Local History
Justin Greenawalt is passionate about Pittsburgh and old buildings. In this episode, we cover everything from the Pittsburgh potty to why Bellevue is worth a second look.
McMain was a champion of social services and progressivism in the early 1900s.
A historical look at how Pittsburgh’s Homestead Steel Works was tapped to helped build some of the most significant works of 20th century architecture.
Not only was New Orleans a center of America’s network of Mafia families… many historians believe New Orleans was the original center.
In this episode of The Slaw: Staying on top of Pittsburgh, we talk to Rich Condon who runs the Civil War Pittsburgh website. Through events and social media, Rich shares the stories and places around Western Pennsylvania that were significant to the Civil War. Our collaboration segment spotlights the Make+Matter shop in Lawrenceville and our event selection is the Abjuration Brewing 2nd Anniversary Party on November 30.
Along Toulouse Street in the French Quarter, one block is filled with more than just hungry tourists and locals passing by. From a feed store to a quarantine hospital and later a pub, three ghosts are said to be seen roaming the grounds along with the haunting cries of “Mommy! Mommy!”
Treme’s Petit Jazz Museum is a guided audiovisual tour through jazz and the international musical styles that influenced its birth and development, led by museum founder and Treme native Al Jackson.
In life, and death, the legend of Storyville madam Josie Arlington is that of a woman unafraid to ruffle a few feathers.
With flags flying and chants of “On to New Orleans, Freedom or Death,” marching in tandem to the sound of African drumbeats, a visual artist plans to lead more than 500 reenactors of the 1811 German Coast Slave Uprising from LaPlace to Kenner.
In 1948, the steel town of Donora, PA suffered a harrowing smog incident that killed 20 people. Visitors note the museum’s optimistic outlook: “Clear air started here.”