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December 11, 2013 / Places and landmarks

 Requiem for a newsroom at the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph

The newsroom itself was a dump with dingy, uneven pine floors and rattling windows.

Look at the pictures Requiem for a newsroom at the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph

December 9, 2013 / People

Beryl Choi, the first woman ordained a priest in Pittsburgh’s Episcopal Diocese

The year was 1944 when Beryl Choi, an 18-year-old woman living in Chester, England, told her local bishop that she believed she had a vocation to the priesthood.

Look at the picturesBeryl Choi, the first woman ordained a priest in Pittsburgh’s Episcopal Diocese

December 6, 2013 / Old crime

Whatever happened to Santo Bazzano?

Santo Bazzano disappeared from the news until 1935.

Look at the picturesWhatever happened to Santo Bazzano?

December 4, 2013 / Places and landmarks

Phipps Conservatory, the greenest garden of Pittsburgh

Black-and-white photographs of the ever-green Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens from our archive.

Look at the picturesPhipps Conservatory, the greenest garden of Pittsburgh

December 2, 2013 / Events

Nation’s first drive-in gas station

It was located, of course, in Pittsburgh, at Baum Boulevard and St. Clair Street.

Look at the picturesNation’s first drive-in gas station

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