In Pittsburgh’s Hill District, history lives on every corner – in the echoes of jazz that once poured from basement clubs, in the memories of civil rights battles, and in the resilient spirit of its people. Nestled just above Downtown Pittsburgh’s “Golden Triangle,” the Hill District rose to prominence in the early 20th century as…
Introduction: The Steel City Goes to War In the early 1940s, as World War II engulfed the globe, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stood as a beacon of industrial strength. Known as the “Steel City,” Pittsburgh was already a manufacturing giant, but the war elevated its role to new heights. The city became the “Arsenal of the Allegheny,”…
By the mid-1800s, Pittsburgh’s Hill District was already alive with a cacophony of languages and cultures. Long before the neighborhood earned its nickname as “Little Harlem” for its jazz heyday, the Hill was a true melting pot of immigrants and migrants forging a community atop the city’s eastern hills. Its story in the 19th and…