Pittsburgh, How to See It : a Complete, Reliable Guide Book With
: ins]] HOW TO SEE : IT :,• Wm. G. Johnston Company. P-v ii 1 ^soff? . Si : •'• .. ' ' ::. .'.. ..:' - . :. '" •' EEI EBE JEii :.:: NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING SMITHFIELD STREET AND SEVENTH AVENUE Pittsburgfk Promotes Progress Pittsburgh How to See It A Complete, Reliable Guide Book with Illustrations, the Latest Map and Complete Index Arranged and edited by George T. Fleming Published by William G. Johnston Company Copyrighted 1916 by Harry P. Pears 4 Pittsburgh, How To See It chapter TABLE OF CONTENTS The Pittsburgher's Creed, 5 Pittsburgh the Powerful.— Historical Mention — City Government, -- 11 1 Arrival in Pittsburgh.—From Railroad Stations to Hotels and from one Station to Another, 19 2 In and About the City.—Topography, Local Names, Streets, Boulevards, Schenley Farms, Suburbs, The Greater Pittsburgh, 42 3 Special Transportation Facilities.—Inclines, Ferries and Bridges, ------ 69 4 Hotels and Restaurants—Wm. Penn, Fort Pitt, Seventh Avenue, etc., ---------- 85 5 Public Buildings.—New City and County, Court House, Memorial Hall, 92 6 The Carnegie Foundations.—The Museum and Institute, Libraries, Institute of Technology, ----- 100 7 Amusements.—Amusement Parks, Baseball, Theatres, Winter Sports, 114 8 Churches.—Churches Downtown, Notable Church Structures, 123 9 Department Stores.—Home's, Boggs & Buhl's, Kauf- mann's, Rosenbaum's, Kaufmann & Baer Co., etc., - 132 10 Educational.—Universities, Colleges, Theological Semi- naries, Academies, Public and Parochial Schools, - - 140 11 Hospitals.—Mercy, Passavant, Homeopathic, West Penn, Allegheny General, etc., ------ 154 12 Newspapers.—Style, History, Location, etc., - - - 169 13 Public Parks.—Schenley, Highland, Riverview, West Park, Smaller Parks; Recreation Parks and Playgrounds, 176 14 Special Objects of Interest.—Sightseeing Trips in and about Pittsburgh, 187 15 Motors and Motoring.—Automobile Accessories, Parks and Parking, Traffic Regulations, Two Factories, Roads and Road Tours, 198 16 Rivers and River Improvements.—Canalization of the Ohio, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Canal.
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