Author: William McCloskey
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The McKees Rocks Bridge is set to start renovations come summer and is projected to be completed by fall 2023. People are worried about their bridges in Allegheny County, and with good reason after the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse in Pittsburgh’s East End. It seems the bigger the bridge, the greater the worry. Now the…
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Area residents might be surprised to learn that the humble little West End Library was home to a major revolution in library science deep in the past when public libraries were a pioneering concept. Construction of the building began in June 1895, and it was completed and dedicated Feb. 1, 1899. It still stands there…
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By William McCloskey Before today’s neighborhoods even received their modern names, the West End district enjoyed the international stage when a world-renowned landscape artist depicted fledgling industry where Saw Mill Run joins the Ohio River. Russell Smith, a celebrated world-traveling painter who lived in these parts in 1884, created “Salt Works on Saw Mill Run.”…
