Brookline Street Scenes
(Aidyl to Freedom)

The Brookline Elementary School Garden in 1916.
Students from Brookline Elementary work in the school garden, located between Rossmore and Gallion Avenues, in 1916.
During recess, they grew produce for lunches. The excess was donated to food kitchens or sold to local merchants.
Brookline was the first Pittsburgh public school to have a garden. The practice soon spread throughout the city.
Into the 1950s, schools like Brookline and West Liberty Elementary still had student maintained gardens.

Residential development began to take hold in Brookline in the early 1900s. The first housing plans were the Fleming Place Plan, the Hughey Farms Plan and the Paul Place Plan. By the 1920s the neighborhood had grown considerably, and the need for better infrastructure and roads led the city to embark upon a massive project to upgrade it's outlying communities. Shown here are a random collection of images showing street scenes throughout Brookline over the past century.

♦ Aidyl Avenue
♦ Altaview Avenue
♦ Altmar Street
♦ Amman Street
♦ Bay Ridge Avenue
♦ Beaufort Avenue
♦ Bellaire Avenue
♦ Bellaire Place
♦ Belle Isle Avenue
♦ Berkshire Avenue
♦ Berwin Avenue

Birchland Street
Birtley Avenue
Bodkin Street
Breining Street
Briggs Street
Brookline Boulevard
Cadet Avenue
Capital Avenue
Chelton Avenue
Creedmoor Avenue
Daleview Street

Dream Street ♦
Dunster Street ♦
East Brookline ♦
Eathan Avenue ♦
Eben Street ♦
Edgebrook Avenue ♦
Fleming Car Stop ♦
Fordham Avenue ♦
Franum Street ♦
Fortuna Avenue ♦
Freedom Avenue ♦

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♦ Brookline Random Street Scenes (Gallion to Woodward) ♦

Brookline Connection




Aidyl Avenue

Homes along Aidyl Avenue in 1935    Homes along Aidyl Avenue in 1935.
Homes along Aidyl Avenue in 1935. The picture on the left shows the Advent Episcopal Church and the
home of Lydia Fleming. The photo on the right shows the Fleming estate, which sits on the land
that is now the site of St. Pius X Church and Brookline Regional Catholic School.
The old spire on the Advent Episcopal Church has since been removed.

Homes along Aidyl Avenue in 1921.
A view of homes along Aidyl Avenue, taken from Vodelli Street in Beechview, in 1921. Also visible are homes along
Pioneer Avenue and the Fleming Estate to the right. The Fleming's once owned all of this land. The Oyer estate
is at the bottom left, and above the home stands the small shed at the 39-Brookline Fleming Car Stop.




Altaview Avenue

Altaview Avenue - 1952.
The Mackowicks, standing in the foundation of their new home at 2213 Altaview Avenue.
Shown here are Mrs. Mackowick holding her son Paul, son Frankie and daughters Carol and Judy.




Altmar Street

Bicycling on Altmar Street - 1952.
Gary Weslager, third from left, and friends bicycling on Altmar Street (circa 1952).

 

The Weslager's 1948 Nash in 1953.    The Weslager's new 1954 Plymouth
Gary Weslager stands next to his father's 1948 Nash on Altmar Street in 1953 (left) and the new family Plymouth in 1954.

 

Bicycling on Altmar Street - 1952.
Gary Weslager on his bicycle outside his home at 2002 Altmar Street on July 4, 1952.

 

Altmar Street - 1956.    Altmar Street - 1956.
Looking towards Brookline Boulevard from 2200 Altmar Street (left), and the Weslager's new 1957 Plymouth, in 1956.

 

Altmar Street - 1957.
A red and white Oldsmobile convertible on Altmar Street in 1957.

 

A snowy day on Altmar Street - 1961.    A snowy day on Altmar Street - 1961.
A snowy day on Altmar Street in 1961.

 

A snowy day on Altmar Street - 1961.
A snowy day on Altmar Street in 1961.

 

A snowy day on Altmar Street - 1961.    A snowy day on Altmar Street - 1961.
A snowy day on Altmar Street in 1961.

Short Video Clip of a Snowy Day on Altmar Street - 1961




Amman Street

Homes on Amman Street in 1916.    Homes on Amman Street in 1935.
Homes along Amman Street, as viewed from West Liberty Avenue in 1916 (left), and from Pioneer Avenue in 1935.




Bay Ridge Avenue

Bayridge Avenue looking towards Stebbins Avenue - 1924.
Homes along Bay Ridge Avenue, between Queensboro and Stebbins Avenues, in 1924.

 

Bayridge Avenue northwest of Stebbins - 1924.    Bayridge Avenue between Queensboro and Stebbins - 1924.
Bay Ridge Avenue northwest of Stebbins Avenue (left), and between Queensboro and Stebbins (right), in 1924.

 

Bay Ridge Avenue at the corner of Stebbins - 1924.    Bay Ridge Avenue at the corner of Stebbins - 1924.
Two views of homes at the intersection of Bay Ridge Avenue and Stebbins Avenue in 1924.
A woman watches two children at play from her back porch in the photo to the right.

 

Bay Ridge Avenue northwest of Stebbins - 1924.    Bay Ridge Avenue between Queensboro and Stebbins - 1924.
Bay Ridge Avenue northwest of Stebbins (left), and between Queensboro and Stebbins (right), in 1924.

 

Bayridge Avenue looking northwest towards Stebbins - 1924.    Bayridge Avenue looking northwest towards Stebbins - 1924.
Two views of Bay Ridge Avenue, looking northwest towards the intersection with Stebbins Avenue, in 1924.

 

Homes on Bayridge Avenue northwest of Stebbins Avenue - 1924.    Homes on Bayridge Avenue northwest of Stebbins Avenue - 1924.
Homes along Bay Ridge Avenue, northwest of Stebbins Avenue, in 1924.

 

Bayridge Avenue looking towards Stebbins Avenue - 1924.    Bayridge Avenue looking towards Castlegate Avenue - 1924.
Bay Ridge Avenue, looking towards Stebbins Avenue (left) and Castlegate Avenue (right), in 1924.

 

The 700 block of Bayridge Avenue - 1950.    The 700 block of Bayridge Avenue - 1950.
An automobile (left) and a yellow cab (right) are parked opposite the home at 738 Bay Ridge Avenue in 1950.

 

Pittaburgh firefighter Larry Delaney on Bayridge Avenue - 1950.
Pittsburgh firefighter Larry Delaney
on Bay Ridge Avenue in 1950.




Beaufort Avenue

A homemade ice skating rink at 2324 Beaufort Avenue.
A homemade ice skating rink in the backyard of Walt Speicher's home at 2324 Beaufort Avenue in the early-1960s.

 

A home at the corner of Beaufort and Gallion Avenues - 1916.    Beaufort Avenue going uphill from Gallion Avenue - 1916.
A home on the corner of Beaufort Avenue and Gallion Avenue (left), and Beaufort rising from Gallion, in 1916.
The children to the left are standing in the Brookline Elementary School garden.

 

A snowball battle in front of a Beaufort Avenue home in 1940.
Kids having a snowball battle in the front yard at 2414 Beaufort Avenue in 1940.

 

A home at the corner of Beaufort and Gallion Avenues - 1916.    Beaufort Avenue home near the intersection with Metz Way - 1924.
A Beaufort Avenue home on the corner of Gallion Avenue (left) in 1916, and another near Metz Way in 1924.

 

Mike O'Toole and his dog Boots in 1970.
Mike O'Toole and his dog Boots go for a ride on the Beaufort Avenue circle in 1970.

 

For an interesting site with memories of the Berwin-Beaufort-Birtley area from the 1940s,
visit
The Short Cut, a page built by friends from that section of Brookline.




Bellaire Avenue

Bellaire Avenue homes near Flatbush Avenue in 1916.    Homes on the 1000 block of Bellaire Avenue,
as seen from Creedmoor Avenue, in 1916.
Homes along Bellaire Avenue, near the intersection with Flatbush (left), in 1916, and a view
of the 1000 block of Bellaire Avenue, as seen from Creedmoor Avenue, in 1919.

 

Bellaire Avenue, at Whited Street, in 1927.
Bellaire Avenue, at the intersection with Whited Street, in 1927.

 

Snow on Bellaire Avenue in 1938.    Getting a sled ride on Bellaire Avenue in 1938.
Having fun in the snow along the 800 block of Bellaire Avenue in 1938.

 

Bellaire Avenue in 1938.
A snowy scene on Bellaire Avenue, looking towards Flatbush in 1938.

 

A snow covered vehicle on Bellaire Avenue in 1938.    Kids playing on Bellaire Avenue - 1958.
A snow covered vehicle on the 800 block of Bellaire Avenue in 1938 (left); Jimmy Sheridan, Alex
Hogel, Tommy Sheridan, Jimmy Barth and Tommy Walsh on the 1100 block of Bellaire Avenue
in the late-1950s playing Cops and Robbers. The merry bunch stopped for this photo.

 

Deer out for a stroll on the
500 block of Bellaire Avenue - 2015.    Home at the corner of Bellaire Avenue
and Pioneer Avenue - 500 block - 2017.
Deer out for a stroll on the 500 block of Bellaire Avenue in 2015 (left) and the
home on the corner of Bellaire and Pioneer Avenues in 2017.

 

Tree down at Bellaire Avenue and Starkamp - February 18, 2021.
A tree is down at the corner of Bellaire Avenue and Starkamp Street on February 18, 2021.




Bellaire Place

A 1926 look at Brookline Boulevard from Whited
Street looking east towards Breining with
a view of Bellaire Place in the foreground.
A 1926 look at the lower end of Brookline Boulevard, taken from Whited Street, looking east towards Breining Street,
with a view of Bellaire Place in the foreground. Homes along Oakridge Street can be seen in the distance.

 

Bellaire Place - 1953.    Bellaire Place - 1953.
Young Danny McGibbeny and a friend outside his new home at 1322 Bellaire Place in July 1953.

 

Kids gather around Elva McGibbeny - 1953.    A gaggle of Bellaire Place youngsters - 1955.
Kids gather around Elva McGibbeny in her front yard at 1322 Bellaire Place in July 1953 (left),
and a gaggle of street-wise youngsters pose for posterity in the fall of 1955.

 

A view of Bellaire Place and the intersection
with Birchland Street in 1957. Patricia McGibbeny.    A view of Bellaire Place near the intersection
with Birchland Street in 1957. Elva McGibbeny.
Two views of Bellaire Place with Patricia (left) and Elva McGibbeny, at the intersection with Birchland Street, in 1957.

 

Dan and Elva McGibbeny and their son Danny
on the 1300 block of Bellaire Place - 1959.    Danny and Patricia McGibbeny on the
1300 block of Bellaire Place - 1959.
Dan, Elva and Patricia McGibbeny with Danny McGibbeny in April 1959 prior to First Communion.

 

Dan McGibbeny and Ray Miller at 1322 Bellaire Place - 1961.
The McGibbeny family of 1322 Bellaire Place. Mae Ferns, Elva, Danny and Patricia McGibbeny,
Gerald Burton and Chuck Meyers. Dan McGibbeny took this photo in May 1960.

 

Dan McGibbeny and Ray Miller at 1322 Bellaire Place - 1961.
Ray Miller and Danny McGibbeny in the front yard of 1322 Bellaire Place - 1961.

 

1631 Bellaire Place - late 1960s.
A man and woman head towards a 1962 Mercury Comet outside the home at 1631 Bellaire Place (with green/white awning).
This is down past the Greencrest Drive intersection beginning down hill. The homes in the distance are in Carrick.

 

Homes at 1322 and 1320 Bellaire Place - 1965.
Mickey White and Danny McGibbeny.    Winter sledding at Bellaire Place
and Birchland Street in 1965.
Homes at 1322 and 1320 Bellaire Place (left), and winter sledding at Bellaire Place and Birchland Street, in 1965.

 

A view of 1322 Bellaire Place looking west in 1959.    Children and their dogs in the backyard
of 1322 Bellaire Place in 1972.
Three kids in the front yard of 1322 Bellaire Place in 1959 (left) and children with their dogs in the backyard in 1972.

 

1322 Bellaire Place - November 1, 1972.
For a few years a prank pulled by local kids at 1322 Bellaire Place on Halloween night. This is November 1, 1972.

 

1322 Bellaire Place - October 29, 2022.
Sunrise photo taken at the intersection of Bellaire Place and Birchland Street, October 29, 2022.




Belle Isle Avenue

A wagon at the intersection of West Liberty
Avenue and Belle Isle Avenue in 1915.    Homes along Belle Isle Avenue in 1915.
A wagon stands at the intersection of West Liberty Avenue and Belle Isle Avenue (left) and Belle Isle homes in 1915.

 

Belle Isle Avenue Steps looking from Plainview
up towards Pioneer Avenue in September 18, 1934.
The Belle Isle Avenue steps looking from Plainview Avenue up towards Pioneer Avenue in September 18, 1934.




Berkshire Avenue

Berkshire Avenue, looking from Castlegate, in 1923.    A man does yard work at his Berkshire Avenue home in 1923.
A view of Berkshire Avenue, from Castlegate Avenue (left), and a man doing yard work in 1923.

 

Homes along Berkshire Avenue - 1923.    Homes along Berkshire Avenue - 1924.
Homes along Berkshire Avenue near Stebbins Avenue in 1923 (left), and near Freedom Avenue in 1924.

 

Berkshire Avenue approaching Oakridge in 1924.    Berkshire Avenue at Sussex Avenue in 1924.
A view of Berkshire Avenue looking towards Oakridge Street (left), and at the intersection with Sussex Avenue, in 1924.

 

Homes along Berkshire Avenue in 1924.    Homes along Berkshire Avenue in 1924.
Homes along Berkshire Avenue, between Freedom Avenue and Oakridge Street, in 1924.

 

Homes along Berkshire Avenue in 1924.    A Berkshire Avenue home near the
intersection with Freedom Avenue in 1924.
Berkshire Avenue homes, near the intersection with Freedom Avenue, in 1924.

 

The brick roadway on Berkshire Avenue, shown here
in 1923, was built to last the test of time.    The brick roadway on Berkshire Avenue, shown here
in 1923, was built to last the test of time.
The brick roadway along Berkshire Avenue, shown here in 1923, was built to stand the test of time.

 

The sidewalk along Berkshire Avenue, as seen
from Castlegate Avenue, in 1923.    The sidewalk along Berkshire Avenue, as seen
from Castlegate Avenue, in 1923.
Both sides of the Berkshire Avenue sidewalk, as seen from Castlegate Avenue, in 1923.

 

New home construction on Berkshire Avenue,
near Sussex Avenue, in 1924.    A vintage automobile parked in front
of a Berkshire Avenue home in 1924.
New home construction (left) and a vintage automobile parked in front of a Berkshire Avenue home, near Sussex, in 1924.

 

The signpost at Berkshire Avenue
and Pioneer Avenue in 1916.    A vintage automobile parked in front of a Berkshire
Avenue home near the intersection with Freedom in 1924.
The signpost at Berkshire and Pioneer Avenues in 1916 (left) and a vintage automobile near Freedom Avenue in 1924.

 

Berkshire Avenue at Freedom - 6/17/31.
Looking northwest along Berkshire Avenue from the intersection with Freedom Avenue on June 17, 1931.
Note that the Freedom street sign is misspelled, saying "Freedon."

 

Berkshire Avenue homes - 8/14/34.
Berkshire Avenue homes above Woodbourne Avenue roofs as seen from Lariat Way on August 14, 1934."

 

Ginger and Thomas O'Connor Jr in backyard
of 550 Berkshire Avenue - 1946.    Ginger O'Connor - Halloween - 1947
Ginger O'Connor with her father Thomas in 1946 (left) and in the backyard of 550 Berkshire Avenue on Halloween 1947.

 

Patty Payne and Ginger O'Connor in 1947.    Patty Payne and Ginger O'Connor in 1947.
Patty Payne and Ginger O'Connor playing in the backyard of 550 Berkshire Avenue in 1947.

 

Ginger and Doris O'Connor in backyard
of 550 Berkshire Avenue in 1947.    Ginger O'Connor - Easter - 1948.
Ginger O'Connor with her mother Doris in 1947 (left) and in the backyard of 550 Berkshire Avenue on Easter 1948.

 

Ginger O'Connor roller skating in 1949    Ginger O'Connor and Arthur T. Poulton in 1949
Ginger O'Connor and grandfather Arthur T. Poulton in the backyard at 550 Berkshire Avenue in 1949.

 

Ginger and Doris O'Connor - Easter - 1950    Ginger O'Connor - Easter - 1950
Ginger and Doris O'Connor outside their home at 550 Berkshire Avenue on Easter 1950.




Berwin Avenue

A view of Berwin, Beaufort and Wolford Avenues,
as seen from Rossmore Avenue, in 1925.    A boy and his sister at the intersection of
Berwin and Birtley Avenues in 1939.
Don and Carol Sayenga.
A view of Berwin, Beaufort and Wolford Avenues, as seen from Rossmore Avenue, in 1925 (left), and Don Sayenga
pulls his sister Carol in a wagon in front of 506 Berwin Avenue, near the intersection with Birtley Avenue in 1939.

 

Rich and James Cummings, with their son Richard, in July 1959    Rich and James Cummings, with their son Richard, in July 1959
Rich and Jane Cummings, of 721 Berwin Avenue, with their son Richard in July 1959.

 

Berwin Avenue - May 1960    Berwin Avenue - December 1961
The backyard at 721 Berwin Avenue (left) in May 1960, and a view of Berwin Avenue from the front
door in December 1961. The view is towards Wolford Avenue at the top of the hill.

 

Berwin Avenue - December 1961    Berwin Avenue - December 1961
The Cummings' home at 721 Berwin Avenue in December 1961. Looks like a White Christmas!

 

Berwin Avenue - Easter 1962    Berwin Avenue - October 1963
Rich Cummings of 721 Berwin Avenue with children Lanoma and Richard on Easter Sunday 1962 (left),
and Rich leaning on his 1956 Chevy in October 1963.

 

Berwin Avenue - October 1963    Berwin Avenue - October 1963
Youngsters Richard Cummings and Michael Gilfoyle outside 721 Berwin Avenue in October 1963 (left)
while Rich Cummings talks with neighbor Lou Wuenstal on that sunny autumn afternoon.

 

Berwin Avenue - Easter 1967    Berwin Avenue - Easter 1967
Jane Cummings with her children Lanoma and Richard on Easter Sunday 1967.

 

Berwin Avenue - date unknown    Berwin Avenue - date unknown
The view from 721 Berwin Avenue, looking towards Wolford Avenue, in the late-1960s (left)
and Ken Zebrouvis, a neighbor who lived three houses down the street.




Birchland Street

Sled riding on Birchland Street - 1965.    Sled riding on Birchland Street - 1965.
Sled riding on Birchland Street in 1965. Birchland is one of Brookline's best winter wonderlands.

Snow-covered Birchland Street - 2012.    Snow-covered Birchland Street - 2017.
Birchland Street covered in snow in both 2012 (left) and 2017.




Birtley Avenue

Birtley Avenue after a snowstorm in January 2021.
Birtley Avenue after a snowstorm in January 2021.




Bodkin Street

The home at the corner of Bodkin Street
and Shawhan Avenue in 1935.    The home at the corner of Bodkin Street
and Shawhan Avenue in 1935.
Two views of a home at the corner of Bodkin Street and Shawhan Avenue in 1935. To the right, construction workers
are building the retaining wall that currently separates Bodkin from the Pioneer/Boulevard intersection.

 

  
Two views of the intersection of Bodkin Street and Shawhan Avenue in 1935. Prior to that year, Bodkin Street
was designated as the lower end of Brookline Boulevard. This section of the boulevard was rerouted in 1935.
The original St. Mark's Church (built in 1907) stands across from Shawhan in the photo to the left.




Breining Street

Breining Street, looking from Eben towards Carmalt School - 1944.
Breining Street, looking from Eben towards Carmalt School on October 22, 1944. Parents were petitioning
the city for construction of a sidewalk to improve safety for the walking school kids. This
pedestrian safety issue would not be addressed for another fourteen years.

 

Breining Street, looking from Eben towards Carmalt School - 1953.
The same stretch of Breining Street as shown above, in 1953. The street was widened and improved in 1958.

 

Breining Street Reconstruction - 1956.    Breining Street Reconstruction - 1956.
Breining Street under construction, looking from Brookline Boulevard (left) and from Clippert Way, in the summer of 1958.




Briggs Street

Briggs Street, looking from Daleview towards Breining.
The only known photo of the Brookline portion of Briggs Street, on a cold winter evening (circa 1975).
This view is looking from Daleview Street up the hill towards Breining Street.




Brookline Boulevard

A view of the Brookline Boulevard sidewalk
approaching Queensboro Avenue in 1910.    Two homes near the intersection of Flatbush Avenue in 1916.
The Brookline Boulevard sidewalk approaching Queensboro Avenue in 1910 (left). At this point in time there are no
buildings to the left, just a hillside leading to the alley. On the right are homes near Flatbush Avenue in 1916.

 

The intersection of Brookline Boulevard and
Flatbush Avenue, with a billboard advertising
new home sales in the Brookline area - 1916..    A home along Brookline Boulevard near Stebbins Avenue
looking towards Glenarm Avenue in 1916.
The intersection of Brookline Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue (left), with a 1916 Freehold Real Estate billboard
announcing "This is Brookline." On the right is a new home across from Stebbins Avenue, also in 1916.

 

Reisacher's Market in 1933.    F.J. Tepper's Confectionery in 1933.
Reisacher's Market at 804 Brookline Boulevard (left) F.J. Tepper's Confectionery at 946 Brookline Boulevard and in 1933.

 

Bussinesses along the 700 block in 1933.
Brookline Bakery, Butler's Meat Market, Mother's Dairy and Engine House #57 at Castlegate Avenue in 1933.

 

Clover Farm Stores in 1933.    A&P Market and Smith/Mott Insurance in 1933.
Model Barber Shop, Roth's Beauty Shop and Clover Farm Stores (left); A&P Market and Smith & Mott Insurance Agency in 1933.

 

Stores on the 700/800 block in 1933.    Brookline Pharmacy in 1933.
Stores on the 700/800 block (left) and Brookline Pharmacy at 502 Brookline Boulevard in 1933.

 

Homes along the Brookline Boulevard Loop
near Kenilworth Avenue in 1935.    Homes along the Brookline Boulevard Loop
at Kenilworth Avenue in 1935.
Homes along the Brookline Boulevard loop, at the Kenilworth Avenue intersection, in 1935.

More Random Images of Brookline Boulevard




Cadet Avenue

Homes along Cadet Avenue in 1909.    Homes along Cadet Avenue in 1909.
Two views of homes along the original section of Cadet Avenue, along Timberland Avenue above Saw Mill Run, in 1909.

 

A home along Cadet Avenue in 1909, and a view of
the Saw Mill Run corridor in the valley below.    A view of Cadet Avenue homes in 1925.
A child sits outside the front yard fence of a Cadet Avenue home, with a view of the Saw Mill Run corridor (left),
in 1909, and a view of Cadet Avenue homes on top of the hillside, as seen from Saw Mill Run Road, in 1925.

 

Cadet Avenue, and walking bridge, in 1930.
1930 photo showing Cadet Avenue homes, in the distance, and a wooden pedestrian bridge connecting them a walking
path leading to Pioneer Avenue. The ravine would soon be filled and the roadway extended to Pioneer.

 

Cadet Avenue, approaching Pioneer Avenue, in 1930.
Cadet Avenue, approaching Pioneer Avenue, in 1930. The home to the left belonged to William Lang.

 

Cadet Avenue, approaching Pioneer Avenue, in 1930.
Cadet Avenue, approaching Pioneer Avenue, in 1930. In the distance is the West Liberty Lumber Company,
along West Liberty Avenue, the Palm Garden trestle and Palm Garden dance hall.

 

Home of William Lang, at the corner of Cadet and Pioneer Avenues, in 1930.
The home of William Lang, standing at the corner of Cadet and Pioneer Avenue, shown here in 1930.




Capital Avenue

Lower bend of Capital Avenue - January 22, 1959
The lower bend along Capital Avenue on January 22, 1959.

 

Pat's Pizzaria on Capital Avenue - circa 1967
Pat's Pizzaria at 103 Capital Avenue, circa 1967.

 

Capital Avenue in 1970.
The lower end of Capital Avenue in 1970.

 

West Liberty Avenue intersection with Capital Avenue in 2020.
The lower end of Capital Avenue at West Liberty Avenue in 2020. The building housing Fiori's Pizzaria, established in 1979,
was built in 1912 and was the site of a pharmacy and a grocery market before being converted into a pizza parlor.




Chelton Avenue

A view of Chelton Avenue and the
Queensboro Avenue intersection in 1910.    An ivy covered home at the intersection
of Chelton and Freedom Avenues in 1924.
A view of Chelton Avenue, and the Queensboro Avenue intersection (left), in 1910, and an ivy covered home at the
intersection of Chelton and Freedom Avenue in 1924. Note the empty lots and lack of trees
along Chelton, and also the newly installed concrete sidewalks and brick paving.

 

Looking along Chelton Avenue from the intersection
with Brookline Boulevard in 1926.
Looking along Chelton Avenue from the intersection with Brookline Boulevard in 1926.

 

Chelton Avenue at looking towards Queensboro - 08/15/33 .
Chelton Avenue looking towards Queensboro Avenue and Brookline Boulevard on August 15, 1933.

 

A traveling Merry-Go-Round on Chelton Avenue in 1946.
Children gather around a traveling Merry-Go-Round on Chelton Avenue in 1946.

 

Looking up the hill in the direction of Oakridge Street.    Looking towards Queensboro and Brookline Boulevard.
Two views of Chelton Avenue after the Thanksgiving Day Blizzard of 1950.

 

A traveling Merry-Go-Round on Chelton Avenue in 1946.
The home at 1136 Chelton Avenue, at the corner with Oakridge Street, in the early-1950s.
Several generations of the Mullen family were raised in this home.




Creedmoor Avenue

A home near the corner of Brookline Boulevard
and Creedmoor Avenue in 1919.    A home next to Resurrection Church/School in 1919.
This home served as a residence for the nuns.
Homes near the corner of Brookline Boulevard and Creedmoor Avenue (left), and next to Resurrection Church/School,
in 1919. The home on the right was used by the nuns who taught at the school and was razed in 1957.

 

Two homes on Creedmoor Avenue across the street
from Resurrection Church/School in 1919.
These two homes were the nun's residence.    A view of the intersection of Creedmoor
Avenue and Oakridge Street in 1919.
Two homes on Creedmoor Avenue, across from Resurrection Church/School, that served as residences for the nuns (left),
and the intersection of Creedmoor Avenue and Oakridge Street, in 1919. The homes on the left were razed in 1957.

 

A view of Creedmoor Avenue from Oakridge Street in 1919.    A view of Creedmoor Avenue from Oakridge Street in 1919.
Two views of Creedmoor Avenue, looking from Oakridge Street towards Clippert Avenue, in 1919.

 

Homes along Creedmoor Avenue - 1919.    Homes along Creedmoor Avenue - 1919.
Homes along Creedmoor Avenue, near the Oakridge Street intersection, in 1919.

 

Homes along Creedmoor Avenue - 1919.    Homes along Creedmoor Avenue - 1919.
Homes along Creedmoor Avenue, between Oakridge Street and Freedom Avenue, in 1919.

 

A view from Clippert Avenue to Brookline Boulevard in 1919.    The signpost at the Creedmoor/Oakridge intersection in 1919.
A view from Clippert Avenue to Brookline Boulevard (left), and a signpost at the Oakridge Street intersection, in 1919.

 

Homes along Creedmoor Avenue - 1919.    Homes along Creedmoor Avenue - 1919.
A view of two front porches along Creedmoor Avenue in 1919.

 

Homes along Creedmoor Avenue - 1919.    Homes along Creedmoor Avenue - 1919.
A view of two front porches along Creedmoor Avenue in 1919.

 

Homes along Creedmoor Avenue - 1919.    Homes along Creedmoor Avenue - 1919.
A view of two front porches along Creedmoor Avenue in 1919.

 

Homes along Creedmoor Avenue - 1919.    Homes along Creedmoor Avenue - 1919.
A view of two front porches along Creedmoor Avenue in 1919.

 

Home at the Creedmoor/Oakridge intersection in 1919.    Home at the Creedmoor/Oakridge intersection in 1919.
The homes at the intersection of Creedmoor Avenue and Oakridge Street, as seen from Chelton Avenue, in 1919.

 

Creedmoor Avenue looking towards the
intersection Oakridge Avenues - 1924.    The 1100 block of Creedmoor Avenue, looking
towards Resurrection Church/School - 1924.
Standing along the 1100 block of Creedmoor Avenue, looking towards the intersection
with Oakridge Street (left) and Resurrection Church/School in 1924.

 

Accident on Creedmoor Avenue in icy conditions- 12/18/22.
Icy road conditions led to this three-car accident on Creedmoor Avenue, near Hobson, on December 18, 2022.

 

Lemonade stand on Creedmoor Avenue.
A lemonade stand outside 1501 Creedmoor Avenue, on June 26, 2024.




Daleview Street

The Brookdale home at 82 Daleview Street.    The home at 82 Daleview Street
This home at 82 Daleview Street was one of six built in the Brookdale subdivision that are no longer standing.
Owned by the Aul family, this home was built by Elmer Hadley in 1941 and razed by the city in 1985.

 

Sally Hadley outside her home
at 82 Daleview Street in 1947.
Sally Hadley outside her home at 82 Daleview Street in 1947.

 

Elmer and Nettie Hadley with their
granddaughter Robin Aul in 1958.    Elmer and Nettie Hadley with their
grandchildren Robin and Robert in 1960.
Elmer and Nettie Hadley with granddaughter Robin in 1958 (left) and with Robin and Robert in 1960.
The signpost in the background is the intersection of Briggs Street and Daleview Street.

 

Sally Hadley-Aul in the early 1970s.    Randy Aul on his motorcycle at the
corner of Daleview and Briggs Street.
Sally Hadley-Aul in the early-1970s at 82 Daleview Street and Randy Aul at the corner of Daleview and Briggs in 1979.




Dream Street

Car parked outside 1517 Dream Street.
A car parked outside 1517 Dream Street. This 1956 image was captured by renowned photographer W. Eugene Smith.
This picture inspired the title of his photo documentary book "Dream Street - The Pittsburgh Project".
Today, Dream Street is a paper street located near the lower end of Edgebrook Avenue.




Dunster Street

Billy Baumiller in 1953.    Roy Harper and Lisa Getts in 1958.
Billy Baumiller outside his home at 822 Dunster Street in 1953 (left); Roy Harper and Lisa Getts
outside their home along the 800 block of Dunster street in 1958.

 

Mary Buamiller and her kids - 1956.>
Mary Baumiller and her children behind her home at 822 Dunster Street in 1956.

 

Sledding behind 822 Dunster Street.    The Baumiller boys in 1960.
Sledding behind 822 Dunster Street in 1959 (left) in 1959 and the Baumiller boys in 1960.




East Brookline

The Anderson farm and homes on Brookline Boulevard,
Bellaire Place and Milan Avenue in 1936.    Homes on Brookline Boulevard, Bellaire
Place and Milan Avenue in 1936.
The Anderson farmhouse (left) and homes along Brookline Boulevard, Bellaire Place and Milan Avenue in 1936.

 

Homes on Brookline Boulevard, Bellaire
Place and Milan Avenue in 1936.    Homes on Brookline Boulevard, Bellaire
Place and Milan Avenue in 1936.
A view of homes along Brookline Boulevard, Bellaire Place and Milan Avenue in 1936.




Eathan Avenue

Eathan Avenue circa 1965.    Eathan Avenue circa 1965.
Eathan Avenue at Metz Way (left) and looking towards Wolford Avenue, circa 1965.




Eben Street

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph - 09/10/1950
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph advertisement - September 10, 1950.




Edgebrook Avenue

Edgebrook Avenue on April 30, 1929.    Mixing Center at Edgebrook Avenue - 1929.
Loads of aggregate were dumped directly from
rail cars and cement was mixed on the spot.
Edgebrook Avenue on April 30, 1929 (left), looking from beyond the planned new Saw Mill Run Boulevard towards Brookline.
The new boulevard would pass directly between the two homes where the shed stands. A cement mixer was installed
during the project. Aggregate was dumped straight from rail cars into the mixer. The product was then moved
via small-gauge rail where needed. The mixer was used during the Phase One of the construction project.

 

The Blue-Hooded Bandit - 1942.
Mrs Betty Malloy and her daughter, Janet, of 469 Ferncliff Avenue, were escorted by plain clothes policemen as they
walked along Edgebrook Avenue. The police protection was due to the reign of terror by the
Blue-Hooded Bandit.

 

2511 Edgebrook Avenue.
The 2400 block of Edgebrook Avenue on a snowy day in 1956.

 

2511 Edgebrook Avenue.    Edgebrook Avenue in 1962.
The home at 2511 Edgebrook Avenue (left) and Bob Daley standing by Joe Hogel's Chrysler on April 16, 1962.




Fleming Car Stop

The Fleming Place Plan and the Fleming Car Stop in 1921.    The Fleming Car Stop in 1935.
The Fleming Place Plan was built in the early 1900s, one of the first housing developments in Brookline. The Fleming
Car Stop was an important feature of the housing plan, providing quick access to reliable public transportation.
The streetcar stop is shown in 1921 (left) and in 1935 (right). In the first photo it is the small shed in
the center. Installed in 1905, the 39-Brookline rail line looped up and through the homes to the left.




Fordham Avenue

Homes along Fordham Avenue, near Midland Avenue, in 1921.    Homes along Fordham Avenue, near Midland Avenue, in 1921.
A view of homes along Fordham Avenue, near Midland Avenue, in 1921.

 

The home at the corner of Castlegate
Avenue and Fordham Avenue in 1921.    Looking from Pioneer Avenue at homes
along Fordham Avenue in 1921.
The home at the corner of Castlegate Avenue (left), and looking at Fordham homes from Pioneer Avenue, in 1921.

 

Homes between Pioneer Avenue
and Midland Avenue in 1921.    Fordham Avenue at the crest of the hill
leading to Pioneer Avenue in 1921.
Homes between Pioneer and Midland Avenues (left), and the crest of the hill leading to Pioneer Avenue, in 1921.
In the photo on the right a young girl is looking across the street at a baby sitting on the walking boards.

 

Homes between Midland and Pioneer Avenues in 1921.    Home near the Midland Avenue intersection in 1921.
Fordham Avenue homes near the Pioneer Avenue intersection (left), and the Midland Avenue intersection, in 1921.

 

Looking from Stebbins Avenue to Queensboro in 1921.    Homes at the corner of Fordham and Stebbins in 1921.
Looking towards Queensboro Avenue (left), and two homes at the intersection with Stebbins Avenue, in 1921.

 

Homes between Pioneer Avenue and Midland Avenue in 1921.    Looking from Pioneer Avenue up Fordham in 1921.
Homes between Pioneer Avenue and Midland (left), and a view looking up Fordham from Pioneer, in 1921.

 

The home at the intersection with Midland Avenue in 1921.    A view of Clemesha Avenue back yards from Fordham in 1921.
The home at the intersection with Midland Avenue (left), and a view of Clemesha Avenue backyards, in 1921.

 

Sidewalk along Fordham Avenue in 1921.    Sidewalk along Fordham Avenue in 1921.
Walking board sidewalks were commonplace along Fordham Avenue in 1921.

 

Home near Stebbins Avenue in 1921.    Homes near Pioneer Avenue in 1921.
Fordham Avenue homes near Stebbins Avenue (left), and Pioneer Avenue (right), in 1921.

 

Homes along Fordham Avenue - 1921.    Homes along Fordham Avenue - 1921.
A view of front porches along Fordham Avenue in 1921.

 

Homes along Fordham Avenue - 1921.    Homes along Fordham Avenue - 1921.
A view of front porches along Fordham Avenue in 1921

 

Homes along Fordham Avenue - 1921.   
The front porch at 520 Fordham Avenue (left), and the board sidewalk at the Stebbins Avenue intersection, in 1921.

 

Walking boards lead up Fordham from Pioneer Avenue - 1921.    A view towards Queensboro Avenue in 1921.
Walking boards lead up Fordham from Pioneer Avenue (left), and a view towards Queensboro Avenue, in 1921.

 

Fordham Avenue at the intersection of Queensboro - 1931.
The rear of the home at the corner of Fordham and Queensboro Avenues on June 17, 1931.

 

Larry and Ray Voith at 936 Fordham Avenue - 1945.    Larry Voith outside 936 Fordham Avenue - 1945.

Larry and Ray Voith at 936 Fordham Avenue - 1945.

 

Getting ready to attend a baptism - 1953.    Mary Ann Voith First Communion - 1954.

Getting ready to attend Ginny Voiths baptism in 1953 (left) and Mary Ann Voith First Communion in 1954.

 

936 Fordham Avenue - 1958.
The Voith home at 936 Fordham Avenue in 1958.

 

Girls playing in the snow - 1959.    Larry Voith shoveling snow in 1964.
Barbara Walsh, Cathy and Ginny Voith playing on the 900 block of Fordham Avenue in 1959 (left) and
Larry Voith shoveling snow outside his home at 936 Fordham in 1964.

 

Boys standing outside 936 Fordham Avenue - 1951.
Hal Jenkins, Larry Voith, Ray Voith and George Geanapolis standing outside 936 Fordham Avenue in the Spring of 1950.
The reason for the gathering of friends is Ray Voith's First Holy Communion.

 

Ginny Voith First Communion - 1960.    Dorothy Voith First Communion - 1963.
Ginny Voith (left) and Dorothy Voith in their communion dresses in 1960 and 1963, respectively.

 

Ed Choby Jr. in 1944 - 1544 Berkshire backyard.    Cathy Voith First Communion - 1966.
Ray Voith's cousin Ed Choby Jr. in 1944 (left) and Cathy Voith in her communion dress in 1966.




Franum Street

Homes on Franum Street, along Saw Mill Run, in 1919.    Homes on Franum Street, along Saw Mill Run, in 1919.
Homes on Franum Street, along Saw Mill Run Creek, in 1919. This is near the present-day location of Volpatt Tile.




Fortuna Avenue

Homes along Fortuna Avenue - 4/5/33
Homes along Fortuna Avenue near the intersection with Sussex Avenue on April 5, 1933.

 

The rear of a home on Fortuna Avenue - 4/5/33.
The rear of a home along Fortuna Avenue, near the intersection with Sussex Avenue, on April 5, 1933.
Behind the home is a garage that sits along the alley, known as Acme Way.




Freedom Avenue

An automobile parked along Freedom, near the
intersection with Wareman Avenue, in 1924.    The intersection of Freedom and Berkshire Avenue in 1924.
Automobiles are parked along Freedom Avenue, near Wareman (left), and the intersection of Freedom and
Berkshire,in 1924. A new home is being constructed along Wareman Avenue in the photo to the left,
and on the right side are two people hanging a blanket on the clothes line to dry.

 

A Wareman Avenue home as seen from Freedom Avenue in 1924.    The intersection of Freedom Avenue
and Woodbourne Avenue in 1924.
A Wareman Avenue home, as seen from Freedom Avenue (left), and the intersection of Freedom and Woodbourne, in 1924.

 

Freedom Avenue as seen from Merrick Avenue in 1924.
A horse-drawn wagon, loaded with coal, stands at the intersection of Freedom Avenue and Merrick Avenue in 1924.

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