Here are the most recent additions, provided by our friends and neighbors in Brookline.

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2/11/12 - updated page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2012 Indoor Soccer Program.
2/4/12 - updated page for the 2012 Citiparks Traveling Basketball League.
1/31/12 - updated online archive of The Brookline, a monthly publication (2008-present).

A bird's eye view of the Brookline Mural, located between Pioneer and West Liberty Avenues.

1/20/12 - added photo of the Brookline News Agency in 1936.
1/19/12 - added photo of Myer's Service Station in 1936.
1/13/12 - added photo of the 1976 South Hills High School Tigers varsity football team.
1/13/12 - added photo of the 2011/2012 Brookline Elementary girls varsity basketball team.

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12/18/11 - Nick Sywyj became the 82nd Eagle Scout of Troop#6 from Resurrection Church.
12/5/11 - updated page for the 2011 Brookline Knights Football Association.
12/5/11 - added photos from the Brookline Knights 2011 Year-end Banquet.
11/29/11 - added page for the Boulevard of the Allies.
11/25/11 - the Pittsburgh Agreement was signed on May 31, 1918.
11/25/11 - added page for the Armstrong Tunnel.
11/24/11 - updated pages on Pittsburgh Skyscrapers and the Cathedral of Learning.
11/23/11 - updated pages on Bigelow Boulevard and the Allegheny County Courthouse.
11/22/11 - added link to Google Books "The History of Pittsburgh", written in 1851.
11/22/11 - added link to a list of Pittsburgh Historic Landmarks.
11/20/11 - added detailed maps from 1940 of Brookline and vicinity.
11/16/11 - added the 2011 11-Under Brookline Knights to the Knight's "Hall of Champions".
11/14/11 - added photo of the Brookline Knights 1991 Mitey-Mite Cheerleaders.
11/13/11 - added 2011 Brookline Knights Week#12 Game Summaries.
11/10/11 - the Burke Building, built in 1836, is the oldest surviving commercial structure in downtown Pittsburgh, and second to the Fort Pitt Blockhouse as the oldest building of any kind.
11/7/11 - added 2011 Brookline Knights Week#11 Game Summaries.
11/4/11 - updated page for the Civic Arena (Mellon Arena).
11/3/11 - added several aerial views of Brookline, from 1947 through 2006.
10/30/11 - added 2011 Brookline Knights Week#10 Game Summaries.


Marques Watson powers the nine-year old Brookline Knights to a 36-6 playoff victory over the
West Allegheny Indians in a N'oreaster snowfall on Saturday, October 29, 2011. See Photos.
10/28/11 - Pittsburgh has had over 50 Professional Sports Franchises since 1882.
10/26/11 - added page for Doug Brendel, a friend and contributor to our website.
10/24/11 - added 2011 Brookline Knights Week#9 Game Summaries.
10/23/11 - added 2011 Fall Fast Pitch Softball team photo to the Little League Photo Gallery.
10/19/11 - enhanced page on the Indian Uprising of 1763 that threatened to capture Fort Pitt.
10/18/11 - the groundbreaking for the upcoming Brookline Boulevard reconstruction project has been pushed back to the Spring of 2013. Project completion date is the Fall of 2013.
10/17/11 - added page on Exposition Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1890 to 1909.
10/16/11 - added 2011 Brookline Knights Week#8 Game Summaries.
10/12/11 - added some photos of the 1963 Community Center Day Camp.
10/12/11 - added copy of the Master Plan for Brookline Memorial Park, submitted in May 1975.
10/10/11 - added 2011 Brookline Knights Week#7 Game Summaries.
10/8/11 - updated pages on Pittsburgh Steel Mills and the Pennsylvania Canal.
10/3/11 - added the story of Ernest Galko to the Brookline War Memorial page.
10/2/11 - added 2011 Brookline Knights Week#6 Game Summaries.
9/26/11 - added 2011 Brookline Knights Week#5 Game Summaries.
9/22/11 - updated page on the Mayors of Pittsburgh.
9/21/11 - added section on Pittsburgh City Council and representatives for Brookline (District 4).
9/19/11 - added 2011 Brookline Knights Week#4 Game Summaries.
9/19/11 - added Brookline Knights 2011 Team Photos to the Team Photo Gallery.
9/11/11 - added 2011 Brookline Knights Week#3 Game Summaries.
9/11/11 - It's been ten years now since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. I can remember so vividly, and will never forget, the feeling of stunned disbelief I felt on that sad day while watching the tragedy unfold on the television. God Bless America!
9/6/11 - updated page on Library Road (Route 88).
9/4/11 - added 2011 Brookline Knights Week#2 Game Summaries.
9/3/11 - updated pages for the 2011 Recreation Center Summer Hoops Leagues, adding results from the 14-Under and 11-Under All-Star game and Hot Shot competitions.
8/31/11 - added photos of Berkshire Avenue in 1924.
8/31/11 - added photos of Woodbourne Avenue in 1924.
8/31/11 - added photos of Freedom Avenue in 1924.
8/31/11 - added photos of Bayridge Avenue in 1924.
8/30/11 - added photos of the lower end of Pioneer Avenue in 1924.
8/28/11 - added 2011 Brookline Knights Week#1 Game Summaries.
8/26/11 - added page for Bernard "Barney" Diehl (1902-1951).
8/26/11 - updated page on Pittsburgh's Old Inclines.
8/24/11 - updated page on the History of Floods, Snowstorms and Tornados in Pittsburgh, adding information on the magnitude 5.9 earthquake that gave the 'Burgh a shake this afternoon.
8/23/11 - updated page for Joe's Soccer Club (2011) and their trip to the PPG Zoo and Aquarium.
8/22/11 - added page for the Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Railroad (1871-1912).
8/21/11 - added maps of the Brookline area from 1886 and 1910. They are very interesting.
8/18/11 - added page for the Keystone Young Marines. Semper Fi.


A Bird's Eye View of Brookline Boulevard - August 2011.
8/14/11 - added some photos taken from the tower of the Brookline firehouse. What a view!
8/13/11 - added photos from the 30th running of the Brookline Breeze 5K Fitness Run/Walk, including race results.
8/8/11 - added photo of West Liberty Avenue at Saranac Avenue in 1922.
8/8/11 - added photos of Wedgemere Avenue in 1925.
8/7/11 - added link to Heinz History Center video "250 Years of Pittsburgh Innovation."
7/30/11 - added the 2011 Brookline 8-Under Boys, Boys Minor League, Boys Little League, Girls 8-Under, Girls 10-Under, Girls 12-Under and Girls 15-Under team photos to the All-Star Gallery.
7/25/11 - James G. Klingensmith passed away at age 100. Among his many accomplishments, he was manager of the undefeated 1955 Brookline Pony League team and past-president of the Brookline Chamber of Commerce. Read additional Brookline-Dormont Patch article on James G. Klingensmith.
7/24/11 - added photos of Fordham Avenue in 1921.
7/12/11 - added photo of the 1976 Our Lady of Loreto 6th Grade basketball team.
7/12/11 - added photo from All Saint's Day in 1973 at Our Lady of Loreto.
7/12/11 - added photo from First Communion in 1972 at Our Lady of Loreto.
7/5/11 - added page for LST-512, a World War II vessel that docked in Pittsburgh in 1945.
7/1/11 - added the 2011 Steeltown Sportswear Little League, the Roell Contracting Minor League, and the Party Cake Bakery Girls Little League teams to the list of champions on the Brookline Little League Past Champions page.
6/30/11 - added photo of the 1965 South Hills Catholic freshman basketball team.
6/30/11 - added photo of the 1965 South Hills Catholic freshman football team.
6/15/11 - added photo of the 1982 Resurrection CYO Boys basketball team.
6/11/11 - updated page for Robert S. Sallin, producer of "Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan."
6/2/11 - added 2011 team pictures to the Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.


Flags were flying with pride at the Memorial Day Parade on May 30, 2011.
5/30/11 - added photo of the 1945 Brookline Elementary Graduating Class.
5/30/11 - added photos of Grumet's Market in 1950.
5/30/11 - added photos of Melman's Market in 1954 and 1936.
5/30/11 - added photo of Glenarm Avenue in 1930.
5/30/11 - updated page for the Winter 1948 Brookline Elementary Graduating Class.
5/29/11 - added link to The Short Cut, a page of Brookline memories from the 1940s.
5/29/11 - added photo of the 1948 Brookline Elementary Varsity basketball team.
5/29/11 - added photo of the 1948 Brookline Elementary Cheerleaders.
5/29/11 - updated the story of Thomas J. Cullison on the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/26/11 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2011 Spring Car Cruise.
5/23/11 - added several photos to the Brookline Little League 1952 Year in Review.
5/22/11 - added photo of the 1951 Elizabeth Seton High School scholarship award winners.
5/22/11 - updated page for the Spring 1948 Brookline Elementary Graduating Class.
5/22/11 - added photo of the 1950 Brookline Elementary Varsity basketball team.
5/22/11 - added photo of the 1954 Resurrection Elementary Varsity football team.
5/22/11 - added photo of the 1953 Resurrection Elementary Patrol Members, or Safeties.
5/21/11 - added page for the Recreation Center's 2011 Spring Basketball Clinic.


Brookline Little League Opening Day on April 30. BLLA enters it's 61st season in 2011.
4/30/11 - added photos from the Brookline Little League Parade on April 30, 2011.
4/18/11 - from The Pittsburgh Press archives and other online sources, recreated and updated a thirty-part special feature from 1919 that details the many contributions of Pittsburgh men and women in World War I entitled A History Of Pittsburgh and Western PA Soldiers In The War.
4/17/11 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's Lunch With The Bunny - 2011.
4/17/11 - added page for the Brookline Park Earth Day Cleanup project, part of the city and state-wide Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful "Pick It Up, PA" program. It's all a part of the Great American Cleanup, an effort to remove trash from our streets and parks.
4/13/11 - updated page for the Pittsburgh Boxing Club, including 2011 Golden Gloves champions.
4/10/11 - updated page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2011 Indoor Soccer Program.
4/9/11 - updated information on the Brookline Monument and Veteran's War Memorial.
3/25/11 - updated page on the History of Floods, Snowstorms and Tornados in Pittsburgh.
3/22/11 - as part of our project on the Brookline Monument and Veteran's War Memorial, created a page to document Pittsburgh's fallen soldiers in the War on Terror (2001-present).
3/20/11 - added photo of Breining Street in 1953, at the intersection with Eben Street.
3/20/11 - added link to the historic Pittsburgh images of The Brady Stewart Collection.
3/19/11 - updated page for the 2011 Citiparks Traveling Basketball League.
3/17/11 - added link to Pop City's article on Brookline Boulevard.
3/8/11 - added short biography on Ensign James Wonn to our Brookline Personalities page.
2/10/11 - added photos of Chuck Senft's induction into the PA Golden Gloves Hall of Fame.
2/6/11 - The Pittsburgh Steelers lost, 31-25, to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV.
1/18/11 - added photos of the 2010/2011 Brookline Elementary varsity basketball teams.

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This website began in April of 1998. There were no updates from 2002 through 2004.