Skibo Castle: Andrew Carnegie’s Extraordinary Estate
Jan 27, 2020 · Skibo Castle, the estate Andrew Carnegie bought in 1899, is now open to members of the Carnegie Club. January 27, 2020. Turning into the long drive that leads to Skibo Castle, one can imagine what it was like for Andrew Carnegie to arrive at his Scottish home back in 1899.That was the year he purchased the estate, hoping his young daughter ...
A Very Short History of Pittsburgh
Aug 25, 2008 · Geography comes first. Close upon the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, one gets a sense of westward flowing waters, but a map of Western Pennsylvania shows the Allegheny flowing south and the Monongahela north, almost at right angles to the Ohio. A fourth river, the Potomac, comes into play by bringing the coast … A Very Short History of Pittsburgh Read More »
The Story of the Marcellus Shale - Pittsburgh Quarterly
Nov 20, 2009 · In the fall of 2000, then in his early fifties, Zagorski, a native of western Pennsylvania, had spent most of his career working in the Appalachian Basin. He knew as well as anyone the story of its successes. And he knew about its failures, many of them the failures of creeping middle age, at least in the geological sense.
The Fate of a Prison - Pittsburgh Quarterly
Aug 20, 2017 · For a sprawling building in an ambitious Romanesque style on a conspicuous riverfront site, Western Penitentiary has spent most of its life in architectural obscurity. After an auspicious start, it fell quickly from prominence. Now, it may soon fall to the wrecking ball. Begun in 1879 in Woods Run along the Ohio River and partially … The Fate of a Prison Read More »
Front Page - Pittsburgh Quarterly
by David McCormick. Editor’s note: Over the past 15 years, when Pittsburghers including Dan Onorato and John Fetterman have run for statewide or national office, Pittsburgh Quarterly has given them the opportunity to share their views. In this issue, U.S. Senate candidate and Pittsburgher David McCormick writes about why he’s running.
What Do I Know? Smokey Robinson - Pittsburgh Quarterly
Sep 19, 2023 · A Sexy Serenade: Bob Dylan once called Smokey Robinson “America’s greatest living poet.”. But poet or not, one thing about Smokey is very clear. He is a great creator and purveyor of modern American love songs. Not only is Smokey’s wife, Frances, from Pittsburgh but they own a home here. September 19, 2023.
The Torch Is Passed - Pittsburgh Quarterly
Jun 28, 2019 · The next generation of the Mellon family has taken the reins of the largest grant-making organization in western Pennsylvania. Richard A. Mellon, 56, has been named chairman and chief executive officer of the Richard King Mellon Foundation and the R. K. Mellon Family Foundation, the boards of both foundations announced. He succeeds Seward Prosser Mellon, … The Torch Is Passed Read More »
Where the Dead Go - Pittsburgh Quarterly
Jan 11, 2021 · Stroll through Pittsburgh’s historic Homewood Cemetery on a clement day, and it’s hard not to feel oneself shuffling off this mortal coil for a spell. The serenity of the rolling, tree-lined hills against the backdrop of Frick Park; the acres of carefully maintained plots featuring everything from angels to obelisks to massive granite mausoleums; the …
Clan Carnegie - Pittsburgh Quarterly
Nov 18, 2012 · Carnegie’s father, William, was a hand-loom weaver, and when the bottom fell out of that industry, in 1848 he moved the family to Allegheny City. “They sold absolutely everything to get there, but the father never did manage to make a living and died in Pittsburgh in 1855,” said Nora Rundell, CEO of the Carnegie Dunfermline and Hero Fund ...
John Fetterman, Public Servant - Pittsburgh Quarterly
I was born in Reading, Pa., on Aug. 15, 1969. My parents, Karl and Susan Fetterman, were both only 19 years old at the time, so I was an “unplanned event.” But my mom and dad did get married and, as I matured and came to understand the circumstances surrounding my birth, the knowledge helped … John Fetterman, Public Servant Read More »