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A memorial designated to the Greatest Generation it includes 52 panels of glass and granite that describe the war, the region's role in the conflict, and the sacrifices of local veterans. Visitors pass by a large pole-mounted flag Southwestern World War II Park-side of the intersection of North and then enter the heart of the memorial, an elliptically-shaped space 1 History Memorial Shore Drive and Way defined by the 52 panels. The panels contain images from both the Pacific and European campaigns. Granite plaques tell the narrative story of the war. The interior is devoted to the local history while the exterior describes the story of the war around the world. Unless you head up towards the David L. Lawrence Convention Center to Lefthand side of the walkway near the 2 Lewis & Memorial Tree see the historical marker designating their departure point this is the History Law Enforcement Memorial landmark you get The memorial honors all Law Enforcement Officers who have made the Park-side of the intersection of North 3 Law Enforcement Memorial "Supreme Sacrifice." It also honors all law enforcement personnel, living History Shore Drive and Way and dead. Beside the Law Enforcement Memorial. It's Mr. Rogers! It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood a beautiful day to 4 Mr. Rogers Statue ("Tribute to Children") Listen for the Mr. Roger's Statue get a pic of The Point + downtown skyline Neighborhood soundtrack. From the Law Enforcement Memorial head down the steps towards the river. Photo Op Spot of The Point! Plus an informational marker on left near end 5 Three Rivers Heritage Trail [Alternate: Stay up on North Shore History of trail (about 30 yds down the path from the Langley Observatory Clock) Drive and continue West until the next point of interest] Over 21 feet tall and made Corten steel and stainless steel. At its zenith, a red aluminum clock hand circles horizontally, marking the passing minutes. In 1870, Langley, Director of the , created the Allegheny System - a standardized system of measuring and disseminating Take the 3RHeritageTrail West down the accurate time. Langley used the observatory telescope and Langley Observatory Clock + Carnegie the Ohio. It's at the top of the trail near 6 astronomical observations to set the time on a specifically designed clock. Art Science Center the road; with the Science Center off to Using telegraph wires, Langley connected the observatory clock to a highly its right side. visible clock located at Pittsburgh's City Hall on Smithfield Street. This provided railroads with a standard time. The artwork is "a response to the industrial while simultaneously appearing timeless and looking forward.” near the Carnegie Science 7 Optional: Side-venture to USS Requin History Center Because it's a submarine in a river. In front of Field, near Science 8 Pitt Panther Statue Center+North Shore Drive side (prior to P-I-T-T Let's Go Pitt! Sports Gate A) In front of , nearish to Art 9 Art Rooney Statue You can pretend to smoke a cigar with "" Sports Rooney Drive (after Gate A) NORTH SHORE POINTS OF INTEREST WALKING TOUR - WALKING GUIDE Brought to you by BENN Solutions (bennsolutions.com)

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Head towards North Shore Drive. Look Many great moments in and history 10 Three Rivers Marker for it on the right hand side, just of the occurred here. Including a time when kids could stay to the Bucco Sports sidewalk in the grass bases after ballgames. Corner of North Shore Drive and Art Recreation Park is where + football was played; baseball played 11 First Professional Football Game Marker Sports Rooney Way there prior to building of Exposition Park For 50 years the12-foot tall sculptures of Gist and Guyasuta adorned a Bridge portal and welcomed people to the . The bridge, which linked Downtown to Manchester, opened in 1915; four Corner of North Shore Drive and Art decorative sculptures were added to the portals in 1917. After the bridge 12 Manchester Bridge Sculpture Art Rooney Way was demolished in 1970, these classical bronze sculptures were saved, exhibited outside the old North Side Post Office for many years, then stored. After a gentle cleaning that left their Statue of Liberty-green patina intact, they were placed in their current rectangular stone plaza home. 60-ish yards down W General 13 Memorial A moment in sports history memorialized as a pun Sports Robinson from Heinz Field Stage AE is the second indoor/outdoor concert venue in America. Modeled Chuck Noll Way; 3/4 of the way after its predecessor, EXPRESS LIVE! in Columbus Ohio, Stage AE features 14 Stage AE Sign between W General Robinson and Music state-of-the-art lighting, acoustical systems and an innovative reversible North Shore Drive stage. Pittsburgh is the birthplace of jazz. This art is as fluid as the notes they played. The mural depicts jazz icons. "The concept is to show the Parking-lot side of the Pittsburgh Post- abstracted depictions of some of Pittsburgh’s most famous jazz musicians: 15 Jazz Players Mural Gazette building+ (North Shore Place I Roy Eldridge, Ray Brown, Errol Garner, and Kenny Clarke, who are playing Music + Art and Place II) 40.448433,-80.005521 their instruments in a sort of back–alley, while what remains is their cast shadows." http://www.pghmurals.com/Jazz-Players-by-Matthew- Alexander.cfm As it denotes, this marks the site of the First which occurred in Near Dr and W General October 1903 in Exposition Park and was played between Pittsburgh and 16 First World Series Historical Marker Robinson intersection; along W General History . (This event predated Pittsburgh's status as City of Champions as Robinson [PNC Park side of street] Beantown won the series 5-to-3) Parking lot of North Shore Place I. The Exposition Park in 1903 was actually the third incarnation of Exposition Luckily not within a parking spot so it Park. The first park was used just one in 1882. It was done in by can be seen even when cars are both a fire and persistent flooding The second Exposition Park was parked. It is to the Tony Dorsett Exposition Park Home Plate + First Base created next year and, for some reason, built even closer to the river, which 17 Dr entrance/exit -- sort of in line with Sports (painted on the ground) is counter-intuitive when you have a flooding problem. The Alleghenies (old the First World Series Historical Marker, name of the Pirates) played there until 1884. Exposition Park III was moved but closer to the building. Then find away from the river a little more to minimize the flooding issues and opened First Base 10 parking spaces away in 1890. It was primarily constructed of wood. from Home Plate. NORTH SHORE POINTS OF INTEREST WALKING TOUR - WALKING GUIDE Brought to you by BENN Solutions (bennsolutions.com)

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Head thru the walkway space between "Grant us peace." That is the translation of the Vietnamese words inscribed North Shore Place I and Place II, cross on this monument. First dedicated in 1987, the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial over North Shore Drive, go thru the reminds us of the emotional trauma our veteran’s suffered in this war. 18 Vietnam Veterans Memorial History next set of buildings on your way to the Those who returned home did so wounded – inside, outside, or both. This river. Head down one set of the stairs monument seems to call out to them with healing thoughts. The and go right homecoming theme calls to all of us. It's kind of like San Fran's Pier 39 except there is nothing interesting about Back track to the steps you were just it other than a few benches and river gunk that gets caught on it. But hey 19 Market Street Pier on, go down them to the North Shore Strange it's kind of like you get to be in the river without having to actually be in the River Trail, walk onto the Pier river The Water Steps are constructed of nearly 500 blocks of sandstone cut Head towards PNC Park from the pier; from a Butler County quarry and more than 1,000 smaller pieces of 20 Water Steps and Canal Square Art? on left 50 yards prior to PNC Park sandstone. Many children and families gather there to relax and enjoy the views of the City. Step in and walk in water! The centerpiece of the monument is visible from the trail, but there’s so Beside the Water Steps on side closer much more to the memorial. A long wall is filled with the names of local 21 Korean War Memorial to PNC Park. Follow the path of veterans of this conflict. The Korean War Veterans Association of W. Pa has History plaques up to the brick esplanade installed several plaques with information about the War. One offers a brief history while four large plaques give a chronology of events. At the deadend of Mazeroski Way It's the greatest of all time from a "champion's champion". Maz 22 Statue beside PNC Park's right field; Sports a walk off home run to win the overlooking the riverwalk Corner of W General Robinson and Mazeroski Way. Option 1: Continue around PNC Park along third base. The "Flying Dutchman" statue was dedicated in 1955, moved to Three PNC Park Home Plate + 23 Option 2: Back track to the Maz statue Rivers Stadium in 1972 then placed at its current home at PNC Park in Sports Statue and get back on the river walk. 2001. [Alternative: Don't venture to this point of interest] As you climb the lefthand steps down In 1936 Pittsburgh suffered "The Great St. Patrick's Day Flood" and the from the Mazeroski statue towards the downtown was under 46 feet of water. On September 17, 2004 Hurricane 24 2004 Hurricane Ivan Flood Historical Plaque riverwalk it's a small plaque on the left Ivan also left its mark on the city - dumping 5.95" of rain in one day - the History wall (it's easier to see when going up greatest daily precipitation on record in the city. This plaque marks how the stairs) high the water rose right here along the North Shore. Riverside of PNC Park. As you walk It's a walk along a riverfront surrounded by history and living history and North Shore Heritage Trail + View of the 25 look across the to the what looks like a wall full of graffiti. It is not. It is an intentional graffti art History "Adjutant" Mural other bank's river walk. project which replaced old graffti tags. NORTH SHORE POINTS OF INTEREST WALKING TOUR - WALKING GUIDE Brought to you by BENN Solutions (bennsolutions.com)

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"The Great One" both on and off the field. The base of the display depicts a baseball diamond and marking the three bases are three small glass boxes, each containing a bit of soil from the important places in Roberto’s history. First base holds soil from Santurce Field, Carolina, Puerto Rico. It Beside PNC Park, before the start of represents his birthplace as well as his time playing Puerto Rican Baseball. 26 Statue Sports the Second base holds a small bit of – a special place for number 21 as well as a lot of the other players and fans. In the 1960 World Series there, Roberto became the first Latino player to win a World Series as a starter. Third base contains the soil from Three Rivers Stadiumn where Roberto won the MVP award during the . No. 8 Pittsburgh Pirates "Pops" cast in a 12-foot, one-ton statue at the left- field entrance to PNC Park. The granite base features a quote from Stargell Half way down PNC Park along Federal 27 Statue on his first impression of Pittsburgh after being called up to the major Sports Street leagues in 1962: "Last night, coming in from the airport, we came through the tunnel and the city opened up its arms and I felt at home." Cross over Federal Street to the One No they aren't very good street performers holding a perfect pose. This 28 "The Builders" Statue Art North Shore Center building 1984 bronze sculpture serves as a tribute to Pittsburgh's two renaissances. Stay on the flat walkway away from the A reference to the of Pittsburgh's three rivers (Allegheny, 29 "The Forks" Statue river; between the Roberto Clemente Monongahela, and Ohio) as well as the city's "molten metal steel mill" Art Bridge and history. Art to recognize the city's "contributions to American labor, labor's role in "Piazza Lavaro" and "Mythic Source" Art Between the Roberto Clemente Bridge our nation's development, and the delicate balance between civilization and 30 Art Installation and Andy Warhol Bridge nature". Mythic Source symbolizes man's origins in water; originally placed closer to the river it was relocated to this site in 2015. 4 parts representing: the paddlewheel for the rivers, a crucible for industry, a Golden Triangle for business and finance, and Penn's Woods for forests 31 "Pittsburgh Variations" Art Installation Walk the path up river Art and natural resources. Behind it note the Alcoa Building which some say is architecturally interesting After 1 month some women and children returned to their jobs. But some of Along the Allegheny Landing path near the women picked up axes and stormed the doors of the local cotton 32 Allegheny Cotton Mill Strikes Marker the river, in the un-moved part of the factories to drive away the returned workers, "scab girls", and the guards. History "Mythic Source" art installation The strike lasted nearly six months before it finally ended in failure though they saw some victory 3 years later. NORTH SHORE POINTS OF INTEREST WALKING TOUR - WALKING GUIDE Brought to you by BENN Solutions (bennsolutions.com)

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In the early 1700s, the Allegheny River formed a boundary: lands claimed by European nations were to the east, and lands claimed by Native Americans were to the west. While Pittsburgh was the "Smoky City," Look up the walking path to the right; it Allegheny City Marker (Three Rivers Heritage Allegheny was the "City of Parks" with over 100 acres of parklands. The 33 is at the foot of that path (with the FNB History Trail Marker) Allegheny Commons became one of the first public parks west of the Bank building in the background) Allegheny Mountains. Pittsburgh and Allegheny City were twin cities until 1907 when Pittsburgh became the nation's eighth largest city by annexing Allegheny. Look over the side of the walkway; tree 34 Weird Fishing "Pier" It is odd. Strange stump seats and fishing people? Kayak Pittsburgh Launch Point + Pittsburgh 35 Below the Andy Warhol Bridge So many geese. Plus Trolls? Sightseeing River Rescue Hub Head back up to Federal Street then Andy Warhol brought pop-art to pop-culture. Snag a pic in front or go up Optional: Post-venture to Andy Warhol 36 make a right onto Isabella then a left one block to visit the parking lot to get a pic next to a Brillo Box parking Art Museum onto Sandusky. booth.