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  2. Forbes Avenue - Wikipedia

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    According to historical writer and blogger Leon J. Pollom, the lowest section of Forbes Avenue was originally named Diamond Street. The remainder was named Forbes Street in honor of John Forbes (1707–1759), [1] whose expedition recaptured Fort Duquesne and who renamed the place Pittsburgh in 1758.

  3. Allegheny County Office Building - Wikipedia

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    Allegheny County Office Building located at Ross Street and Forbes Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built from 1929 to 1931. It was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 2002.

  4. List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic ...

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    Second Avenue to Forbes Avenue Bluff, the 2003 Arrott Building: 1902 Frederick J. Osterling: Fourth Avenue and Wood Street Downtown 2000 Arsenal Middle School (City of Pittsburgh Public Schools) 1932 Schwab, Palmgreen & Merrick, Marion M. Steen: 3901 Butler Street Lawrenceville 2001

  5. Schenley Plaza - Wikipedia

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    The 4.5-acre (18,000 m 2) plaza, located on Forbes Avenue and Schenley Drive in the city's Oakland district, includes multiple gardens, food kiosks, public meeting spaces, a carousel, and a prominent 1.0-acre (4,000 m 2) "Emerald Lawn" with free wireless internet access.

  6. Armstrong Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    The tunnel was constructed between 1926 and 1927. The chief engineer was Vernon R. Covell of the Allegheny County Public Works Department. The tunnel portals were designed by a city architect, Stanley L. Roush, who is also noted for the Smithfield Street Bridge portals, the Pittsburgh City-County Building, the Corliss Tunnel, and many other municipal projects.

  7. Tower Two-Sixty - Wikipedia

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    The $107 million, LEED CS Silver-certified tower [2] consists of 18 floors [3] and is located the Market Square and Point Park University sections of Downtown Pittsburgh. The tower includes a 197-room Hilton Garden Inn Hotel [ 4 ] and Market Square Garage, 321-car parking complex [ 5 ] managed by Alco Parking.

  8. Carnegie Museum of Art - Wikipedia

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    Forum Gallery – Located on the first floor of the museum just inside the Forbes Avenue entrance, this single room is dedicated to temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. It opened November 3, 1990, with support from the National Endowment of the Arts – The first exhibition, Forum 1 , was a solo show of Jeff Wall.

  9. St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Pittsburgh) - Wikipedia

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    St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was an early example of the archaeological phase of Gothic Revival architecture, designed by the Philadelphia architect John Notman. It was originally built in 1851 at the corner of Grant and Diamond streets as a chapel of ease for Trinity Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Pittsburgh .