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Below are links to
recent additions to the website, provided by our friends and neighbors in
Brookline.
 Brookline Connection
... 2018 ...
12/30/18 - added image of a Pittsburgh Railways Jones Car along Smithfield Street
(circa 1945).
12/30/18 - added photo of the Elizabeth Seton High School Sophomore
Choir in 1974.
12/30/18 - added postcard image of the Smithfield Street Bridge in 1908.
12/22/18 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1952 Clipper Yearbook excerpts.
12/15/18 - added Matthew P. Ruffner, Dylan J. Elchin and Jason M. McClary
to the list of local casualties in the War on Terror, and corrected all broken links on that page.
12/14/18 - added new Brookline trolley photo to the Brookline trolley history page.
12/7/18 - added Nathan Reitmeyer to the family military history page.
11/30/18 - added story detailing the early formation of the Beechwood/Beechview
community.
11/24/18 - added story of the WWI Bonus Army and their War Bonus Bonds in the
1930s.
11/23/18 - added photo of Brookline's 1915 semi-pro baseball team.
11/23/18 - updated page on Brookline's 1914 semi-pro baseball team.
11/23/18 - added list of Brookline Elementary School Graduates
(1912-1930).
11/23/18 - added list of West Liberty Elementary School Graduates
(1911-1930).
11/21/18 - updated the history of the Paul Presbyterian Church.
11/21/18 - updated the history of the Brookline United Methodist Church.
11/19/18 - added photos of an automobile accident on Brookline Boulevard on
May 22, 1934.
11/19/18 - updated the page on the 1939 construction of the trolley ramp on West
Liberty Avenue.
11/18/18 - updated the story of Richard A. Bauer on the Brookline War Memorial page.
11/18/18 - updated the history of the St. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church.
11/17/18 - added photos showing the poor condition of Brookline Boulevard (Bodkin Street)
in 1909.
11/17/18 - added advertisement showing the souvenir spoon given
to new home buyers in 1905.
11/17/18 - added illustration of Brookline Boulevard showing all
merchants in May 2001.
11/15/18 - updated the history of the Brookline Boulevard United Presbyterian Church.
11/11/18 - updated page on A History of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
Troops in the War.
11/10/18 - updated history of the Liberty Tunnels and Bridge.
11/5/18 - updated page on the 1929 expansion of Brookline Elementary School.
11/5/18 - added Sheriff Norbert Hogel to the Personalities page.
11/5/18 - added Joseph A. Sergi to the Personalities page.
11/4/18 - added the story of Frank L. Bogart to the Brookline War Memorial page.
11/4/18 - added photo of a 39-Brookline trolley that jumped the tracks on October 4,
1943.
11/4/18 - added photo of the 1931 Girl's Junior Choir to the St. Marks Church history.
11/4/18 - added photos of kids playing in a busted fire hydrant on Independence
Day, 1966.
11/4/18 - added page on Elizabeth Seton High School's Junior Commandos in 1942.
McRoberts' Amoco opened in November 1933 at
the corner of Brookline Boulevard and Glenarm Avenue.
11/4/18 - added photo of a 39-Brookline trolley at Breining Street in January
1958.
11/4/18 - added photo of McRobert's Amoco in 1933.
11/4/18 - added photo of new building construction along Brookline Boulevard in October 1926.
11/4/18 - added photo of an automobile that crashed into Neuser's Market in December 1933.
11/3/18 - added photo of Brookline Elementary School receiving science books in 1959.
11/3/18 - added photo from the first day of school at Brookline Elementary in 1951.
11/3/18 - updated history of Joseph F. Moore Park.
11/3/18 - added photos of Brookline Elementary School Student's Museum in 1943.
11/2/18 - added photos of Brookline Elementary School Garden in 1920.
11/2/18 - added photo of 1996 Carmalt Elementary 2nd Grade classroom.
11/2/18 - added photo of 1929 Brookline Elementary 8th Grade winter class.
11/2/18 - added photo of 1927 Brookline Elementary 8th Grade spring class.
11/2/18 - added photo of Pioneer Avenue, at the present-day entrance to Moore Park, in 1933.
11/2/18 - added two Paul Place Plan real estate ads showing West Liberty School from 1904.
11/2/18 - added photo and article announcing the Dedication Day for Brookline School in 1909.
11/1/18 - added photo from the first day of school at Brookline Elementary in 1974.
11/1/18 - added photo of Brookline Elementary School Physical Education teachers in 1986.
11/1/18 - added photo from a Brookline Elementary School Thanksgiving Play in 1975.
11/1/18 - added photo from Miss Leibhardt's West Liberty Elementary School Reading Class in 1954.
11/1/18 - added photo from the 1942 West Liberty Elementary School Scrap Metal Drive.
11/1/18 - added photo of the 1926 West Liberty Elementary School Kindergarten Band.
11/1/18 - added photos of the Brookline Methodist Episcopal Church under
construction in 1926.
11/1/18 - added photo and article from the first day of desegregation at Brookline School in 1980.
11/1/18 - added page for the student boycotts at Brookline and West Liberty Schools
in 1979.
11/1/18 - added page for the Brookline Elementary School Garden in 1938.
10/30/18 - added photo of the 1928 West Liberty Elementary School Class 8B.
10/30/18 - added page for the West Liberty Elementary School Garden in 1928.
10/29/18 - added Bob Daley print "Boulevard Sunset 1990," to the page on Brookline Boulevard.
10/29/18 - added photo of the original Eat 'n Park Car Hops, at the Overbrook location in 1950.
10/28/18 - added photo from the Elizabeth Seton High School Class Play in 1962.
10/22/18 - added BrookLine article about the return of the Brookline Recreation Center Hippo.
10/22/18 - added Elizabeth Seton High School 1958 Clipper Yearbook excerpts.
10/22/18 - added photo of Elizabeth Seton High School Class of 1978.
10/9/18 - added photo of West Liberty Avenue at Saw Mill Run in 1918, before the Liberty Tunnels.
10/1/18 - added photo of Bryant's Hardware in 1989.
Historical Brookline Mural made by the
children at the Tree of Life Open Bible Church in August 2018.
9/30/18 - added photos of the partial building collapse on Brookline Boulevard on September 28, 2018.
9/30/18 - added 1959 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
9/30/18 - added two aerial views of Moore Park - circa 1985.
9/30/18 - added photo of the Pittsburgh Newells at Moore Park in 1961.
9/28/18 - added photo of Elizabeth Seton High School in 1941.
9/28/18 - added photo of West Liberty Avenue at Pioneer Avenue in 1918.
9/28/18 - added photo of Chelton Avenue in 1925.
9/28/18 - updated online archive of The Brookline, a monthly publication (2008-present).
9/27/18 - updated the history of the Brookline Boulevard United Presbyterian Church to reflect the closing of the 118 year old Mission
on September 23, 2018.
9/6/18 - added photos of the PBP Mounted Unit on Brookline Boulevard on June 19, 2018.
9/3/18 - added Brookline Knights 2018 Team
Photos to
the Team Photo Gallery.
8/25/18 - added 1956 Resurrection Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
8/20/18 - added page for the 2018 Brookline
12U Girls and 18U Girls Slo-Pitch teams, winners of the coveted Mayor's Cup Championship at PNC Park.
8/20/18 - added page for the 2018 Brookline Pony League, Colt League and 15U Girls
slo-pitch softball teams, who finished runner-up in the Mayor's Cup Championship games at PNC Park.
8/20/18 - added page honoring DeBor Funeral Home for 68 years of Little League sponsorship.
8/20/18 - added page for the Brookline Day League baseball program in 1970.
8/12/18 - updated the page for the Brookline Breeze 5K Run/Walk.
8/12/18 - added photo of the 2018 Brookline Breeze 5K winners and complete race results.
8/7/18 - added Evelyn Nesbit to the Brookline Personalities page.
8/6/18 - updated page on Pittsburgh Skyscrapers.
8/5/18 - added link to the broadcast of Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XLIII.
8/5/18 - added link to the broadcast of Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XL.
8/5/18 - added link to the NFL Films presentation of 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers.
8/5/18 - added link to the NFL Films presentation of 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers.
8/5/18 - added link to the NFL Films presentation of 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers.
8/5/18 - added link to the NFL Films presentation of 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers.
8/5/18 - added link to the NFL Films presentation of 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers.
8/5/18 - added link to the broadcast of Game Seven - 1979 World Series.
8/5/18 - added link to the broadcast of Game Seven - 1971 World Series.
8/5/18 - added link to the broadcast of Game Seven - Final Three Innings - 1960 World Series.
Bill Mazeroski passes second base as Pirate
players celebrate the "Shot Heard 'Round The 'Burgh" in 1960.
8/5/18 - added photo of the 2018 Seton-LaSalle High School baseball team.
8/5/18 - added photo of the 1979 South Hills Catholic High School baseball team.
7/30/18 - added photos of Brownie Troop #1301 in 1962.
7/29/18 - added photo of the 1962 Cub Scout Pack #18 Bobcats to the Brookline Boulevard United Presbyterian Church history.
7/29/18 - added photo of the 1962 Our Lady of Loreto Boy Scout Troop #5 Tenderfoots.
7/29/18 - added 1962 photo of Firefighter Edward Powell to the Brookline Firehouse history page.
7/29/18 - added photo of the 1962 Engine House 57 Crew to the Brookline Firehouse history page.
7/29/18 - added photos of the 1962 Memorial Day Parade.
7/29/18 - added a photo of a car accident at 1003 Brookline Boulevard on April 20, 1962.
7/29/18 - added photos of Shulman's Sunshine Center Coin-op Dry Cleaning in 1962.
7/29/18 - added photo of the 1962 Resurrection May Crowning.
7/29/18 - added photo of a 1962 Resurrection School Christmas Display.
7/24/18 - added the 1962 Automatic Sales Senior League team photo to the
Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
7/21/18 - added photo of the Liberty Bridge under construction in 1928.
7/18/18 - added map showing Brookline Voting Wards 19 and 32. Also, Ward 19 is served by Justice Motznik on
Brookline Boulevard. Ward 32 is served by Justice King on Brownsville Road.
7/17/18 - updated page on the Growth of Brookline, at the expense of Overbrook.
7/14/18 - added photo of the 1940 Brookline Merchants football team.
7/4/18 - updated the page for the Brookline Breeze 5K Run/Walk.
7/4/18 - added photo of the 2017 Brookline Breeze 5K winners.
7/4/18 - added photo of the 2015 Brookline Breeze 5K winners.
7/4/18 - updated the page for the 1916 Independence Day Parade with information on the innaugural Brookline July 4
Parade and Community Festival, held in 1914.
6/17/18 - added 2018 team pictures to the
Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
6/17/18 - added list of Pittsburgh's Sister Cities, a monthly publication (2008-present).
6/7/18 - updated online archive of The Brookline, a monthly publication (2008-present).
6/6/18 - updated page on Bus Service in Brookline.
5/28/18 - added page for the 2018 Memorial Day Parade.
5/28/18 - added Liam Yates to the list of Eagle Scouts from Resurrection Troop #6.
Clint Burton with the new Memorial
Day Banner commemorating soldiers from Brookline that died during
wartime in service of our country. Artwork by Doug. Click on image for a large
image of the banner.
5/27/18 - added photos of Clement's Service Station at 1700 Saw Mill Run Boulevard in 1946/1954.
5/25/18 - added the story of David P. Digby to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/24/18 - added the story of Charles Luppe to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/23/18 - added the story of Ralph G. Wagner to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/22/18 - added the story of Robert F. McCann to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/22/18 - added the story of Paul C. Kestler to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/22/18 - added the story of William J. Miller to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/21/18 - added the story of Robert M. Fehring to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/21/18 - added the story of Harold E. Falk to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/21/18 - added photos of the Brookline Cannon in 1982.
5/21/18 - added photo of Brookline Boulevard in 1982.
5/20/18 - added the story of Richard E. Hynes to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/15/18 - added the story of Howard F. Dempsey to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/15/18 - added the story of Walter F. Dempsey to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/15/18 - added the story of Edward R. Diegelman to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/14/18 - added the story of Robert C. Ketters to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/14/18 - added the story of Howard F. Vierling to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/13/18 - added the story of Gerald G. Hilliard to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/13/18 - added the story of Patrick J. Gallagher to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/12/18 - added the story of James E. McKenna to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/11/18 - added the story of James R. Bodish to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/10/18 - added the story of James G. Collins to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/8/18 - added segment on the memorial plaque dedicated to Chuck Senft at the Brookline Rec
Center.
5/6/18 - updated the story of Alexander G. Mayberry on the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/5/18 - added Gerald Metting to the list of Eagle Scouts from Resurrection Troop #6.
5/4/18 - updated online archive of The Brookline, a monthly publication (2008-present).
5/2/18 - added the story of Jack E. Shannon to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/2/18 - added the story of Harry C. Shannon to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/29/18 - updated the history of The Church Of The Resurrection.
4/26/18 - added 1976 South Hills Catholic High School JV Football team photo.
4/26/18 - added 1955 Resurrection Elementary 6th Grade class photo.
4/23/18 - added 1976 Brookline Elementary 6th Grade class photo.
On April 22, 2018, Fiori's Pizzaria announced
that they had purchased the West Liberty Auto Glass
property and are using it as customer parking, thus putting an end to the Brookline
Parking War
between Fiori's customers and the West Liberty BP Gas Station/Tag Towing
partnership.
4/20/18 - added the story of Harold V. Zeiler to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/19/18 - added the story of Walter L. Wentz Jr. to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/16/18 - added the story of Harry Spack to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/15/18 - added the story of James D. Simpson to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/15/18 - added the story of Vern M. Rhing to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/14/18 - updated the story of John P. Reitmeyer on the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/14/18 - added the story of Alfred M. Reeves to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/14/18 - added the story of Raymond A. Pisiecki to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/14/18 - added the story of Andrew D. Orient to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/13/18 - added the story of John R. O'Day to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/13/18 - added the story of John D. Nicholson to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/12/18 - added the story of Edward J. Napier to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/12/18 - added the story of Hugh R. McFarland to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/12/18 - added the story of John Mazza to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/11/18 - added the story of Arthur B. Majestic to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/10/18 - added page for the dedication of the American Legion Hall on June 28, 1940.
4/10/18 - updated page on actor Gerald Anthony Bucciarelli, daytime Soap Opera's Marco Dane.
4/9/18 - added the story of Michael J. Mahoney to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/7/18 - added an 18-minute video link Skybus Complete Transit Expressway to the Skybus page.
4/7/18 - added the story of Gerald B. Fagan to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/6/18 - added the story of Clarence R. Copeland to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/6/18 - added 1965 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
4/4/18 - added the story of James J. Capogreca to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/4/18 - added the story of Edward G. Brickley to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/4/18 - updated online archive of The Brookline, a monthly publication (2008-present).
4/1/18 - updated page for Robert Healy Jr, Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Hall of Fame inductee.
4/1/18 - updated page for the Brookline Boxing Club, or "Charlie's Angels."
3/29/18 - added the story of Lawrence A. Bruni to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/28/18 - added the story of Roy T. Arensberg to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/27/18 - added the story of William H. Alm to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/22/18 - added the story of Raymond P. Cronin to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/21/18 - added website link for the Tree Of Life Open Bible Church, located at 1036 Brookline Boulevard, to the page
on Brookline Churches.
3/12/18 - added page documenting the history of the Neeld Tunnel in 1915.
3/11/18 - added page for J.E. Harris' West Liberty News Agency in 1916.
3/11/18 - added page documenting Plummer's Run Creek.
3/6/18 - added page for Robert Healy Jr to the list of notable Brookline Personalities.
3/5/18 - added short video of a Snowy Day on Altmar Street in 1961.
3/5/18 - added short video of the Independence Day Parade in 1959.
3/5/18 - completed updating the page on Saw Mill Run Boulevard (Route 51).
3/1/18 - added 1934 proposal for the Fort Duquesne Tunnel and Bridge.
3/1/18 - added the 1919 plans for the Liberty Highway Tunnel and Bridge.
Three men doing business at Kerr's Horseshoeing
and Wagon Building on West Liberty Avenue in June 1916.
2/28/18 - added photos of the 1955 Memorial Day Parade.
2/25/18 - added page for Derek Law, the only BLLA player to reach the Major Leagues.
2/24/18 - added several photos this past month
to our Street Scenes Random Photo pages:
Brookline Street Scenes (1) ** Brookline Street Scenes (2)
West Liberty Ave (1909-13) ** West Liberty Ave (1915) ** West Liberty Ave (1915-62)
Brookline Boulevard (1909-90) ** Saw Mill Run Boulevard (1909-64)
2/24/18 - updated "A History Of Pittsburgh And Western PA
Troops In The War - 1919" by adding
the four previously missing newspaper editions along some corresponding images.
2/21/18 - added photo of a Tree Planting Ceremony at Brookline Elementary on May 1, 1972.
2/17/18 - added photos of the Independence Day Parade in 1916.
2/17/18 - added photos of Ebbitt Studio on Brookline Boulevard from 1956.
2/14/18 - added Joseph Rogers, Zachary Neal, Joseph Nagy, Zachary Mansour, Michael Lacek,
Michael Allen and Ryan Staab to the list of Eagle Scouts from Resurrection Troop #6.
2/14/18 - added 1979 West Liberty Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
2/14/18 - added 1973 West Liberty Elementary 2nd Grade class photo.
2/14/18 - added 1971 West Liberty Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
2/14/18 - added 1968 West Liberty Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
2/14/18 - added 1968 West Liberty Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
2/12/18 - added page for the South Park Drive In, which operated from 1940 to 1984.
2/12/18 - added photo of Joseph F. Loy Tire Service in 1960.
2/12/18 - added 1986 Resurrection Elementary 6th Grade Boys Basketball
team photo.
2/11/18 - added 1951 Resurrection Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
2/11/18 - added aerial map of Brookline area in 2015.
2/11/18 - added aerial map of Brookline area in 1993.
2/11/18 - added map of Brookline area in 1851.
2/6/18 - added photos of the St. Pius faculty from the 1977/78, 1980/81 and 1983/84 school years.
2/6/18 - added page for the construction of the West Liberty Avenue Trolley Ramp in 1939.
2/6/18 - updated page for the 2016 Brookline
Little League 12U Boys Baseball, 12U Girls and 18U Girls Slo-Pitch teams, winners of
the coveted Mayor's Cup Championship at PNC Park.
2/6/18 - updated page for the 2016 Brookline
Little League 15U Girls slo-pitch softball team, who finished runner-up in the Mayor's Cup Championship game at PNC Park.
2/5/18 - added photos of The Friary at 2905 Castlegate Avenue.
2/4/18 - added page acknowledging Brian Vogel as the Brookline Little League's
new Sultan of Swat.
1/30/18 - added photo of Brookline Boulevard in the Spring of 2016.
1/29/18 - added photos from the 2016 Little League Parade.
1/29/18 - added photo of one way to make the best of a baseball game cancelled due to rain.
Brookline softball legend and decorated World War II
veteran Bruno "Spot" Riccardi and
his softball team in
1985. A member of the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame,
Bruno passed away in February 2004.
1/28/18 - added page for the 2017 Brookline
Little League 18U Girls Slo-Pitch team, winners of the coveted Mayor's Cup Championship at PNC Park.
1/28/18 - added page for the 2017 Brookline
Little League 12U Boys baseball team, who finished runner-up in the Mayor's Cup Championship game at PNC Park.
1/28/18 - added page for the Brookline
vs. Australia/Dubai Little League All-Star exhibition games held at Brookline Park on August 20, 2017.
1/28/18 - added page for the 2015 Brookline
Little League 12U Girls Slo-Pitch team, winners of the coveted Mayor's Cup Championship at PNC Park.
1/28/18 - added photo of St. Mark Church in 1909 to the St. Mark Church History page.
1/28/18 - added 1909 West Liberty Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
1/28/18 - added photo of West Liberty Elementary School in 1909.
1/28/18 - added photo of Brookline Elementary School in 1910.
1/28/18 - added story of
the The Pothole and The Potty to the Brookline History 250 page.
1/26/18 - added photo of
the haunted mansion at 1900 Whited Street from the 1920s.
1/26/18 - corrected website link for the DePaul School For Hearing And Speech.
1/26/18 - added website link for the Our Lady of Victory Maronite Catholic Church.
1/26/18 - added website link for the Brookline Assembly of God, located at 601 Brookline Boulevard, to the page
on Brookline Churches.
1/26/18 - added website link for the Episcopal Church of the Advent, located at 3010 Pioneer Avenue, to the page
on Brookline Churches.
1/26/18 - added website link for the Brookline-Beechview Catholic Churches, which include Resurrection, St. Pius X and
Our Lady of Loreto, to the page
on Brookline Churches.
1/26/18 - added website link for the Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church, located at 2001 Pioneer Avenue, to the page
on Brookline Churches.
1/25/18 - added page on the Adoption of Pagan Babies in Catholic Schools in the 1950s and 1960s.
1/25/18 - added photo of Benson-Hartman Lincoln Mercury in 1974.
1/25/18 - added two 1958 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photos.
1/22/18 - added photo of Chelton Avenue in 1933.
1/22/18 - added photo of Queensboro Avenue in 1933.
1/22/18 - updated page on the Evolution of Brookline Memorial Park.
1/22/18 - added photos of the refurbishing of Sam Bryen Fields by the Brookline Little League Association in the
Fall of 2016. Belated thanks to Little League President Brian Vogel.
1/22/18 - added photos of the Norwood and Clifton
Inclines to the page on Pittsburgh's Old Inclines.
1/22/18 - updated page on the original proposal for Brookline Memorial Community Center
in 1946.
1/22/18 - updated page on the original South Hills Surveys and Land Grant Maps from 1787 to reflect new information learned about the
Elizabeth Paul land claim.
1/22/18 - added photo from the Brookline Park Earth Day Cleanup on April 18, 2015.
1/22/18 - added photo of a Brookline Boulevard Parade in 1943.
A 39-Brookline trolley approaches the Fleming Car Stop along Brookline
Boulevard on May 22, 1966.
1/21/18 - added photo of the Reed Building in 1995, located at 1057 Brookline Boulevard.
1/21/18 - added photos of Al D'Alessandro Cadillac in 1955, located at 2115 West Liberty Avenue.
1/21/18 - added 1971 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
1/21/18 - added photo of William Little (1839-1840) to the Mayors of Pittsburgh.
1/19/18 - updated the history of The Church Of The Resurrection.
1/19/18 - updated the history
of Our Lady Of Loreto Parish.
1/19/18 - updated the history
of Saint Pius X Parish.
1/18/18 - added more photos of
the Bus Crash on Brookline Boulevard on July 8, 2017.
1/18/18 - added photo of
a Fire on Brookline Boulevard on May 27, 1963.
1/17/18 - restored links to the
late-Jim Addis' The Shortcut webpage.
1/17/18 - updated page on the town of Reflectorville (1890-1920), much of which is now Brookline.
1/17/18 - added several construction photos
to the page on Saw Mill Run Boulevard (Route 51).
1/16/18 - added photo of Ralph Book Chevrolet in 1970, located at 2633 West Liberty Avenue.
1/16/18 - added photo of Berkshire Avenue in 1909.
1/16/18 - added photo of Creedmoor Avenue in 1924.
1/16/18 - added photos of 727 Berkshire Avenue and the Great Brookline Spring in
1909.
1/16/18 - added page for the Bob O Link Golf Driving Range in 1930, located where Moore Park is today. The driving
range operated from the mid-1920s through 1934.
1/16/18 - added 1983 St. Pius X Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
1/16/18 - added 1983 St. Pius X Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
1/16/18 - added 1983 St. Pius X Elementary 6th Grade class photo.
1/16/18 - added 1983 St. Pius X Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
1/16/18 - reviewed and edited the Personal Recollections of Professor Joseph F. Moore.
1/16/18 - added photos of a City Swimming Meet at Moore Park in 1953..
1/15/18 - added photo of Brookline Post Office in 1947.
1/15/18 - added photo of Brookline Boulevard in 1928.
1/15/18 - added photo of Brookline Boulevard in 1909.
1/14/18 - added page for the Paul Presbyterian Church in 1923.
1/14/18 - added website link for the Sion Iglesias Christiana Church, located at 1462 Brookline Boulevard, to the page
on Brookline Churches.
1/14/18 - added photo of a Brookline Methodist Church Living Nativity Scene in 1957.
1/14/18 - added the Brookline Methodist Episcopal Church in 1909 to the Brookline Boulevard page.
1/14/18 - added Melvin's Brookline Pharmacy in 1909 to the Brookline Boulevard page.
1/14/18 - added two photos of the Norwood Incline in 1908 to the page on Pittsburgh's Old Inclines.
1/14/18 - added photo of the Brookline Engine House in 1909.
1/14/18 - added page for the repainting of the Brookline Mural in September/October 2017.
1/14/18 - added page for White Swan Park (1955-1989).
Flooding along the Allegheny River and at The Point in Downtown Pittsburgh on January 13,
1918.
1/13/18 - added 1971 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
1/13/18 - added 1967 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
1/13/18 - added 1973 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
1/13/18 - added 1963 Brookline Elementary Varsity Basketball team photo.
1/13/18 - added 1970 Brookline Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
1/13/18 - added 1962 Brookline Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
1/13/18 - added 1961 Brookline Elementary 6th Grade class photo.
1/13/18 - added 1960 Brookline Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
1/13/18 - added 1959 Brookline Elementary 4th Grade class photo.
1/13/18 - added 1958 Brookline Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
1/13/18 - added 1957 Brookline Elementary 2nd Grade class photo.
1/13/18 - added 1956 Brookline Elementary 1st Grade class photo.
1/13/18 - added 1955 Brookline Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
1/7/18 - added Francis Klaus (Hobson Street),
Timothy Ruane (Berkshire Avenue) and George Weber (Norwich Avenue) to the list of
wounded in World War II to the Brookline War Memorial page.
1/6/18 - added photo of the 1981/1982 St. Pius X Saints Girls basketball team.
1/6/18 - added photo of the 1981/1982 St. Pius X Saints JV basketball team.
1/6/18 - added photo of the 1981/1982 St. Pius X Saints Cheerleaders.
1/6/18 - added photo of the 1980/1981 St. Pius X Saints Cheerleaders.
1/6/18 - added photo of the 1980/1981 St. Pius X Saints football team.
1/6/18 - added photo of the 1980/1981 St. Pius X Saints JV basketball team.
1/6/18 - added photo of the 1980/1981 St. Pius X Saints JV girl's basketball team.
1/5/18 - added new images the page on Brown's Dump, West Mifflin's mountain of slag.
1/4/18 - added photo of the 1932 Brookline Merchants football team.
1/4/18 - added photo of the 1975/1976 St. Pius X Saints basketball team, the Diocesan Champions.
1/4/18 - added photo of the 1983/1984 St. Pius X Saints football team.
1/4/18 - added photo of the 1981/1982 St. Pius X Saints football team.
1/4/18 - added Anthony Coghill to the list of District 4 Council members in the history section on Pittsburgh City Council.
1/4/18 - added 1958 Carmalt Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
1/3/18 - added photo and information on the 1952 Brookline Elementary Class Play.
1/3/18 - added the May 1952 edition of Brookline Elementary's "The Pioneer."
1/3/18 - added 1952 Brookline Elementary 8th Grade (Spring) class photo.
1/3/18 - added 1950 Brookline Elementary 6th Grade class photo.
1/3/18 - updated the History of the Liberty Tunnels/Bridge page, adding new information and photos.
1/2/18 - added a story and photos detailing
the Bus Crashing Into The Veteran's Memorial, damaging the cannon and park on July 8, 2017,
to the Brookline War Memorial page.
1/2/18 - updated the Brookline War Memorial page, adding new information on the origins of the
park and adding the name of Percy Digby to the list of fallen Brookline soldiers
from the First World War.
One of the 8th Grade graduating classes
at Resurrection Elementary in 1938.
1/1/18 - added photo of the 1964 Resurrection May Crowning.
1/1/18 - added photo of the 1984 Resurrection Cheerleaders.
1/1/18 - added photo of Brookline School in 1909.
1/1/18 - added 1975 West Liberty Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1959 West Liberty Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1982 St. Pius X Elementary 6th Grade class photo 2.
1/1/18 - added 1982 St. Pius X Elementary 6th Grade class photo 1.
1/1/18 - added 1980 St. Pius X Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1980 St. Pius X Elementary 2nd Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1979 St. Pius X Elementary 1st Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1974 St. Pius X Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1977 Our Lady Of Loreto Elementary 1st Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1978 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1977 Resurrection Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1975 Resurrection Elementary 6th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1968 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added four 1966 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photos.
1/1/18 - added three 1964 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photos.
1/1/18 - added 1955 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1938 Resurrection Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added photo of Elizabeth Seton High School Class of 1979.
1/1/18 - added 1973 Brookline Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1971 Brookline Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1970 Brookline Elementary 2nd Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1957 Brookline Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1959 Brookline Elementary 8th Grade (Spring) class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1953 Brookline Elementary 8th Grade (Spring) class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1952 Brookline Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1950 Brookline Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1950 Brookline Elementary 4th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1958 Brookline Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1962 Brookline Elementary 4th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1963 Brookline Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1963 Brookline Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
1/1/18 - added 1965 Brookline Elementary PM kindergarten class photo.
The Brookline Cannon, decorated for the holiday season, on December 31, 2017. Doug Brendel
photo.
... 2017 ...
12/31/17 - updated the biography page
for Chuck Senft, who passed away July 26, 2016.
12/31/17 - updated the biography page
for George Guilfoyle, our beloved Ambassador of Good Will.
12/31/17 - updated the page on the History of the Brookline Firehouse, adding some new photos and information on the placing
of a commemorative plaque to honor
George Guilfoyle on August 8, 2015.
12/31/17 - corrected all broken links and
adjusted the Brookline Connection Homepage.
12/30/17 - updated the page on the History of Bus Service in Brookline.
12/30/17 - added several trolley photos to the History of Trolleys in Brookline.
12/30/17 - updated online archive of The Brookline, a monthly publication (2008-present). Added twenty-four issues
dating back to July 2015.
12/30/17 - corrected broken links to NOAA weather statistics on The History of Floods, Snow and Tornados in Pittsburgh.
12/28/17 - updated page on Brookline Movie Theatres page, adding construction dates for both
Theatres and accurate dates for property ownership transfers. This page
is now historically correct!
12/27/17 - corrected several broken links on the Brookline District Justices page.
12/25/17 - added photo of 1955 American Legion team to the Old Team Photo Gallery.
12/24/17 - updated the Brookline Community Picnic page with some new photos and
some additional text to note that after 108 years, the annual
picnic was discontinued after the 2015 outing.
12/24/17 - added images of the Pittsburgh Penguins 2016 and 2017 Stanley
Cup Championship rings to the History of Pittsburgh Sports Franchises.
12/24/17 - updated the Brookline Knights history page. Made text edits to page
and added several team photos, including the 1981 Termites, 1981 Cheerleaders, 1988 Termites, 2015 13-Under Cheerleaders, 2016 7-Under team, 2016 9-Under team, 2016 11-Under team, 2016 12-Under team, 2016 9-Under Cheerleaders, 2016 13-Under Cheerleaders, 2017 7-Under team.
12/23/17 - updated Brookline Breeze 5K page with results from the 2015, 2016, and
2017 runnings. Made text edits to page. Best of luck to the new Race
Directors Elizabeth Bliss and Melissa Migliaro.
12/22/17 - corrected broken links on the Building Brookline page for the 2013/2014 Boulevard Reconstruction Project - Part 1 and 2013/2014 Boulevard Reconstruction Project - Part 2.
12/19/17 - corrected broken link to Whatever Happened To Skybus?.
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12/18/17 - To my Brookline
Connection friends ... after a nearly three year absense, it's time to
return to our pursuit of Brookline history, the Brookline website and
our facebook page. I know it has been a long time since I have been
actively managing these endeavors. After eleven years of constant daily
editing and posting and researching with this hobby, as well as a
full-time job and several other activities, I found that I was in
desperate need of a long break. Maybe it has been too long, but I
always knew that my mind and body would tell me when it was
time to return.
So, with a new and refreshed
sense of spirit, I am back, and we are back, in business. Let's put
aside those rumours that the Brookline Connection is dead and forge
ahead in our quest to discover more of Brookline's rich heritage,
through individual memories, documents and photos. It will take some
time to get back into the swing of things, and some more time to bring
the website up to date, but rest assured I will be working on it and
striving to make it better than ever. Thanks for sticking with the
Brookline Connection and I look forward to interacting with you all in
the near future. Remember that it is you, the past and present residents
of Brookline, that are instrumental in making the Brookline Connection
what it is. This is your website and your facebook page. Without your
input we can not move forward.
... Sincerely,
Clint Burton
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... 2015 ...
The dogwood trees blooming in Brookline Park
- April 18, 2015.
5/3/15 - added photo of Nolan's Hardware in 1995.
4/24/15 - added 1988 Resurrection Kindergarten class photo.
4/20/15 - added photos of a tragic bus/trolley collision on February 10, 1978.
4/12/15 - added photos to our page on the Brookline Knights 1980 Twerps championship.
4/11/15 - updated page on the Brookline Elementary School Garden.
4/5/15 - added several more street scene
images of Brookline As Seen From Above.
4/2/15 - added photos of Pittsburgh's Subway Construction in the early-1980s.
3/29/15 - native son James W. Gormley was inducted into the Soldiers and Sailors Hall of Valor.
3/21/15 - added photos from the Brookline Recreation Center's 1989 Men's League All-Star Game.
3/21/15 - added photos from the Brookline Recreation Center's 1989 Pgh Parks 100th Anniversary.
3/20/15 - updated page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2015 Indoor Soccer Program.
3/16/15 - added some photos to the Rt51/Rt88 reconstruction page.
The Sea of Signs at the Route 51/Route 88
construction project - March 16, 2015.
3/14/15 - updated page for the 2015 Citiparks Traveling Basketball League.
3/11/15 - added photos from the Brookline Recreation Center's 1988 Men's League All-Star Game.
3/10/15 - added picture of Pittsburgh's Point in February 2015.
3/10/15 - added map of Pittsburgh as it might have appeared in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth.
3/10/15 - added photos from an April 1988 Boulevard Sidewalk Sale.
3/7/15 - online registration is now available for the 2015 Brookline Breeze, to be held August 8.
2/28/15 - added an interactive mine map that covers the majority of the Brookline community.
2/26/15 - added 1913 article on Oak Station
safety training to the section on Brookline's Oak Mine.
2/17/15 - added 1960 Brookline Elementary kindergarten class photo.
2/17/15 - added 1949 Resurrection 1st Grade class photo.
2/17/15 - added two 1968 Resurrection 8th Grade class photos.
2/17/15 - added 1979 Resurrection 8th Grade class roster.
2/17/15 - added 1962 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
2/17/15 - added 1961 Resurrection 8th Grade class photo.
2/17/15 - added 1957 Resurrection 4th Grade class photo.
2/17/15 - added 1969 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
2/10/15 - updated page on Brookline's old movie theatres.
2/3/15 - added page showing old homes and
businesses that are part of Lost Brookline.
1/29/15 - added 1968 Resurrection 8th Grade class photo.
1/25/15 - added page on the small town of Reflectorville (1890-1920).
1/22/15 - updated page on the history of Brookline Boulevard.
1/12/15 - added some Pittsburgh Coal Company maps
to the section on Brookline's Oak Mine.
1/8/15 - added photos of the 2014/2015 Brookline Elementary varsity basketball teams.
1/6/15 - added video link to the page Brookline As Seen From Above in the Fall of 2014.
... 2014 ...
12/31/14 - updated page on South Hills High School.
12/31/14 - added photos of Chick's Corner Store, located near South Hills High School.
12/29/14 - added some photos from a 1978 Awards Banquet at the Brookline Recreation Center.
12/28/14 - added some photos from a 1977 Awards Banquet at the Brookline Recreation Center.
12/27/14 - added some more photos of the 1977 Brookline Boxing Club to the club history page.
12/27/14 - updated page on the history of the Brookline Firehouse.
12/26/14 - updated page on the history of Trolley Service in Brookline.
12/25/14 - added several more pictures
of Brookline As Seen From Above in the Fall of 2014.
12/24/14 - added photo of the Brookline firehouse and individual crew members in 1970.
12/23/14 - added 1973 West Liberty Elementary 3rd grade classroom photo.
12/23/14 - added 1968 West Liberty Elementary 2nd grade class photo.
12/19/14 - added 1947 Resurrection 7th Grade class photo.
12/19/14 - added 1948 Resurrection 7th Grade class photo.
12/14/14 - added pictures from the Recreation Center's Lunch With Santa on December 13, 2014.
12/6/14 - added picture of the 1972 Brookline Pharmacy Little League team.
12/6/14 - added 1975 West Liberty Elementary 8th grade class photo.
12/6/14 - added 1974 West Liberty Elementary 7th grade class photo.
12/6/14 - added 1973 West Liberty Elementary 6th grade class photo.
12/6/14 - added 1971 West Liberty Elementary 4th grade class photo.
12/6/14 - added 1969 West Liberty Elementary 2nd grade class photo.
12/6/14 - added 1967 West Liberty Elementary kindergarten class photo.
11/30/14 - added a 1952 Year in Review and a collection of 1952 Brookline Journals.
11/27/14 - added a 1951 Year in Review and a collection of 1951 Brookline Journals.
Brookline Youth Hockey parents played in the
1st Annual Thanksgiving Cranberry Cup game
at the Brookline Park DEK rink on Thursday, November 27, 2014.
11/26/14 - added 1928 Resurrection Room #7 class photo.
11/26/14 - added photo of the 1952 Resurrection Girl's varsity basketball team.
11/25/14 - added 1952 Brookline Elementary 8th Grade (Winter) class photo.
11/24/14 - added 1965 Brookline Elementary AM kindergarten class photo.
11/24/14 - added some Drone Camera-Eye views of Brookline Park.
11/22/14 - corrected listing for the 1948 and 1949 Resurrection 8th grade class photos.
11/21/14 - added 1940 Resurrection 7th Grade class photo.
11/17/14 - added photo of the
newly-constructed DeBor Funeral Home in May of 1951.
11/16/14 - added page on Howard's Service Station, shown in 1941 along West Liberty Avenue.
11/14/14 - added pictures from the Recreation Center's 2014 Fall Instructional Basketball Clinic.
11/13/14 - added photo of the 1951 Brookline Elementary School Safety Patrol.
11/10/14 - added image of the May 9, 1947 Brookline Journal front page highlighting the sale of the Anderson Farm to the Community Center Association for the creation of Brookline Memorial Park.
11/9/14 - added sections on Brookline's City Steps, the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway tracks and newspaper routes to the Brookline History 260 page.
11/3/14 - updated page for the 2014 Brookline Knights Football Association.
11/3/14 - added 2014 Brookline Knights Week#10 Game
Summaries.
11/1/14 - added page on Leander C. Weet and
the L.J. Weet Company on McNeilly Road.
10/30/14 - added 2014 Google Aerial Views of Brookline.
10/28/14 - added page for the 2014 Brookline Halloween Parade.
10/27/14 - added 2014 Brookline Knights Week#9 Game
Summaries.
10/24/14 - updated page on the Brookline
Savings and Trust Company (1926-1969).
10/20/14 - added 2014 Brookline Knights Week#8 Game
Summaries.
10/13/14 - added 2014 Brookline Knights Week#7 Game
Summaries.
10/5/14 - added 2014 Brookline Knights Week#6 Game
Summaries.
A view from Brookline Park on Saturday,
October 4, 2014. A large cloud rises like a tower towards the bright
blue sky over Pittsburgh as a strong storm front moves in (upper left)
bringing hail and damaging winds.
10/2/14 - added Brookline Knights 2014 Team
Photos to
the Team Photo Gallery.
10/1/14 - added 2014 Brookline Knights Week#5 Game
Summaries.
9/30/14 - updated online archive of The Brookline, a monthly publication (2008-present).
9/27/14 - Brookline's Jack Flavin was inducted into the I.U.P. Hall of Fame.
Way to go Mr. Flavin!
9/23/14 - added 2014 Brookline Knights Week#4 Game
Summaries.
9/21/14 - added 1956 West Liberty Elementary kindergarten class photo.
9/21/14 - added 1964 Resurrection 8th Grade class photo.
9/21/14 - added 1958 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
9/14/14 - added 2014 Brookline Knights Week#3 Game
Summaries.
9/10/14 - added the story of James W. Gormley to the Brookline War Memorial page.
9/9/14 - added 2014 Brookline Knights Week#2 Game
Summaries.
9/7/14 - added page on the Brookline Unveiled Festival held on September 5/6.
9/3/14 - added photo of the Brookline Knights 1976 Cheerleaders.
9/1/14 - added 2014 aerial views of Brookline Boulevard, looking from above Castlegate
Avenue.
8/31/14 - added 2014 Brookline Knights Week#1 Game
Summaries.
8/31/14 - added a video of the 1985 Brookline Breeze to the Breeze history page.
8/30/14 - updated pages for the 2014 Recreation Center Summer Hoops
Leagues, adding results
from the 14-Under and Instructional All-Star game and Hot Shot competitions.
8/29/14 - corrected homepage links to
the City of Pittsburgh and City Council District 4.
8/27/14 - added image of the Robert Daley
print "Old Soldiers".
An excellent work of art.
8/25/14 - the Economist once again
names Pittsburgh America's Most Livable City.
8/17/14 - former Pittsburgh Mayor Sophie Masloff passed away at age 96.
The Memphis Belle B-17 bomber flies over
Brookline on August 16, 2014. The photo was taken from
Shawhan Avenue. The Golden Arches are visible at the Brookline Junction
McDonalds.
8/15/14 - updated homepage for the Brookline Knights. Football season begins August 30.
8/15/14 - added picture of the 1973 Griffin's Brookline Minor League team.
8/15/14 - added some new photos to
the page showing the 1981 expansion of Brookline Park.
8/15/14 - updated Brookline History page with new insights on the origin of the name "Brookline."
8/14/14 - added photo of the 1977 Ressi Raiders Cheerleaders.
8/14/14 - added photo of the 1973 Ressi Raiders junior basketball team.
8/11/14 - added photos from the 33rd running of the Brookline Breeze 5K Fitness Run/Walk, including race
results. Congratulations
Tim Wu and Natalie Finnerty, 2014 Breeze 5K winners.
8/11/13 - updated information to our page on the Brookline Knights 1980 Twerps championship.
8/11/14 - added photo of the Brookline Knights 1980 Cheerleaders.
8/5/14 - updated page for the Brookline
Recreation Center 2014 14-Under Basketball League.
8/1/14 - updated page for the Brookline
Recreation Center 2014 Instructional Basketball League.
7/31/14 - added the 2014 8-Under Boys, Boys Minor League, Boys Little League, 8-Under Girls, 10-Under Girls, Girls Little League and Girls Senior League team pictures to the Brookline Little League All-Star Gallery.
7/31/14 - added 1968 Carmalt Elementary kindergarten class photo.
7/31/14 - added 1977 Resurrection 7th Grade class photo.
7/27/14 - added photos of Brookline Boulevard in 1973, including the East Brookline Shopping Center.
7/26/14 - updated page documenting the 1915 West Liberty Avenue Reconstruction Project.
7/24/14 - updated page documenting the 2013/2014 Boulevard Reconstruction Project - Part 2.
7/24/14 - updated page documenting the 2013/2014 Boulevard Reconstruction Project - Part 1.
Mayor Bill
Peduto addresses the crowd at
the dedication of the new Brookline Boulevard on July 24, 2014.
Standing with the Mayor are State Representative Erin Molchany, Councilwoman
Natalia Rudiak,
SPDC member Lois McCafferty and Pittsburgh Chief of Operations Guy Costa.
The Brookline Boulevard Reconstruction Project is officially over!
7/18/14 - the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted Youth Hockey Day at Brookline Park on July 16.
7/12/14 - congratulations to the Brookline
Little League 12U Girls Slo-Pitch team, winners of the coveted Mayor's Cup Championship at PNC Park.
7/7/14 - an interesting P-G article about
WWII veteran and Brookline resident Carroll Westfall.
7/3/14 - updated homepage for the Brookline Knights Football Association.
6/30/14 - added the 2014 Medicine
Shoppe Little League, the Moonlite Cafe Minor League and the Brookline Pub Girls Little League teams to the list of champions on the Brookline
Little League Past Champions page.
6/29/14 - added page on the Freedom Trains that
visited Pittsburgh in 1948 and 1976.
6/29/14 - a short quiz that
appeared in the October 20, 1907 edition of the Brookline Herald.
6/23/14 - updated page on the Westinghouse Transit Expressway, better known as "Skybus".
6/19/14 - a look back at a 1949 proposal for
an eastern extension to Brookline Boulevard.
6/18/14 - added pictures of Seaton Street under construction in 1951.
6/11/14 - added photo from the Recreation Center's 2014 Spring Instructional Basketball Clinic.
6/10/14 - added 2014 team pictures to the
Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
6/4/14 - on this day the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flew over Pittsburgh. It was magnificent!
5/31/14 - on Friday, May 30, Brookline's firefighters extinguished a fire on Shawhan Avenue.
5/27/14 - a nice video of the 2014 Memorial Day Parade, along Brookline Boulevard.
5/25/14 - added page for Mount Washington
Roadway, now called
McArdle Roadway.
5/19/14 - added images of Pittsburgh's Golden
Triangle in 1892, 1960 and 2013.
5/18/14 - updated page on Pittsburgh's Inclines.
5/16/14 - updated page on
the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad (1871-1912).
5/10/14 - updated pages on
the Monongahela Bridge and the Smithfield Street Bridge.
5/6/14 - added page showing
the paving of Brookline Boulevard from Starkamp
to Birchland.
On May 6, 2014, Brookline Boulevard was repaved from
Starkamp Avenue to Birchland Street.
5/3/14 - added photos from
the annual Brookline Little League Parade.
4/28/14 - a small dose of pothole
humor to ease our frustration ... Digging Up The Past.
4/27/14 - the Veteran's Memorial Park on
the boulevard was adorned with new flags.
4/26/14 - added page for the Brookline Park Earth Day Cleanup project, part of the city and
state-wide Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful "Pick It Up, PA" program. It's all a part
of the Great American Cleanup, an effort to remove trash from our streets
and parks.
4/25/14 - added 1972 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
4/22/14 - added page on the Kerr Homestead that stood from 1898 to 1950 at Brookline Junction.
4/22/14 - added list of community improvements proposed in March 1962.
4/21/14 - added article on a trolley accident at Brookline Junction on May 29, 1930.
4/21/14 - added Skybus article from March 1974 to the Skybus History page.
4/20/14 - added palette-knife oil painting of Brookline Boulevard by Pen King (circa-2000).
4/20/14 - added images of Pittsburgh's
Golden Triangle in 1850 and 1855.
4/19/14 - part of Creedmoor Avenue
was designated a Resurrection playground during recess in 1933.
4/18/14 - added section on the Denis Theatre to the page on local neighborhood theatres.
4/18/14 - added 1978 Our Lady Of Loreto 8th Grade class photo.
4/18/14 - added 1967 Carmalt Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
4/17/14 - documented locations of
several Oak Mine entrances and spur lines in or near Brookline.
4/14/14 - added photos of a
snowy Brookline Boulevard, Berwin and Rossmore in January 1978.
4/13/14 - on April 11, Engine Company #26
responded to a fire along Brookline Boulevard.
4/11/14 - updated page for the 2014 Citiparks Traveling Basketball League.
4/9/14 - updated page for the Carnegie Institute of Technology.
4/8/14 - updated page for the Carnegie Institute Library and Museums.
4/6/14 - updated page on the history of
the Church of the Resurrection.
3/28/14 - read Post-Gazette article on
Seton-LaSalle basketball coach and long-time Brookline resident Mark "Knobby" Walsh.
3/26/14 - updated page documenting the construction
of the DEK Hockey rink at Brookline Park.
A welcome springtime view of Brookline Memorial Park on March 24, 2014.
3/23/14 - native son Thomas J. Cullison was inducted into the Soldiers and Sailors Hall of Valor.
3/21/14 - added page on Brown's Dump, the slag mountain along Route 51 in West Mifflin.
3/18/14 - added section on WWII and Cold War "Duck and Cover" drills in Brookline schools.
3/17/14 - added 1977 Resurrection Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
3/17/14 - added 1975 Resurrection Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
3/16/14 - in over 100 years, Brookline has never
had a fast food franchise within the community.
3/16/14 - added images of 531 Brookline Boulevard in 1970. Today there is a Sunoco station.
3/15/14 - added 1972 Brookline Elementary 8th Grade class photo.
3/15/14 - added 1971 Brookline Elementary 7th Grade class photo.
3/15/14 - added 1970 Brookline Elementary 6th Grade class photo.
3/15/14 - added 1967 Brookline Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
3/15/14 - added 1965 Brookline Elementary 1st Grade class photo.
3/15/14 - added 1964 Brookline Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
3/14/14 - updated page for the
Brookline Recreation Center's 2014 Indoor Soccer Program.
3/13/14 - added the story of Jack E. Foley to the Brookline War Memorial page.
3/11/14 - added map showing
the four-stage growth of the Brookline community.
3/11/14 - added page showing
the 72 Distinct Subdivisions in Brookline.
3/2/14 - congratulations to the Nicholas Family, 2013 Jefferson Award winners for volunteerism.
2/28/14 - updated history page for
the Brookline Community Picnic (1908-present).
2/23/14 - added page for the Pittsburgh Steelerettes, the NFL's first-ever cheerleading squad.
2/22/14 - added the story of Joseph F. Loy to the Brookline War Memorial page.
2/11/14 - added photos from the 1983 Brookline Breeze.
2/11/14 - added photos of the 1987 Recreation Center Men's/Junior League basketball
champions.
2/9/14 - updated history page on the Liberty Tunnels and Bridge, with new photos and information.
1/21/14 - added 1962 West Liberty Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
1/21/14 - added 1965 West Liberty Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
1/21/14 - added the 1969 American Legion Senior League team photo to the
Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
1/11/14 - added the 1992 Midget cheerleaders and the 1993 Midget team pictures to the Brookline Knights Team Photo Gallery.
A 1905 map showing the route of Brookline Boulevard
(then known as Knowlson Avenue), from Pioneer (Lang) Avenue through
to the West Liberty Borough boundary with Fairhaven at Whited (Oak) Street. Edgebrook
is designated Hughey Road.
Old maps of
Brookline are a great
way to chart the development and history of the community.
1/10/14 - added photos of the 2013/2014 Brookline Elementary varsity basketball teams.
1/9/14 - updated the Brookline History - 250 Years page, adding segment on the Oak Mine.
1/8/14 - the Brookline Memorial Recreation Center is now live on Facebook. Give the Rec a Like.
1/6/14 - updated page on the Mayors of Pittsburgh.
1/1/14 - updated page showing maps and deeds regarding the 1787 land grants for the South Hills.
1/1/14 - updated page on the evolution of Brookline Memorial Community Center Park.
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