Lawrence was born in 1889, in Pittsburgh, only 75 feet from where the old Block house stood.
Look at the picturesDavid Lawrence, Pittsburgh visionary, political genius and leader
People
People built the Steel City. People made Pittsburgh the way it was in the past and the way it is today — people whose names you know and those who have been forgotten. Here, you’ll find some of their stories.
It was not easy to become a councilWOMAN in the 1970s in Pittsburgh.
Look at the picturesMichelle Madoff, Pittsburgh’s woman of courage
Following his election to the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1928, Michael A. Musmanno, 31, became its youngest member.
Look at the picturesMichael A. Musmanno shouts, ‘I will be heard!’