Park Renovations

Patricia Rooney Memorial Fountain

October 19, 2020
The Rooney Memorial Fountain illuminated in the evening.

Situated in Allegheny Commons, Pittsburgh’s oldest park, the original Northeast Fountain, now known as the Patricia Rooney Memorial Fountain, stood for decades as a focal point of the park experience…

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Westinghouse Memorial and Pond

October 19, 2020
Westinghouse Project

Just a short walk from the Schenley Park Café and Visitor Center and the entrance to the Steve Faloon Trail stands this impressive memorial to George Westinghouse. A distinctive feature of Schenley Park since its dedication in 1930, the memorial was originally…

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Schenley Park Cafe and Visitor Center

October 19, 2020
The front of the Schenley Park Cafe Visitor Center

The Schenley Park Café and Visitor Center was the second showcase project of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy. The restoration of the century-old structure was completed in 2002. The goal of…

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Mellon Square

October 19, 2020
Mellon Square Park fountains at night

Originally created in 1955 as the first public space built over a parking garage, Mellon Square is a Modernist masterpiece. The completely restored Mellon Square reopened in May 2014, offering a renewed urban oasis for workers,…

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Mellon Park Walled Garden

October 19, 2020
Mellon Park Walled Garden fountain

Originally a part of the Richard Beatty Mellon Estate, the walkways and fountain of the walled garden at Mellon Park in Shadyside were restored in 2010, along with new plantings,…

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Riverview Park Chapel Shelter

October 19, 2020
Chapel Shelter at Riverview Park with flowers in bloom

The Chapel Shelter in Riverview Park closed in 2005, and funds were allocated for its demolition. With the help of the City and additional funders, the Parks Conservancy led an effort to…

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Phipps Run

October 19, 2020

At Phipps Run in Schenley Park, a muddy corridor was reconstructed as a new stream bed and trail in 2004. The re-establishment of the stream marked the essential first step…

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Park Signage and Trail Restoration

October 19, 2020
Riverview Park sign with Chapel Shelter in background

In 2010, the Parks Conservancy and City of Pittsburgh improved almost six miles of trails and installed nearly 100 directional and interpretive signs throughout the, at the time, four regional parks. The…

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McKinley Park

October 19, 2020
McKinley Park benches and plants

This 79-acre community park is a gathering place for the Beltzhoover neighborhood. With the aid of local government and state funding, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy led the project to restore this important community…

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Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain

October 19, 2020
SP Mary Schenley Fountain outside of Frick Fine Arts Building with people sitting around it

Bringing the Mary E. Schenley Memorial Fountain back to life was another step in restoring the significant historic features of Schenley Park. Restoration of the fountain was necessary because of cracks, staining,…

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