, Tony hit the streets of Brookline in his motorized coffin. In the photo above, our roaming gnome Doug gives Drag-u-La a test drive.
10/30/08 - updated page for Brookline's 2008 Citiparks Flag Football Teams.
10/30/08 - added 1962 Resurrection 1st Grade Class Photo.
10/25/08 - added 2nd through 7th grade class photos from 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956 and 1958 to the collection of pictures for Brookline School, courtesy of Carol Irelan.
10/25/08 - added graduation class photos from 1948, 1956, 1957, 1988, 1994, 1995, and 1996 to the collection of pictures for Resurrection Church and School. Also added First Communion group photos from 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.
10/8/08 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2008 Autumn Car Cruise.

Pittsburgh 250 Fireworks on October 4, 2008. (Post-Gazette Photo)
<Learn more about the Pittsburgh 250 year-long celebration>

9/7/08 - added page on the fire on Brookline Boulevard that gutted two buildings on the 900 block. The fire occured on August 26, 2008.
8/28/08 - added recent photo of radio legend Porky Chedwick, the Daddio of the Raddio, who recently retired from the airwaves. For many years a Brookline resident, Pork has moved south to enjoy his twilight years.
8/24/08 - updated pages for the 2008 Recreation Center Summer Hoops Leagues.
8/16/08 - added photos from the 27th running of the Brookline Breeze 5K Fitness Run/Walk, including race results.
8/9/08 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2008 Summer Car Cruise.
7/26/08 - added a few photos of Moore Park swimming pool on a summer day.
7/21/08 - added link to www.pittsburghskyline.com, a website featuring some remarkable photos of the Pittsburgh skyline and more.
7/15/08 - added 338 of the missing Minor, Little and Senior League team photos from the 1981 through 2002 seasons to the Brookline Little League Old Team Photo Gallery, courtesy of Dale Cuda and Bob Hayes Photography. If you played during these years, you have been exposed! It's nice to see all the old faces again. Enjoy!
7/13/08 - Does anyone remember the eggbeater on Berkshire Avenue back in 1979? Actually, it was a prototype vertical wind axis turbine designed by aeronautical engineer Dr. Michael Brendel.
7/9/08 - added photo of the 1974/1975 St. Pius X Football Team.
7/4/08 - added the 2008 Party Cake Little League, the Sullivan's Auto Minor League, and the Medicine Shoppe Girls Little League teams to the list of champions on the Brookline Little League Past Champions page.
6/28/08 - added page for the Recreation Center Summer Basketball Clinic, sponsored by the Pittsburgh Baptist Church and the Shandon Baptist Church of Columbia, South Carolina.
5/8/08 - added the 1976 Brookline Pharmacy Little League team and the 1979 Stebbrook Pharmacy Senior League team to the BLLA old team photo gallery, courtesy of Mike Ryan.

Post-Gazette Photo - 5/7/08
Wings over Pittsburgh. A bird's eye view of the Golden Triangle.

5/3/08 - added page for the 2008 Brookline Little League Parade.
4/19/08 - added page for the Brookline Park Earth Day Cleanup project, part of the city and state-wide PA Cleanways "Let's Pick It Up, PA" program to remove trash from our streets and parks.
4/19/08 - added an interesting page on Pittsburgh "firsts".
4/13/08 - added a couple old pictures of South Hills Junction.
4/12/08 - updated page on Brookline Park to include recent field modifications and construction.
4/7/08 - updated page for the 2008 Citiparks Traveling Basketball League.
4/5/08 - updated page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2008 Indoor Soccer Program.
3/8/08 - added photo of the 1960 Brookline Royals football team, the forerunners of the Brookline Royals teams of the late 1960s, courtesy of Vince Fera.
3/8/08 - updated page on the Brookline Royals football team, which played from 1966-1971. Added several game photos from their 1969 and 1970 seasons, including individual player pictures and team photos, courtesy of Tommy Zucco and Tony Guarino.

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl visits Brookline with Directors Art Victor, Mike Radley and Duane Ashley in March of 2008.
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl visits the Brookline Recreation Center.

3/2/08 - added link to the South Pittsburgh Development Corporation (SPDC) website.
1/9/08 - added a link to an interesting slideshow of old Boulevard pictures. Turn on the sound.
1/8/08 - On this day in 1908, the Brookline community was annexed into the city of Pittsburgh and is now officially 100 years old!

... 2007 ...

12/12/07 - added a list of the Sisters of Charity that taught at Resurrection - 1912 to 1996.
11/29/07 - added photo of "The Peacemakers", Resurrection's folk music group, taken in 1977.
11/14/07 - corrected external links to the Public Schools serving students from Brookline.
11/11/07 - updated page for the 2007 Brookline Knights Football Association.
11/10/07 - added the 2007 10-Under Brookline Knights to the Knight's "Hall of Champions".
11/10/07 - added photo of the 1996 Brookline Knights Cheerleaders to the Old Team Photo Gallery.
11/6/07 - updated page for Brookline's 2007 Citiparks Flag Football Teams.
10/24/07 - added several new photos of the Golden Triangle, mostly from the 1950s, that detail in pictures the transformation of the city during Renaissance I.
10/24/07 - added several photos of South Hills High School scenes from the 50s and 60s, and some photos of Brashear High School back in 1976 when it first opened.
10/22/07 - added several photos of Moore Park back in the summer of 1969.
10/10/07 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2007 Autumn Car Cruise.
10/8/07 - added Fall 2007/Spring 2008 Program Listing to the Recreation Center page.
9/20/07 - updated Spring 1950 Brookline Elementary Graduating Class Photo.
8/29/07 - added photos from the 26th running of the Brookline Breeze 5K Fitness Run/Walk, including race results and pictures from the post-race Community Festival.
8/25/07 - updated pages for the 2007 Recreation Center Summer Hoops Leagues, with results from the 14-Under and the 11-Under All-Star games.
8/16/07 - added photo of the 1986 Brookline Knights Cheerleaders to the Old Team Photo Gallery.
8/13/07 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2007 Summer Car Cruise.

Broken Water Main erupts behind Bellaire Avenue - P-G Photo - 7/30/07
July 30, 2007 - A broken water main spews water into the air on Bellaire Avenue.

7/30/07 - read about water main eruption behind Bellaire Avenue.
7/24/07 - added the 2007 Medicine Shoppe Little League team, the Fox's Pizza Minor League team, and the Medicine Shoppe Girls Little League team photos to the list of champions on the Brookline Little League Past Champions page.
6/3/07 - updated player names for the 1964 "Golden Cue" football team.
4/25/07 - added photo of the 1992 Brookline Knights Mitey-Mite team.
4/22/07 - added page and photos from the Brookline Park Earth Day Cleanup project, part of the city and state-wide PA Cleanways "Let's Pick It Up, PA" program to remove trash from our streets and parks.
4/16/07 - updated page for the 2007 Citiparks Traveling Basketball League.
4/1/07 - updated page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2007 Indoor Soccer Program.
1/11/07 - updated page on the Wabash Tunnel, Pittsburgh's Money Pit.

... 2006 ...

12/27/06 - added several photos from Resurrection Elementary School, including 1st Grade - 1978, 2nd Grade - 1979, 4th Grade - 1981, 5th Grade - 1982, 6th Grade - 1983, 7th Grade - 1984.
12/26/06 - added several photos from Resurrection Elementary School, including 2nd Grade - 1977, 4th Grade - 1979, 5th Grade - 1980, 6th Grade - 1981.
12/17/06 - updated page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2006 Fall Flag Football League.
12/8/06 - added several photos to the page on the Liberty Tunnels, showing several views from the 1920s and 1930s of the southern intersection at Saw Mill Run and West Liberty Avenue.
11/11/06 - updated page for the 2006 Brookline Knights Football Association.
10/24/06 - updated Public Safety page with a link to the new Mayor's 311 Response Line. If you got a complaint, Dial 311 or submit a form online.
10/1/06 - added several photos from West Liberty Elementary School, including 1st Grade - 1959, 2nd Grade - 1960, 3rd Grade - 1961, 4th Grade - 1962, 5th Grade - 1963, 6th Grade - 1964, 7th Grade - 1965, sent in by John Kurash.
9/20/06 - added 1982 St. Pius X Elementary 8th Grade Class Photo.
9/20/06 - added 1976 Brookline Elementary 2nd/3rd Grade Class Photo.
9/20/06 - added photo of the 1990 Brookline Knights Midgets to the Hall of Champions.

A view from the West End Overlook Post-Gazette Photo - 9/19/06
A view of Pittsburgh from the West End Overlook - September 2006.

9/19/06 - added photos from the Pirate Parrot's Visit to Brookline Park.
9/17/06 - added some historical links to the Pittsburgh History Section.
9/14/06 - added photo of the 1980-81 St. Pius X Saints, Diocesan Section 6 champions.
9/9/06 - added photo of the 1981 Bob Smith Ford Minor League team to the Brookline Little League Old Team Photo Gallery, and updated the 1981 BLLA Minor League Playoff Summary.
9/8/06 - updated pages for the 2006 Recreation Center Summer Hoops Leagues, with the final game of the season, the unofficial "BROOKLINE AND1 CLASSIC".
9/7/06 - Today is the day of Mayor Bob O'Connor's funeral. It's unfortunate that we'll never know what he could have accomplished. This is a sad day for all Pittsburghers. Thinking of Mayor O'Connor, updated page on the Mayors of the City of Pittsburgh.
8/31/06 - added photos from the 25th Anniversary running of the Brookline Breeze 5K including race results and pictures from the post-race Community Festival.
8/31/06 - added photos of the Brookline 1983 Senior League All-Stars and their trip to the State Finals in Emporium, Pa.
8/30/06 - added photo of the 1984 Brookline Colts to the Little League Old Team Photo Gallery.
8/30/06 - added the 2006 Howard Hanna Little League, the A-Boss Opticians Minor League, and the Teris Parking Girls Little League teams to the list of champions on the Brookline Little League Past Champions page.
7/20/06 - Tennis Anyone?
6/4/06 - added link to a map of South Park from the Allegheny County website.
3/18/06 - updated page for the 2006 Citiparks Traveling Basketball League.
3/12/06 - added some of the emails we have received to the Website Feedback page.

Five Lombardi Trophies (P-G photo)      Five Super Bowl Rings
Pittsburgh Steelers Get One For The Thumb In Super Bowl XL

2/5/06 - The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 in Super Bowl XL.
1/31/06 - updated page on the 1979 Senior League All-Stars.

... 2005 ...

12/18/05 - updated page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2005 Fall Flag Football League.
12/12/05 - added several photos showing Brookline Boulevard reconstruction in 1935 at the intersection with Pioneer Avenue.
11/30/05 - added a couple photos of Brookline Boulevard in 1967.
11/23/05 - added 1947 Resurrection Elementary 3rd Grade Class Photo.
11/23/05 - added 1950 Resurrection Elementary 6th Grade Class Photo, including a photo of their Christmas Play in December 1949.
11/23/05 - added 1952 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade Class Photo.
11/23/05 - added photo of the 1954 South Hills High School Varsity Football team.
11/23/05 - added photos from the Brookline Little League's Pirate's Day at PNC Park.
11/21/05 - added photo of the old Banksville Circle to the page on the Fort Pitt Tunnels.
11/11/05 - added page for the Brookline Instructional Basketball League, hosted by the Brookline Recreation Center.
11/1/05 - added photos from the Halloween Party at the Brookline Recreation Center.

Michael
The Recreation Center Halloween Party, 2006.
Tequila, Anyone?

10/31/05 - updated page for the 2005 Brookline Knights Football Association.
10/29/05 - added a photo of the structural steel ribbing lining the Liberty Tunnels.
10/29/05 - added a page on the Gulf Building to the Pittsburgh City Views section.
10/25/05 - added 1953 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade Class Photo.
10/25/05 - added 1946 Resurrection Elementary 1st Grade Class Photo.
10/22/05 - added photo of the Resurrection Elementary 1952 Varsity Football team.
10/17/05 - added photos from the Brookline Recreation Center's Autumn Car Cruise.
9/23/05 - added several team photos to the Brookline Knights Team Photo Gallery, including the 1975 Midgets, the 1975 Termites, the 1977 Termites, the 1978 Midgets, the 1978 Mitey-Mites, the 1978 Termites, the 1978 Green Cubs, the 1978 White Cubs, the 1978 Cheerleaders, and some post-season banquet photos from 1978. Also added the 1980 Twerps to the list of Knights Past Champions.
9/19/05 - added 1952 Brookline Elementary 6th Grade Class Photo.
9/19/05 - added Spring 1953 Brookline Elementary Graduating Class Photo.
9/14/05 - updated page for Angelo Masullo, Sr.
9/11/05 - added photos of 2001 Brookline Knights Twerp Champions.
8/27/05 - added photo of 2005 Brookline Breeze 5K winners, Ann Mazur and Thadeus Meyers.
8/27/05 - updated pages for the 2005 Recreation Center Summer Hoops Leagues.
8/19/05 - updated page for Gerald Anthony Bucciarelli.
8/18/05 - added photo of 1984 Resurrection Varsity basketball team.
8/18/05 - added undated photo of a Resurrection Elementary Varsity football team.
8/17/05 - added 2005 Brookline Breeze 5K Results.
7/22/05 - added photo of Officer Alex Hogel, longtime Brookline resident and former neighborhood policeman back in the 1930s and 1940s.

Rookie Ball Trophy Day. Brookline Park - July 2005
Brookline Little League T-Ball Trophy Day - July 2005.

7/9/05 - added the 2005 Party Cake Little League, the Conditioned Air Minor League, and the Fiori's Pizza Girls Little League teams to the list of champions on the Brookline Little League Past Champions page.
7/2/05 - updated page on the History of Resurrection Church and School, adding several photos obtained from the 75th Anniversary Jubilee booklet.
6/26/05 - added photo of the Kerr House at West Liberty Avenue and Wenzel Avenue in 1920.
6/26/05 - added photo of Broadway Avenue in Beechview in 1905.
6/26/05 - added photo of West Liberty Avenue in 1915.
6/26/05 - added photo of Brookline Boulevard in 1912.
6/24/05 - added 1948 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade Boys Graduating Class photo.
6/12/05 - added the 1984 Resurrection Girls Traveling Church League Basketball Team photo.
6/12/05 - added the 1982 Resurrection Girls Varsity Basketball Team and the 1982 Girls Junior Varsity Basketball Team photos.
6/12/05 - added the 1978 Dink's Donuts, 1981 Pusateri Texaco and 1983 Blue Bonnet Bakery Girls Little League team photos to the Brookline Little League Old Team Photo Gallery.
6/12/05 - added 1983 Resurrection Elementary Graduating Class Photo.
6/12/05 - added the 1981 Girls 12-Under All-Star team photo to the Brookline Little League All-Star Photo Gallery.
6/12/05 - added the 1983 Party Cake and 1986 Party Cake Girls Senior League team photos to the list of champions on the Brookline Little League Past Champions page.
6/10/05 - added aerial satellite image showing entire Brookline Community.
5/28/05 - added Spring 1949 Brookline Elementary Graduating Class Photo.
5/27/05 - added a nice photo of the Anderson farmhouse to the page on the Anderson Farm.
5/27/05 - added Winter 1932 Brookline Elementary Graduating Class Photo.
5/16/05 - added a photo showing Brookline Boulevard reconstruction in 1935 at the intersection with Pioneer Avenue. Also updated the main page on Brookline Boulevard itself.

Fireworks at PNC Park. Post-Gazette Photo - 2005
Fireworks light up the sky after a Pirates game at PNC Park - May 2005.

5/16/05 - added another photo to the set showing Moore Park under construction in the fall of 1939. It is the top photo showing the parking area adjacent to Pioneer Avenue.
5/13/05 - added link to NASA Astronaut James Irwin, a member of the Apollo 15 crew, who once lived on the 900 block of Berkshire Avenue as a child. Colonel Irwin is most definitely one of our most distinguished local personalities.
5/12/05 - added Journal photo of 1982 Brookline Hot Shot contenders.
5/12/05 - added a couple more photos of 1976 Little League action, featuring Chris "Fritz" Brendel and the first run scored on Opening Day.
5/8/05 - added 1982 Brookline Elementary 1st Grade Class Photo.
5/8/05 - added to and updated some of the Brookline Trivia questions and answers.
5/7/05 - added photo of a scale model of the 39-Brookline trolley, made by Michael Brendel.
5/7/05 - added photos from the Brookline Little League's 1976 Parade Day.
5/7/05 - added a new color photo of the old Community Center baseball fields, taken at night in the summer of 1978. Those were the days!
5/7/05 - added 1924 Brookline Elementary 1st Grade Class Photo.
5/6/05 - added Spring 1932 Brookline Elementary Graduating Class Photo.
5/5/05 - added satellite images of Brookline Park and Brookline Boulevard, taken in 2003.
5/4/05 - added photos of a Brookline Elementary 1947 Spring Square Dance.
4/28/05 - added the 1976 American Legion Little League team photo to the Brookline Little League Past Champions page, and an anecdote from Gary Gielas concerning Steak for Fifteen.
4/28/05 - added photo of the Our Lady of Loreto 1971 Men's Softball Team.
4/28/05 - added a third photo of the Old Bell House Tavern that stood near the corner of Saw Mill Run and West Liberty Avenue near the Liberty Tunnels for almost 100 years.

Brookline Little League Parade 2005
Cookie Lee Jewelry's softball team had the #1 banner at the 2005 Little League Parade.

4/25/05 - added page and photos from the Brookline Park Earth Day Cleanup project, part of the city and state-wide PA Cleanways "Let's Pick It Up, PA" program to remove trash from our streets and parks.
4/10/05 - added photos from a Brookline Elementary 1947 School Play.
4/9/05 - added photos from the Brookline Little League's 1999 Opening Weekend/Parade.
4/8/05 - added Winter 1948 Brookline Elementary Graduating Class Photo.
4/8/05 - added photos from the Brookline Little League's 1998 Parade Day.
4/7/05 - added Spring 1948 Brookline Elementary Graduating Class Photo, including some photos from the 54th class reunion.
4/7/05 - added photos from the Brookline Little League's 2000 Monte Carlo Night II.
4/6/05 - added photos from the Brookline Little League's 1999 Monte Carlo Night I.
4/5/05 - added article on the 1985 Hot Shot Champions, Kim Suwalski and Chris McClane, from the Brookline Recreation Center.
4/5/05 - added the 2004 Sullivan's Auto Minor League team photo to the list of champions on the Brookline Little League Past Champions page.
4/1/05 - added links to two Post-Gazette articles, one dealing with the "Miracle on Pioneer Avenue" and the other with an Urban Legend of a more macabre nature. Fact, Fiction or Folly? We'll let you decide. Click Here.
3/27/05 - added a piece on Jack Flavin, one of the best pitchers to ever take the mound in the Brookline Little League.
3/26/05 - added the 2004 CEC Girls Little League team photo to the list of champions on the Brookline Little League Past Champions page.
3/21/05 - updated page on the Flood of 2004.
3/14/05 - found an old Brookline Bears football helmet logo while cleaning out the basement of the Recreation Center. Gotta thank old Chuck for never throwing anything away!
1/25/05 - updated Brookline Local Schools Page.
1/25/05 - added 1954 Resurrection 6th Grade Class Photo.
1/25/05 - added 1950 Resurrection 2nd Grade Christmas Play Cast Photo.
1/25/05 - added 1947 American Legion Post #540 Sandlot Football Team Photo.
1/25/05 - added 1950 Resurrection 1st Grade Class Photo.

This website began in April of 1998. There were no updates from 2002 through 2004.