Below are links to recent website additions, provided by our friends and neighbors in Brookline.

   Brookline Connection   

12/7/24 - added photo of the northern portals of the Liberty Tunnels in August 1923.
11/29/24 - added photo of George Gilfoyle at Potomac Bakery earlier today.
11/28/24 - added article showing South Hills High School students boarding 39-Brookline streetcar at the Junction on March 14, 1935. The Board of Trade helped lower student fares to four cents per ride.
11/28/24 - added photos of Birtley Avenue, and the Brookline Tennis Club's clay courts, in 1940.

A Pittsburgh Regional Transit 39-Brookline bus approaches the Flatbush Avenue stop on November 9, 2024.

The Capitol Bar/Grill and Capital Market, at 101-103 Capital Avenue, on January 22, 1959.
Today, these buildings are home to Slick's Bar/Grill and Fiori's Pizzaria.

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7/4/24 - added photos of Brookline Boulevard, at Pioneer, Bodkin and Shawhan, in 1936.
6/28/24 - added photos of Starkamp Street, from the boulevard to Pear Way, in 1929.
6/28/24 - added clippings of Brookline Savings and Trust drive-thru teller Irma Kent in 1957.
6/28/24 - added photo of the Penn Incline upper loading platform, along Ridgeway Street, in 1951.
6/20/24 - added photo of the Fort Pitt Bridge under construction in 1958.
6/19/24 - added articles and photos from Brookline School Dedication Day - June 25, 1909.
5/22/24 - added photos of Mayville Avenue, from Elmbank to LaMoine, in 1959.
5/21/24 - added publication A Cartoonist's Look at Pittsburgh - 1949.
5/19/24 - updated page for DePaul Institute (1911-2002).
5/12/24 - added photos showing all Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Engine Houses and vehicles in 1957.
5/7/24 - added photos of Barbadoes Avenue, from Woodbourne to Holcomb, on September 28, 1953.
5/7/24 - added photos of Chelton Avenue, from Hobson to Woodbourne, on July 28, 1953.
5/7/24 - added photos of Dunster Street, from Pioneer to past LaMoine, on March 19, 1953.


5/6/24 - updated page for the former Paul Presbyterian Church on Pioneer Avenue.
5/4/24 - added photos of the expansion of Elizabeth Seton High School - 1951/1952.
5/4/24 - added photo of the Union Bridge (circa 1900).
5/2/24 - added 1980s-era view of the South Hills Junction rail yard with colorful streetcars.
5/2/24 - added photo of a 39-Brookline trolley passing through the South Hills Junction - April 1960.
5/2/24 - added overhead view of the South Hills Junction rail yard in 1964.
5/2/24 - added 1940s-era long view of the lower end of West Liberty Avenue.
4/30/24 - added photos of Eben Street, from Breining to Shire, on March 27, 1950.
4/27/24 - added photo of the Liberty Bridge under construction in September 1927.
4/23/24 - updated list of Pittsburgh City Council members.
4/12/24 - added photos of Norabell Avenue, from Woodbourne to Sussex, on November 15, 1949.
4/11/24 - added page for Hall of Fame high school basketball coach Richard Diethorn.
4/9/24 - added image of the Mount Oliver Incline (circa 1900).
4/9/24 - added 1968 Carmalt Elementary 2nd Grade class photo.
4/3/24 - added photos of Milan Avenue, from Witt to Alwyn, on August 31, 1949.
3/30/24 - updated page on McArdle Roadway (1928-present).
3/29/24 - updated page on the Liberty Bridge (1928-present).
3/29/24 - updated page on the Liberty Tunnels (1924-present).
3/29/24 - added postcard image of the Liberty Tunnels North Portals (circa 1950).
3/27/24 - added photos of Seaton Street, from Merrick to 1700 Block, on April 12, 1949.
3/22/24 - edited page on the history of the Brookline Memorial Community Center Park.
3/19/24 - added photos of Woodbourne Avenue, from Cedric to Rockford, on August 11, 1947.
3/19/24 - added photos of Rockford Avenue, beginning at Woodbourne, on August 11, 1947.


2/29/24 - added photos of Berkshire Avenue, between Freedom to Trelona, on October 11, 1946.
2/29/24 - added photos of Fitch Way, from Pioneer to Wedgmere Avenue, on October 19, 1948.
2/25/24 - added aerial image showing the heart of the Brookline community on March 5, 2021.
2/25/24 - added photo of the the original Kaufmann's Clock in 1908.
2/22/24 - added photo showing Jay's Hardware/Mary and Bob's Bar-Restaurant in the mid-1970s.
2/22/24 - added photo of the Fort Pitt Bridge under construction in 1958.
2/12/24 - added image of a 39-Brookline streetcar downtown along Grant Street - June 27, 1965.
2/8/24 - added photo showing Page's Dairy, at 1623 Saw Mill Run Boulevard - October 29, 1941.
2/8/24 - added photos showing the the 1800/1900 block of Woodward Avenue - 1938/1945.
1/30/24 - added 1964 Resurrection Elementary First Communion roster.
1/30/24 - added 1950 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
1/24/24 - added photo of the Fort Pitt Bridge in 1960.
1/14/24 - added clipping of cornerstone laying for the United Presbyterian Church - August 3, 1924.
1/8/24 - updated the history of Fort Pitt (1759-1797).

... 2023 ...
12/26/23 - added clipping showing photos from the 1941 Allegheny County Fair.
12/26/23 - updated section on Brookline's Junior Commandos during World War II.
12/25/23 - added clipping showing granite markers along Saw Mill Run Boulevard - August 20, 1931.
12/25/23 - added clipping showing the excavation work along Saw Mill Run Boulevard - July 7, 1929.
12/25/23 - added clipping of the ribbon-cutting for Saw Mill Run Boulevard - December 15, 1929.
12/25/23 - added Freehold Real Estate East Brookline advertisement from May 25, 1930.
12/25/23 - added clipping of Brookline Community Center baseball field - August 12, 1959.


Towne and Country souvenir ashtray. The business was
in operation from the late-1950s to late-1960s.
12/25/23 - added clipping of Brookline Little League opening day action - May 28, 1952.
12/25/23 - added clipping of Brookline Little League players on opening day - June 2, 1953.
12/25/23 - added clipping of Brookline Little League players with Mayor Lawrence - July 30, 1959.
12/24/23 - added photos of the West Liberty Hotel, at 1100 West Liberty Avenue, in 1916.
12/23/23 - added several photos of Cadet Avenue, from Pioneer to Timberland, in 1930.
12/23/23 - added several photos of Bellaire Avenue, from Whited to Glenarm, in 1927.
12/23/23 - added two photos of the home at 624 Woodbourne Avenue in 1919.
12/22/23 - added Press clipping of Flora Ann Henry from Brookline School, 1933 traffic essay winner.
12/18/23 - added page for the Pittsburgh Press Brookline Church Baseball League (1923-1924).
12/17/23 - added page showing Pittsburgh Press newspaper carriers in Brookline (1932-1935).
12/14/23 - added advertisements for the London Towne condominium development from 1979 to 1986.
12/12/23 - added 1933 Brookline Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
12/12/23 - added photo of Bellaire Avenue at the intersection with Whited Street in 1927.
12/4/23 - added clipping of teachers from West Liberty Schools at West View Park - June 25, 1910.
11/27/23 - added images of a vintage Pirates Pennant and Steelers Pennant.
11/25/23 - added 1950 map of West View Park.
11/23/23 - updated page on Fort Pitt Tunnels.
11/17/23 - added Post-Gazette article on the Brookline Convention Spectacular, July 13-15, 1960.
11/7/23 - updated page on PRT Bus Service in Brookline.
10/23/23 - updated list of Eagle Scouts from Resurrection Troop #6, adding #99 Michael Metting (2022), #100 Gary Alspach (2022), #101 Chris Yeager (2023), #102 Logan Walters (2023) and #103 Ryan Krueger (2023).
10/15/23 - updated page on the Armstrong Tunnels.
10/15/23 - added 1970 West Liberty Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
10/6/23 - created separate page documenting Brookline's Oak Mine (1870-1941).
9/22/23 - updated page for the Carlton House Hotel (1952-1980).


Joe's Tavern, at 530 Brookline Boulevard, was a
popular bar/restaurant from 1938 to 1985.
8/12/23 - Congratulations Emery Strotman and Lauren LaRoche, winners of the 2023 Brookline Breeze.
7/18/23 - added links to the West Liberty Borough Council Minutes (1906-1907) and the Montooth Borough Council Ordinances (1896-1906).
7/17/23 - added links to the West Liberty Borough Council Minutes (1894-1906), West Liberty Borough Council Ordinances (1876-1907) and the City of Pittsburgh Municipal Record (1868-present), courtesy of the Pittsburgh City Archivist.
5/24/23 - added photo of the 1979/1980 Resurrection cheerleaders.
5/24/23 - added photo of the 1979/1980 Resurrection girls basketball team.
4/9/23 - added photo of the South Hills Junction in 1906, with Brookline billboard in background.
4/9/23 - added photo of the South Hills Junction in 1905.
3/23/23 - added photo of Miss DeCarlo and her Italian Ice stand at 1800 Pioneer Avenue - 1970s.
3/14/23 - added photo of the intersection of Potomac and Broadway Avenues in Dormont (circa 1907).
3/14/23 - added photo of Louis Beinhauer at his Third Avenue mortuary downtown - late 1800s.
1/31/23 - added 1971 Brookline Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
1/31/23 - added 1996 Resurrection Elementary 1st Grade class photo.
1/26/23 - added collage of Pittsburgh Pirate Yearbooks (1951-1996).
1/21/23 - added photos showing the 1300 block of Bellaire Place (circa 1960).
1/21/23 - added Trib-Live article on Bud Cambest (RIP) to the Brookline Personalities page.
1/16/23 - added individual photos of 1960 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
1/16/23 - added 2014 Post-Gazette feature on the Pittsburgh Bridges over the Monongahela River.
1/15/23 - added 2013 Post-Gazette feature on the Pittsburgh Bridges over the Allegheny River.
1/15/23 - added Press article on major water main break along Whited Street - July 13, 1973.
1/11/23 - added 1952 Carmalt Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
1/5/23 - added image of 39-Brookline trolley along Smithfield Street on June 27, 1965.

... 2022 ...

The 100-foot, six-story Highmark christmas tree adorns the corner of the former Joseph Horne building at
Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street in downtown Pittsburgh. The tree, which has over 2500 lights
and more than 2000 ornaments, has been a holiday tradition since 1953.
12/19/22 - added two photos of downed utility line and repair work along Whited Street yesterday.
12/18/22 - added photo of firemen responding to a call at 924 Brookline Blvd on December 13, 2022.
12/12/22 - added clipping of 1977 Brookline Lions Senior League team championship victory party.
12/11/22 - added high resolution print of Pittsburgh in 1902, by T. M. Fowler. The detail is stunning.
12/11/22 - added image of 1952 Post-Gazette delivery boy.
12/10/22 - updated the history of Toner Institute (1899-1977).
12/10/22 - added image of Toner Institute in 1911, when located in Derry Township.
12/8/22 - added page for the Grand Re-Opening of Moore Pool on June 25, 2022.
12/4/22 - added 1960 Resurrection 2nd Grade Communion photo.
12/1/22 - added 1965 Brookline Elementary 3rd/4th Grade class photo.
12/1/22 - added 1964 Brookline Elementary 2nd Grade class photo.
12/1/22 - added 1963 Brookline Elementary 1st Grade class photo.
12/1/22 - added 1962 Brookline Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
11/30/22 - added image of a 39-Brookline streetcar on the West Liberty Avenue trolley ramp in 1966.
11/26/22 - added image of the Glenbury Street city steps on June 12, 1970.
11/14/22 - updated page on the Beinhauer Funeral Home fire of September 3/4, 1952.


Sunrise photo taken from near the intersection of Bellaire Place and Birchland Street on October 29, 2022.
10/24/22 - updated the history of the Brookline Knights Football Association (1974-2019).
10/23/22 - added 1974 Brookline Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
10/23/22 - added two images showing the Monongahela Freight Incline in 1917.
10/23/22 - added two images showing WW1 draftees departing Pittsburgh on September 23, 1917.
10/21/22 - added postcard image of Forbes Field and surrounding area - 1909.
10/21/22 - added postcard image of Forbes Field and surrounding area - 1937.
9/22/22 - updated article about Hugh R. McFarland on the Brookline War Memorial page.
9/11/22 - updated page showing Brookline Little League Team Lineage.
9/6/22 - updated page for J. E. Harris' West Liberty News Agency.
8/13/22 - Congratulations Matthew Baird and Cortney Sweeney, winners of the 2022 Brookline Breeze.
7/27/22 - added page for the champion Brookline 15U and runner-up Brookline 12U girls, who participated in the Pittsburgh Mayor's Cup Championship at PNC Park on July 26, 2022.
7/27/22 - added 1910 Brookline Elementary Room 3 class photo.
7/25/22 - updated page for the Brookline Breeze 5K.
7/17/22 - added South Hills High School Sesame yearbook cover images: 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936.
7/17/22 - added Resurrection Convent dedication booklet from November 24, 1957.
7/16/22 - updated page for South Hills High School (1917-1986).
6/29/22 - added photo of the new and improved Moore Park swimming pool on Saturday June 25, 2022.
6/29/22 - added photo of Connie Andres and her mother at Moore Park pool (1940s).
6/1/22 - added image of Moore Park pool from the 1970 Swimming Pool Operators Guide.


Two young scouts salute one of the Veteran's Memorial bronze plaques prior to the
opening ceremony of the South Hills Memorial Day parade on May 30, 2022.
4/30/22 - added the 2022 Steel City Yellow Jackets to the list of Pittsburgh sports champions.
4/17/22 - added photo of the 1100 block of Creedmoor Avenue in 1924.
4/17/22 - added article on the new Carnegie Library - Brookline Branch from April 1947.
2/26/22 - added two photos of the Knoxville Incline in 1956.
2/25/22 - added photo taken outside 1517 Dream Street by photographer W. Eugene Smith in 1956.
2/10/22 - added 1960 Our Lady of Loreto 2nd Grade Communion photo.
2/9/22 - added photo of a heavyweight title fight at Forbes Field on July 18, 1951.
2/5/22 - added photo of kids gathered outside 1738 Harcor Drive (circa 1955).
2/4/22 - added video link showing operations at the Penn Electric Coil Company in the 1940s.


This Bob Hayes photo shows Brookline Boulevard on February 4, 2022 after a major winter storm,
featuring a few hours of rain, then a thick sheet of ice covered in a generous layer of snow.
1/31/22 - added Freehold Real Estate ads from June 25, 1905 ♦ October 9, 1910 ♦ May 26, 1916.
1/30/22 - added cover art for the musical score "Pirates March", a 1925 song written by Wm. Braun.
1/30/22 - added 1963 Our Lady of Loreto 2nd Grade Communion photos.
1/28/22 - added 1909 Common Council election card for 19th Ward's David Bisset.
1/15/22 - added page for the Brookline 12U and 16U Girls Slo-Pitch teams, both winners of the Pittsburgh Mayor's Cup Championship at PNC Park on August 6, 2021.
1/14/22 - added 1968 West Liberty Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
1/14/22 - added 1963 West Liberty Elementary 2nd Grade class photos.
1/14/22 - added 1962 West Liberty Elementary 1st Grade class photo.
1/10/22 - added the 1980 Girls 12-Under All-Stars to the Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
1/9/22 - added 1953 Carmalt Elementary 1st Grade class photo.
1/9/22 - updated page for Melman's Super Market.
1/7/22 - added 1970 Brookline Elementary 4th Grade class photo.
1/6/22 - added image of a rare 1935 student ticket for trolley fare to South Hills High School.
1/5/22 - added 1963 Resurrection 2nd Grade class roster.
1/5/22 - added 1963 Resurrection 2nd Grade Communion photo.
1/4/22 - added the 1975 B.Y.M.C. team photo to the Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
1/4/22 - added the 1976 B.Y.M.C. team photo to the Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
1/3/22 - added Ed Gainey as the 61st Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh.
1/2/22 - added photos from the 1980 Brookline Community Picnic at Kennywood Park.
1/2/22 - added War Service Certificate and Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 notice for J. P. Ferns.

... 2021 ...

The former Brookline United Presbyterian Church, opened in 1913, now the Tree of Life Open Bible Church.
12/21/21 - added photo of a gaggle of youngsters on Bellaire Place in the fall of 1955.
12/19/21 - added several photos of locations along Saw Mill Run Boulevard on May 24, 1965.
12/15/21 - added photo of the St. Clair Incline (1886-1935) to the history of Pittsburgh inclines.
12/3/21 - updated clipping about Brookline's Seeing-Eye Dog Air Raid Precaution Patrol in June 1942.
12/3/21 - updated page for Graf Zeppelin over Pittsburgh - October 28, 1933.
11/28/21 - updated section on Building Brookline.
11/28/21 - added image of West Liberty Avenue, at Pauline Avenue, on October 28, 1929.
11/28/21 - added image of the Country Belle dairy plant, on Saw Mill Run Boulevard in 1965.
11/28/21 - added image of the Mobil Service Station at Glenarm Avenue, on May 25, 1965.
11/28/21 - added images of West Liberty School in May 1965.
11/28/21 - added images of Woodbourne Avenue on October 28, 1929.
11/28/21 - added image of Pioneer Avenue and Brookline Boulevard on June 20, 1970.
11/28/21 - added image of Myer's Service Station on June 20, 1970.
11/27/21 - added images of the Brookline Recreation Center prior to opening in the spring of 1972.
11/27/21 - added images of the Brookline Recreation Center Ice Skating Rink in 1973.
11/26/21 - added Post-Gazette image of 1527 Greencrest Drive published on November 29, 1942.
11/26/21 - added Post-Gazette image of 1565 Greencrest Drive published on November 8, 1942.
11/26/21 - added Post-Gazette image of 1541-1555 Greencrest Drive published on July 26, 1942.
11/26/21 - added Post-Gazette image of 2016 Jacob Street published on December 30, 1945.
11/26/21 - added July 26, 1998 Post-Gazette article "The Rocky Road" on the Brookline Boxing Club.
11/25/21 - added January 22, 1960 newspaper clipping showing children ice skating in Brookline Park.
11/21/21 - added 1949 advertisement for a "Honeymoon Bungalow" on Eben Street.
11/20/21 - added Pittsburgh Daily Post article from April 24, 1921 on Liberty Tunnel construction.
11/19/21 - added 1962 West Liberty Elementary 1st Grade class photo.


11/12/21 - added Glasgow, Scotland, to Pittsburgh's list of sister cities.
11/7/21 - the Brookline Connection facebook page earned its 10,000th LIKE. Thanks everyone!
11/5/21 - added page for the Oliver Bath House (1915-present).
11/4/21 - updated page for the 1969 Connie Hawkins Basketball Camp at Moore Park.
11/4/21 - added 1960 Carmalt Elementary kindergarten class photo.
11/4/21 - added 1968 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
11/4/21 - added 1962 Resurrection 2nd Grade Communion photo.
11/4/21 - added photo of 2213 Altaview Avenue in 1962 to Random Street Scenes 2.
11/4/21 - updated page for the 1968 Maury Wills Baseball Camp at Moore Park.
11/4/21 - updated page for the 1932 World War I Bonus Army.
10/2/21 - updated page for the 1963 South Hills Catholic varsity baseball team.
8/19/21 - updated graduate list from Brookline (1912-1930) and West Liberty (1910-1930) schools.
8/11/21 - added image of a set of Isaly's/Sweet William 1976 Pittsburgh Pirate collector discs.
7/27/21 - added page for Pittsburgh's "trackless trolley", or trolley bus, in 1936.
7/26/21 - added page for the Pittsburgh Motor Coach Company (1925-1964).
7/14/21 - added artistic map of Pittsburgh in 1889.
7/11/21 - added 1977 Brookline Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
7/4/21 - added page on the Bellefield Bridge (1898-1913).
7/3/21 - added page on the colorful home at 302 Cola Street on Mount Washington.
7/2/21 - the official website for the Brookline Breeze has moved to www.brooklinebreeze.org.
7/2/21 - updated page for the Brookline Breeze 5K Fitness Run/Walk.
7/1/21 - updated page on Forbes Field (1909-1970).
6/30/21 - updated page on Pittsburgh's Exposition Park (1890-1915).
6/27/21 - added two photos of crowds at Pittsburg's Luna Park (circa 1907).
6/24/21 - documented the history of the West Side Belt Railroad in Brookline.
6/20/21 - added 1940s-era newspaper clippings announcing feature movies at the Boulevard Theatre.
6/20/21 - added clipping of Rangers and Rangerettes at the Boulevard Theater in October 1942.
6/20/21 - updated page showing the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway route through Brookline.


6/19/21 - added newspaper clipping showing a Resurrection Sodality Club Picnic in July 1923.
6/19/21 - added streetcar editorial cartoon from the April 16, 1967 Pittsburgh Press.
6/18/21 - updated page on the Armstrong Tunnels.
6/18/21 - updated page on the David L. Clark Company in Pittsburgh (1886-1999).
6/12/21 - added section on the University of Pittsburgh's Nationality Rooms.
6/10/21 - added newspaper clipping showing a few Brookline's champion boxers on May 3, 1981.
6/6/21 - added several old photos to the history of Beechwood, Beechview and Orvilla.
6/6/21 - added clipping showing the homes at 2801-2811 West Liberty Avenue in November 1917.
6/4/21 - added journal photos from the Memorial Day Parade on May 29, 1972.
6/2/21 - added page on the Fort Pitt Blockhouse Lodge (1905-1966).
5/31/21 - updated article about Daniel R. McKeever on the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/30/21 - updated article about Louis Arcuri on the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/30/21 - updated article about Joseph H. Conway on the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/30/21 - updated article about Pete M. Patterson on the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/30/21 - updated article about Charles F. Roland on the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/30/21 - updated article about John L. Steffy on the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/28/21 - updated page on former 19th Ward District Judge Charlie McLaughlin.
5/28/21 - made a few changes to our Brookline War Memorial page.
5/27/21 - added front side of 1924 Freehold Real Estate Brochure.
5/27/21 - added back side of 1924 Freehold Real Estate Brochure.
5/25/21 - added page on Rohrich Cadillac, Inc. (established 1938).
5/25/21 - added photo of Liberty Auto Sales, at West Liberty and Dormont Avenue, in 1923.
5/22/21 - added page on the Pittsburgh Airways downtown heliport (1962-1963).
5/16/21 - added page on the St. Clair Village housing projects (1951-2010).
5/15/21 - added newspaper ad for West View Park Alpine Sky Ride from May 1965.
5/15/21 - added image of the West View Park antique cars.
5/11/21 - added page on the Monongahela House Hotel (1839-1935).
5/11/21 - added image from the 1938 Allegheny County Fair at South Park.


Brookline Community Picnic - Kennywood Park - Old Mill - 1993.
5/9/21 - updated page showing the Resurrection Middle School/Activities Center before demolition.
5/9/21 - added image of the Manchester Bridge reliefs displayed near Heinz Field.
5/9/21 - added link to 1970s-era video of a St. Catherine's football game at Moore Park.
5/9/21 - added link to 1960s-era video of a Memorial Day Parade along Brookline Boulevard.
5/9/21 - added image of four local ladies at the 1993 community picnic in Kennywood Park.
5/8/21 - added image of the Mister Roger's Memorial on the North Shore, a Bob Hayes print.
5/8/21 - added image of Fioretino Moscatiello and Giuseppe Pepe in December 1979.
4/30/21 - added image of the Pat's Pizzaria, at 103 Capital Avenue, in the 1960s.
4/30/21 - added cover image of the Brookline Knights 1976 program.
4/29/21 - added photo of the Resurrection CYO basketball team in 1966.
4/27/21 - added photo of the repair and reconstruction of the Moore Park swimming pool.
4/27/21 - added more photos of the Resurrection School demolition area.
4/27/21 - added current image of the lower end of Capital Avenue, at West Liberty.
4/25/21 - added photo of the Three Stooges and Paul Shannon on the hit show, Adventure Time.
4/25/21 - added photo of the Castle Shannon Incline being dismantled on April 2, 1965.
4/25/21 - added photo of Mayville Avenue and Hartranft Street in the 1970s.
4/25/21 - added photo of a tree down on Bellaire Avenue back on February 18, 2021.
4/25/21 - added photo of a streetcar painted in a South Hills High School theme.
4/25/21 - added photos showing the demolition of the Resurrection Middle School/Activities Center.
4/22/21 - added photos showing the construction of the South Busway (1975-1977).
4/19/21 - made numerous additions to the history of South Park (1927-present).
4/19/21 - added 1954 Resurrection 2nd Grade Communion photo.
4/16/21 - added photos of Berwin Avenue in the 1960s.
4/16/21 - added additional photos to the page on the West Liberty Lumber Company.
4/11/21 - added schematic drawing of a vintage Pittsburgh Railways Jones Car.
4/11/21 - added image of a trolley coin changer/transfer dispenser. Giving change ended in 1968.
4/11/21 - added photo of an inbound 39-Brookline streetcar at the South Hills Junction in 1962.
4/10/21 - added photo of an inbound 39-Brookline streetcar merging onto Beechview line.


The Saw Mill Run valley, looking towards Crane Avenue from Hargrove Street, on September 4, 1913.
4/9/21 - added photo of an outbound 39-Brookline streetcar along Brookline Boulevard in 1966.
4/9/21 - added section on Isaac Knowlson's record setting crop of hay in 1907.
4/4/21 - added page on the Pennsylvania Electric Coil Corp, on Saw Mill Run Blvd (1936-2000).
4/3/21 - added section on the Allegheny County Belt System, first designed in the 1940s.
4/3/21 - added image of a vintage Pittsburgh Railways Inspector's badge.
4/2/21 - added postcard with a 1912 Pittsburgh Streetcar Railway Post Office cancellation stamp.
3/30/21 - added image of Chuck Senft's 1979 Brookline Boxing Golden Gloves Championship Jacket.
3/29/21 - added Freehold Real Estate ad for East Brookline published on April 26, 1925.
3/29/21 - added Resurrection 1986 commemorative 1st/3rd Grade autographed jersey.
3/29/21 - added image of a Premier Photo Company photo packet.
3/29/21 - added image of a Johnson's Shoe Store shoe horn from the 1950s.
3/28/21 - added page on the deadly riot in West Liberty Borough - May 31, 1903.
3/28/21 - added page on illegal gambling at High Bridge Station along Saw Mill Run (1890-1903).
3/27/21 - added section on landslides and other disasters to the history of the P&CS Railroad.
3/27/21 - added video of Pittsburgh Light Rail transportation history, including the Brookline route.
3/23/21 - added article about Carl S. Rhodes to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/14/21 - added newspaper copies of Babe Ruth's three-game series at Forbes Field in May 1935.
3/12/21 - updated story about James P. and Ruth C. Mullen on the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/10/21 - added 1904 newspaper clipping about the Pennsylvania Railroad's Brilliant Cutoff.
3/10/21 - added list of Beechview and Dormont real estate ads (1901-1917).
3/9/21 - added image Terry Sullivan's Moore Park Boxing Club Letter (circa 1970).
3/9/21 - added photo of a young Chuck Senft as a football coach at Allegheny High.
3/6/21 - added Chamber of Commerce ad for the Boulevard Sidewalk Sale in August 1988.
3/6/21 - added photo of Honus Wagner and family at 1237 Woodbourne Avenue (circa 1953).
3/6/21 - added photo of the Brookline firehouse and trucks circa 1969.
3/5/21 - added photo of a 39-Brookline streetcar at the local loop in January 1965.
3/1/21 - added 1938 Brookline Elementary 8th Grade class photo.


Pittsburgh Press - April 2, 1940.
2/28/21 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1969 Clipper Yearbook.
2/27/21 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1968 Clipper Yearbook.
2/23/21 - added photos of Pittsburgh Railways trolleys on the Beechwood route in 1904.
2/21/21 - added collage of Brookline Boulevard businesses in the Spring of 1975.
2/21/21 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1975 Clipper Yearbook.
2/20/21 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1974 Clipper Yearbook.
2/18/21 - added photo of the South Park Drive-in and Shopping Center circa 1980.
2/17/21 - added link to online book "Guns At The Forks" by Walter O'Meara.
2/16/21 - added page for Page's Dairy, or "Country Belle," on Saw Mill Run Boulevard (1938-1975).
2/15/21 - added photo of the Fort Pitt Bridge under construction in 1958.
2/14/21 - added April 2, 1940 newspaper ad announcing start of PCC trolley service in Brookline.
2/14/21 - added Pittsburgh Press special features on streamline trolley cars from 1937 and 1940.
2/10/21 - added page for the Pittsburgh Stock Exchange (1894-1974).
2/9/21 - added Allegheny County Population Totals By Muncipality (1860-1870).
2/8/21 - added page for Pig Hill, or Rialto Street, in the Troy Hill neighborhood.
2/3/21 - updated page on the Brookline Boulevard in 1933.
1/27/21 - updated page on the Mayors of Pittsburgh.
1/26/21 - added map showing the original 1876 boundaries of West Liberty Borough.
1/23/21 - added photo of Kunkel's Tavern in Overbrook (circa 1936).
1/19/21 - added map showing the original ten landowners of present-day Brookline property.
1/16/21 - added list of 280 Street Railways that made up Pittsburgh Railways Company as of 1906.
1/15/21 - updated the History of Trolleys in Brookline (1905-1966).
1/14/21 - updated page on Pittsburgh's Coca-Cola Clock.

... 2020 ...

Brookline Boulevard on December 16, 2020 in the midst of a twelve inch snowfall.
12/24/20 - added article on the opening of the Charleroi Short Line Railway on September 28, 1903.
12/24/20 - added page on the Hotel Carlton House (1952-1980).
12/22/20 - added photos from the Independence Day celebration on July 4, 1911.
12/20/20 - added 1920 Resurrection Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
12/20/20 - added 1920 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
12/19/20 - added photo of the home at 1136 Chelton Avenue in the early 1950s.
12/19/20 - added Girl Scout Golden Eaglet Mary Ann Rhodes to the Brookline Personalities page.
12/17/20 - added a short story on James P. and Ruth C. Mullen to the Brookline War Memorial page.
12/17/20 - added photo of Girl Scouts from Resurrection Church at Camp Redwing in July 1936.
12/17/20 - added 1932 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
12/17/20 - added 1940 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
12/17/20 - added photo of the Resurrection Church Altar Boys in 1940.
12/16/20 - added photo of the Brookline firefighters along Brookline Boulevard in 1911.
12/15/20 - added photo of the A&P Supermarket at 890 Saw Mill Run Boulevard on May 12, 1938.
12/12/20 - added photo of the Pioneer Avenue under construction on February 28, 1924.
12/12/20 - added information on the Kund and Eiben Incline (1915-1929), along the Brookline border.
11/29/20 - added pictures of Dapper Dan Roundball practice at Resurrection gym on March 31, 1977.
11/29/20 - updated page on the Pittsburgh Press, adding 1928 informational booklet on press building.
11/29/20 - updated page on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
11/20/20 - added 1972 Brookline Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
11/19/20 - added map of Resurrection Parish Territorial Districts in 1954.
11/16/20 - added photo of the afternoon sun casting long shadows along Merrick Avenue.
11/12/20 - added photo of A. D. Motor Company - Studebaker on West Liberty Avenue, circa 1953.
11/11/20 - Veteran's Day 2020 was proclaimed "Dan McKeever Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.
10/30/20 - added information on the Bellevue and Davis Island Incline (1887-1892).
10/24/20 - added photo of the home at 1631 Bellaire Place in the early 1960s.
10/20/20 - added photo of the Duquesne Bluff covered in billboards on July 13, 1921.


A bird's-eye view of Brookline Boulevard on October 14, 2020.
10/11/20 - added May 8, 1929 Press article about Brookline School custodian David T. Moore.
10/9/20 - added current photo of Washington's Landing, or Herr's Island.
10/3/20 - added booklet issued at the dedication of the Resurrection Activities Center in 1965.
10/3/20 - added bulletin issued at the dedication of the Resurrection Middle School in 1957.
10/3/20 - added photos showing the Resurrection Middle School/Activities Center before demolition.
9/29/20 - added two photos of the Seldom Seen Arch.
9/23/20 - added photo of the full moon over the Duquesne Incline on September 21, 2020.
9/22/20 - added illustration of the Jones and Laughlin Coal Incline at 31st Street in 1876.
9/22/20 - added illustration of the Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Plane along Carson Street in 1875.
9/17/20 - added photo of Saw Mill Run Boulevard from above on September 15, 2020.
9/16/20 - added photo of a vintage early-70s Brookline Boxing Club jacket.
9/14/20 - added video link to the Our Lady of Loreto Mass of Farewell - August 30, 2020.
9/12/20 - added photo of the Knoxville, Keeling Coal and Mount Oliver Inclines (circa 1910).
9/10/20 - added photo of the Route 51/Route 88 intersection on June 19, 1931.
9/4/20 - added Alexander Fisher as the 98th Eagle Scout from Resurrection's Troop #6.
8/31/20 - added page on Denny Park, or Snyder Square, Pittsburgh's first fairgrounds.
8/30/20 - "Mass of Farewell" held at Our Lady of Loreto, the final church service before closing.
8/30/20 - added page on the 30th Street (Herr's Island) Bridge.
8/24/20 - added photos of the Oscar Mayer Weiner Mobile in Brookline on August 24, 2020.
8/23/20 - updated page on Herr's Island/Washington's Landing.
8/21/20 - added 1962 West Liberty Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
8/21/20 - added photo of the 1962 West Liberty School Crossing Guards.
8/17/20 - added page on the installation of a flag drop box on Brookline Boulevard.
8/16/20 - added Real Estate Advertisement from July 23, 1905.
8/4/20 - added the Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad 1882 yearly financial report..
8/3/20 - added information on the opening of the Charleroi Short Line Electric Railway in 1903.


South Hills Junction in 1904 as seen from the P&CSRR tracks just below Warrington Avenue.
7/28/20 - added image of a vintage Pittsburgh Hokey Man in 1916.
7/21/20 - added photo of the Haas Estate, circa 1923, at West Liberty and Curran Hill Avenues.
7/9/20 - added photo of the Monongahela riverfront in downtown Pittsburgh (circa 1890).
7/1/20 - added photo of a St. Justin football game at Moore Park in November 1942.
6/27/20 - added sports journalist Bill Currie to the Brookline Personalities page.
6/25/20 - added 1970 Brookline Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
6/18/20 - added photo of the "Pittsburgh Recollections" mural in the Gateway Center "T" Station.
6/15/20 - added photo of the 1974-1975 Resurrection Raider Cheerleaders.
6/14/20 - updated the History of Resurrection Parish.
6/14/20 - updated page on Post-Gazette sportswriter Dan McGibbeny.
6/12/20 - added photo of the flag raising and dedication of Brookline Park on June 29, 1947.
6/10/20 - added Pittsburgh Railways Route Map from 1954.
6/9/20 - added photo of the Pirates 1979 World Series victory celebration at Market Square.
6/6/20 - added page to highlight several of the Brookline Connection Special Features.
6/1/20 - added page on the Brilliant Cutoff Viaduct and Silver Lake, along Washington Boulevard.
5/31/20 - added page on the LST-325 visit to Pittsburgh in September 2015.
5/30/20 - added photo of a double rainbow over Pittsburgh on May 29, 2020.
5/29/20 - added photo of the merry-go-round at Moore Park in 1978.
5/28/20 - added photo from the 1960 Independence Day Festival at Moore Park.
5/28/20 - added photo of long-time Recreation Center Director Chuck Senft.
5/22/20 - added a special presentation on the Pittsburgh City Title Series (1932-1939), held between the University of Pittsburgh, University of Duquesne and Carnegie Technical Institute football teams.
5/21/20 - added image of a trolley passenger counter.
5/12/20 - added 1968 West Liberty Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
5/11/20 - added map showing the boundaries of the Fisher Farm (1846-1905).
5/6/20 - added photo of Captain James Hughes vintage Engine House #57 helmet.
5/6/20 - added 1982-83 Resurrection Varsity Basketball team photo.
5/1/20 - added special feature: 301 Vintage Brookline/Pittsburgh Photos In Living Color.


The eighth grade class at Resurrection School in 1934.
4/30/20 - added 1934 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
4/29/20 - added names to photo of a 1975 Resurrection Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
4/27/20 - added photo of the 1978 St. Pius X Varsity football team.
4/14/20 - added page on Schafer's Dairy (1885-1930) located at Timberland Avenue and Saw Mill Run.
4/12/20 - added photo of Brookline Boulevard in August 1933.
4/11/20 - added page on the Wenzel Farm (1850-1939) along Wenzell Avenue in Beechview.
4/11/20 - added 1976 Our Lady of Loreto 8th Grade class photo.
4/6/20 - added 1977 Resurrection Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
4/6/20 - added 1975 Resurrection Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
4/6/20 - added 1979 Resurrection Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
4/4/20 - added Elizabeth Seton High School Class Photos (1945-1966).
4/4/20 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1966 Clipper Yearbook.
4/3/20 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1967 Clipper Yearbook.
4/2/20 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1963 Clipper Yearbook.
4/1/20 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1964 Clipper Yearbook.
3/31/20 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1962 Clipper Yearbook.
3/30/20 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1965 Clipper Yearbook.
3/29/20 - added two photos of Brentwood Motor Coach buses on the Brookline route in 1963.
3/21/20 - added photo of Sunday School students performing a wedding at St. Mark Church in 1947.
3/20/20 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1978 Clipper Yearbook.
3/20/20 - added photo of 39-Brookline streetcar at the Brookline Loop.
3/15/20 - added page on the Billy Sunday Pittsburgh Revival, an evangelical campaign begun in 1913.
3/10/20 - added March 2020 to archive of Brookline Now, a community publication (2008-present).
3/9/20 - added photo of the first floor of Hornes during the St. Patricks Day Flood in 1936.
3/7/20 - added an article on a February 1941 armed round-up of stray dogs along Brookline Boulevard.
2/29/20 - added a story on the family of Josef and Amalia Kapsch, early Brookline's homeowners.
2/28/20 - updated the short history of Beechview, Beechwood and Orvilla.
2/20/20 - added article about Daniel R. McKeever to the Brookline War Memorial page.
2/20/20 - added image of Garofalo's Star Shoe Service and Sal's Barber Shop in 1965.


This drawing appeared in a Freehold Real Estate Advertisement on October 17, 1905 depicting
workers installing the second track along West Liberty Avenue to Brookline.
2/15/20 - added 1978 Resurrection Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
2/10/20 - added several photos from 1934 to the page on Library Road (Route 88).
2/9/20 - added image of La Pizzeria Roma in 1984.
2/9/20 - added several images to the page on the Blizzard of February 2010.
2/9/20 - added image of a Altmar Street in 1952.
2/5/20 - added image of a West Liberty School button from the West View Park picnic in 1910.
2/4/20 - added 1967 Carmalt Elementary 1st Grade class photo.
2/2/20 - added 1965 Carmalt Elementary 1st Grade class photo.
2/2/20 - updated page on Carmalt Elementary school in 1937.
2/1/20 - added a photo of the North Portals of the Liberty Tunnels in 1938.
2/1/20 - added a photo of kids at play on Bellaire Place in July 1953.
1/26/20 - added map of the Brookline area in 1862.
1/23/20 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1976 Clipper Yearbook.
1/23/20 - added article about Jayson P. Ferns to the Brookline War Memorial page.
1/21/20 - added page for the Blockinger's Boys and Mens Wear store in 1933.
1/21/20 - added page for the Tic Toc Restaurant, located in Kaufmann's from 1955 to 2015.
1/21/20 - added June 30, 1977 journal clipping about the Brookline Plumber and installed solar panels.
1/20/20 - added March 27, 1904, Pittsburgh Press full-page articles on the Pennsylvania Railroad, the B&O Railroad, the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad and the Wabash Terminal Railway.
1/18/20 - added 1933 images of the Brookline Theatre and the Boulevard Theatre.
1/17/20 - added newspaper clipping showing a detailed version of the "1939 Moses Plan," the blueprint for Pittsburgh's Renaissance I urban renewal effort in the 1950s.
1/16/20 - updated page on Exposition Park, home of the Pirates from 1891-1909.
1/15/20 - added page on the many markets along Brookline Boulevard in 1933.
1/12/20 - updated article about John R. O'Day on the Brookline War Memorial page.
1/10/20 - added January 2020 to archive of Brookline Now, a community publication (2008-present).
1/8/20 - added page on the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel (1902-present).
1/5/20 - added images of the Keeling Coal Incline at the turn of the 20th century.


A delightfully tasty era came to an end on December 31. 2019, when Giuseppe "Joe" Pepe retired
following forty years of making pizzas at Fiori's Pizzaria. Joe is shown here in 1979, shortly
after the now famous eatery debuted along Capital Avenue. Thanks for the memories!
... 2019 ...
12/31/19 - added page on the West Liberty Lumber Company (1911-1960).
12/30/19 - added page on the Motor Transport Corps Transcontinental Convoy in Pittsburgh July 1919.
12/23/19 - updated page on the Hendel, or "Skinny" Building, at Forbes and Wood Street downtown.
12/22/19 - added page for Roslyn Place in Shadyside, Pittsburgh's only wooden street.
12/21/19 - added page on the Shantytown along Liberty Avenue, at 17th Street, 1930-1934.
12/19/19 - added image of the Knoxville Incline in 1896.
12/15/19 - added page on the Zentgraf family of Champion Swimmers (1945-1957).
12/15/19 - added page on the Moore Pool Swim Team and the Pittsburgh '100' Events (1949-1970).
12/6/19 - added images of Pittsburgh's Point in 1750 and 1762.
12/5/19 - added image of the Monongahela Incline in the late 1880s.
12/2/19 - updated page on the history of the Wabash Railroad Bridge.
12/1/19 - updated page on the history of Iron and Steel in Pittsburgh.
11/30/19 - added page for the Ship Cafe (1942-1954), billed as Pittsburgh's only floating saloon.
11/27/19 - added image of Woodruff Street at Saw Mill Run Boulevard in August 1934.
11/27/19 - added image of the West End Bypass hillside cut during construction in 1950.
11/27/19 - added image of the Forbes Avenue exit from the Liberty Bridge in 1951.
11/27/19 - added image of the South Portals of the Armstrong Tunnels in 1927.
11/27/19 - added artists Robert Daley and Dino Guarino to the Brookline Personalities page.
11/18/19 - added 1973 Brookline Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
11/17/19 - added 1970 Brookline Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
11/17/19 - added 1967 West Liberty Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
11/17/19 - added 1968 West Liberty Elementary 4th Grade class photo.
11/15/19 - added article detailing the annexation of West Liberty Borough on January 6, 1908.
11/15/19 - added article detailing the sale of ten farms on March 12, 1905, the Birth of Brookline.
11/14/19 - added pioneer settlers Joseph Hughey and family to page on Brookline Personalities.
11/11/19 - added photo of the Belle Isle Avenue Steps in September 1934.
11/11/19 - added photo of tool sheds behind the Brookline firehouse in 1934.
11/11/19 - added several photos to Random Street Scenes 1 and Random Street Scenes 2.


This garage along Lariat Way, shown in 1934, was owned by Fred Doerzbacher, the original Brookline Plumber.
The business began in 1905 out of this garage behind Doerzbacher's Bay Ridge home.
11/10/19 - added several photos of the Liberty Bridge under construction to the bridge history page.
11/9/19 - added November 2019 to archive of Brookline Now, a community publication (2008-present).
11/9/19 - added pioneer settler David Hunter to page on Brookline Personalities.
11/4/19 - updated page on the Great Brookline Public Spring.
10/28/19 - added 1969 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photos.
10/21/19 - added photo of 1966 Our Lady of Loreto 2nd Grade Communion photo.
10/4/19 - added photos from the 1968 Pushball Championship Game at Moore Park.
10/2/19 - added Brookline Knights 2019 Team Photos to the Team Photo Gallery.
9/27/19 - added photos from the 1968 Maury Wills Baseball Camp at Moore Park.
9/24/19 - added 1975 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
9/19/19 - added photos from the 1969 Punt, Pass and Kick Competition at Moore Park.
9/19/19 - added 1985 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
9/19/19 - added 1974 Resurrection Boys CYO Basketball team.
9/19/19 - added 1971 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
9/19/19 - added 1965 Resurrection 2nd Grade Communion photo.
9/19/19 - added 1963 Carmalt Elementary kindergarten class photo.
9/18/19 - added photo of the Liberty Bridge on April 30, 1937.
9/15/19 - added new image from 1939 to the history of the Liberty Tunnels/Bridge.
9/14/19 - added new photos to the page on the Connie Hawkins Basketball Camp in the Summer of 1969.
9/12/19 - added two new photos from 1926 to Random Photos of West Liberty Avenue.
9/11/19 - added several photos from 1933 to Random Photos of Brookline Boulevard.
9/11/19 - added three photos to page on Queensboro Avenue in 1933.
9/11/19 - added September 2019 to archive of Brookline Now, a community publication (2008-present).
9/10/19 - added Pittsburgh Press article on Beinhauer Funeral Home fire - September 4, 1952.
9/8/19 - updated page on Brookline Boulevard in January 1933 with several new photos.
9/7/19 - updated article about Joseph P. Caldwell on the Brookline War Memorial page.
9/7/19 - updated article about Ernest M. Galko on the Brookline War Memorial page.
9/7/19 - updated article about Bruno P. Riccardi on the Brookline War Memorial page.
9/4/19 - updated article about Richard J. Welsh on the Brookline War Memorial page.
9/2/19 - added page for the dedication of the Brookline Honor Roll memorial plaque on August 31.


The Brookline Honor Roll memorial plaque was dedicated at the Cannon on Saturday, August 31, 2019.
8/28/19 - added link to Jake Zucco's Electric National Anthem at the Moore Park Festival.
8/27/19 - added picture of Matthews Bronze Division Headquarters - circa 1948.
8/26/19 - added page for the Moore Park 80th Anniversary Celebration with over 180 photos.
8/24/19 - added 1972 West Liberty Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
8/21/19 - added photo of old Pittsburgh Railways right-of-way at Shawhan Avenue in July 1935.
8/21/19 - added several photos to Random Street Scenes 1 and Random Street Scenes 2.
8/20/19 - added several photos to the page on Sussex Avenue in 1933.
8/20/19 - added page showing sewer construction along Sussex Avenue in 1921.
8/20/19 - updated article about Bernard J. Boyle on the Brookline War Memorial page.
8/16/19 - added photos of the 2019 Citiparks Field Day Champions the Brookline Recreation Center!
8/11/19 - added link to photos from the 38th Brookline Breeze and photos of the winners.
8/10/19 - updated page for the Brookline Breeze. Congratulations to 5K winners Ethan Hermann and Jessica Uhrin. Click here for Complete Race Results, courtesy of www.runhigh.com.
8/9/19 - updated article about Gerald B. Fagan on the Brookline War Memorial page.
8/9/19 - updated page for the 2019 Brookline Pony, Colt and Super Colt League teams, and the 12U Girls and 15U Girls Slo-Pitch teams, all winners of the coveted Mayor's Cup Championship at PNC Park.
8/4/19 - updated the history of Joseph F. Moore Park.
7/30/19 - added 1972 West Liberty Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
7/30/19 - added 1969 West Liberty Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
7/30/19 - added 1964 West Liberty Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
7/29/19 - added the 1979 Brookline Mobil Little League girls team photo to the Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
7/23/19 - updated page on Chuck Senft, former Director of the Brookline Recreation Center.
7/23/19 - updated page on the Brookline Boxing Club, otherwise known as "Charlie's Angels."
7/22/19 - added article about Arthur B. Staniland to the Brookline War Memorial page.
7/21/19 - added article about John L. Steffy to the Brookline War Memorial page.
7/19/19 - added two images of Altmar Street to Random Brookline Street Scenes 1.
7/15/19 - added Post-Gazette article on the baseball playing Caterino Sisters from July 2, 1977.
7/14/19 - added a few Freehold Real Estate Ads from 1921.
7/12/19 - added July 2019 to archive of Brookline Now, a community publication (2008-present).
7/11/19 - updated page on the Monongahela Bridge (1818-1845).


A road crew from Folino Construction paving the 1200-1300 block of Bellaire Place on July 9, 2019.
7/9/19 - added page showing the paving of the 1200-1300 block of Bellaire Place.
7/7/19 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1979 Clipper Yearbook.
7/3/19 - added several Freehold Real Estate Ads from 1905 through 1916.
7/1/19 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1977 Clipper Yearbook.
6/21/19 - added new image to the page on the Fort Pitt Bridge.
6/18/19 - updated page on the Brookline Breeze 5K Run/Walk and One-Mile Mini-Breeze, adding the current Race Application and Family Discount Form. Participants can also register online.
6/16/19 - added photo of Joseph Dooley's Meat Market, at 704 Brookline Boulevard, in 1907.
6/16/19 - added photo of the Resurrection student body at the May Crowning (circa 1962).
6/16/19 - added photo of U.S. Marines standing in review before the Battle of Belleau Wood.
6/16/19 - added link to new local facebook page, Brookline Pride.
6/15/19 - added aerial photo of the Southern Portals of the Liberty Tunnels and downtown Pittsburgh.
6/15/19 - added aerial photo of the Southern Portals of the Fort Pitt Tunnels and downtown Pittsburgh.
6/6/19 - added Resurrection Elementary 1994 Varsity basketball team photo.
6/3/19 - added photo of Boy Scout Troop #9006, the first all-girl BSA Troop in Brookline.
5/27/19 - added page for the 2019 Memorial Day Parade.
5/26/19 - updated new image to the page on the 1954 Independence Day Parade.
5/25/19 - updated page on the Buhl Planetarium.
5/20/19 - added fourth and final 1967 Carmalt Elementary kindergarten class photo.
5/14/19 - added photo of the West View Park Midway to the page on Brookline Community Picnics.
5/14/19 - added 1962 Resurrection 2nd Grade Communion photo.
5/14/19 - added 1963 Resurrection 2nd Grade Communion photo.
5/8/19 - added photo of the Penn Incline in 1889 to the page on Pittsburgh Old Inclines.
5/8/19 - added photo of Altmar Street in 1952 to the page on random Brookline Street Scenes.
5/5/19 - added photo of the 1976 South Hills High School varsity baseball team.
5/4/19 - added photos of the 1963 May Crowning at Elizabeth Seton High School.
5/2/19 - added 1977 Our Lady of Loreto 8th grade class photo.
5/1/19 - added 2019 Seton-Lasalle High School baseball team photo.
5/1/19 - updated page on the First National Bank of Pittsburgh.


The home at 1900 Whited Street (1766 Ballinger Street), pictured here in the 1920s.
Some say the 160-plus year old building is haunted.
4/29/19 - updated page on the home at 1900 Whited Street, formerly Larry's Roadhouse.
4/27/19 - added 1967 Carmalt Elementary kindergarten class photo.
4/25/19 - added artist's conception of St. Pius X Church/School from February 12, 1955.
4/25/19 - added 1975 West Liberty Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
4/25/19 - added 1969 West Liberty Elementary 1st Grade class photo.
4/25/19 - added 1967 Brookline Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
4/24/19 - added 1972 Brookline Elementary 4th Grade class photo.
4/24/19 - added page on the 1982 St. Pius Women's Guild Cookbook, "What's Cookin' in Brookline."
4/22/19 - added page on a Junior Crime Spree and Fire on Brookline Boulevard - April 27, 1949.
4/21/19 - added images to the page on the building of the old Recreation Building in October 1963.
4/21/19 - added Pittsburgh Press article on the Community Center skating rink - January 5, 1964.
4/20/19 - added several new photos to the Lost Subdivision of Brookdale.
4/20/19 - updated page on Roy Arensberg to include details of a home fire on January 1, 1925.
4/20/19 - added page on the Girl Scout Troop#77 and Brookline's Female Sharpshooting team.
4/19/19 - added photo of the Saw Mill Run Valley near the Oak Viaduct (circa 1909).
4/19/19 - added photo of Fireman Bryce Rohm (circa 1945) on Brookline Boulevard.
4/13/19 - added photos of Elizabeth Seton High School Class of 1979.
4/3/19 - updated the history of Toner Institute (1899-1977).
4/2/19 - added image of the B&O Railroad Terminal Building in 1920.
3/30/19 - added page on the Saga of the Blue-Hooded Bandit from May/June 1942.
3/30/19 - added image of Fritzie Zivic and Toner Institute Boxing from September 29, 1942.
3/27/19 - added page on a Moore Park USO benefit in October 1942 that drew 10,000 spectators.
3/26/19 - added article about Roy J. Ruane to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/25/19 - added three images #1 / #2 / #3 to the History of Trolleys in Brookline.
3/21/19 - added photo of the 1964 Brookline Junior Royals football team.
3/21/19 - added 1979 West Liberty Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
3/21/19 - added two images #1 / #2 to the History of Trolleys in Brookline.
3/18/19 - added five newspaper clippings to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/18/19 - added page on the USS Jenks (DE-665) the first destroyer escort built in Pittsburgh.
3/16/19 - updated page on the L. J. Weet Pickle and Olive Company.
3/9/19 - added images of the Bureau of Highways and Sewers 6th Division Brookline Headquarters.


Bureau of Highways and Sewers 6th Division Brookline Headquarters behind the firehouse - November 1935.
3/8/19 - added article on a fire on Brookline Boulevard - January 5, 1948.
3/8/19 - added article on a fire on Brookline Boulevard - January 22, 1945.
3/8/19 - added article about Paul M. Tobin to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/8/19 - added article about John F. Doyle Jr to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/7/19 - added article about Bruce H. Bracey to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/5/19 - added article about Robert F. Heil to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/5/19 - added article about Joseph J. Gmuca to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/5/19 - added image of Breining Street in 1944 to Random Brookline Street Scenes (1).
3/4/19 - added 1968 West Liberty Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
3/2/19 - added new images to the page on Vic Cianca.
2/28/19 - updated page on the Armstrong Tunnel.
2/25/19 - updated page on the Fort Pitt Tunnels.
2/19/19 - updated page on Saw Mill Run Boulevard.
2/18/19 - updated page on the Fort Pitt Bridge.
2/17/19 - updated page on the Liberty Tunnels and Bridge.
2/17/19 - added images to Random Pictures of West Liberty Avenue 1915-1962.
2/17/19 - added images to Real Estate Advertisements 1902.
2/17/19 - added images to Real Estate Advertisements 1904-1907.
2/17/19 - added images to Real Estate Advertisements 1921-1926.
2/17/19 - added images to Random Pictures of Saw Mill Run Boulevard 1929-1967.
2/14/19 - added new image to the page on the 1939 trolley ramp construction.
2/10/19 - added the Skybike Proposal to the History of Skybus page.
2/10/19 - added image of the Liberty Tunnels in 1968.
2/10/19 - updated page on Saw Mill Run Creek.
2/7/19 - added article about Walter F. Meisner to the Brookline War Memorial page.
2/3/19 - added page on Dr. Lincoln Oldshue, Brookline landowner and cousin of Abraham Lincoln.
2/2/19 - updated history of the Lost Subdivision of Brookdale.
2/1/19 - added image of the home at 82 Daleview Street.


1/31/19 - added several images to the page on Moore Park, including one of the pool in 1949.
1/28/19 - added image of a 1933 Pittsburgh Railways All-Day ride ticket.
1/27/19 - added photo of the original Kaufmann's Clock in 1912.
1/27/19 - added photos of the Point in September, 1949.
1/26/19 - added new image to the page on West Mifflin's Brown's Dump.
1/21/19 - added image of the Fort Pitt Bridge under construction in 1958.
1/21/19 - added several images the page on Three Rivers Stadium (1968-2001).
1/21/19 - added booster card for the 1930 Brookline Cardinals baseball team..
1/19/19 - added history of the D. L. Clark Company, maker of Pittsburgh's iconic Clark Bar.
1/18/19 - added image of 2941 Sageman Avenue in 1954 to the Random Street Scenes page.
1/18/19 - added image of Liberty Tunnels southern portals after the Blizzard of 1950.
1/18/19 - added Eat'n Park advertisement from 1957 to the Eat'n Park page.
1/17/19 - updated the history of the Allegheny County Fairs at the South Park Fairgrounds.
1/12/19 - added images of Pittsburgh Railways Trolley Tokens.
1/7/19 - updated the history of the Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad.
1/7/19 - added image of the Castle Shannon Incline in 1921 and 1940 to Pittsburgh Inclines.
1/6/19 - added photo of the Dormont Eat'n Park restaurant in 1956 to the Eat'n Park page.
1/5/19 - added two new articles to the history of the Pittsburgh Potty.
1/2/19 - added another image of a 39-Brookline trolley to the History of Trolleys in Brookline.
1/2/19 - added image of a 39-Brookline trolley to the History of Trolleys in Brookline.
1/1/19 - updated photo of West Liberty Avenue in 1945 to the Random Images page.
1/1/19 - updated page on the Smithfield Street Bridges (1818-present).
1/1/19 - updated page on the Union Bridge (1874-1907) and the Manchester Bridge (1915-1970).
1/1/19 - updated page on the original Point Bridges (1877-1970).
1/1/19 - updated the History of Floods, Snowstorms and Tornadoes in Pittsburgh to reflect that 2018 has set the record for yearly precipitation with 57.83 inches.



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