What's New in the Brookline Connection?

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

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12/28/10 - added Resurrection class photo, 8th grade class (8-2) - 1975.
12/10/10 - updated page for the 2010 Brookline Knights Football Association.
12/7/10 - December 7, 2010 was declared Brookline Knights Day in the City of Pittsburgh.
12/4/10 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's Fitness Facility Dedication.

Reconstruction of Mazza Pavilion on Brookline Boulevard.
Reconstruction of Mazza Pavilion apartments on Brookline Boulevard - November 2010.

11/28/10 - updated page on Trolleys in Brookline and Trolleys in Pittsburgh.
11/26/10 - updated information on the Route 51/Route 88 interchange reconstruction project.
11/23/10 - updated page for Toner Institute (1899-1977).
11/21/10 - added page for the dedication of Stephen Mayhle Memorial Field in Brookline Park.
11/20/10 - added several photos showing the reconstruction of West Liberty Avenue in 1915.
11/15/10 - added the 2010 13-Under Brookline Knights to the Knight's "Hall of Champions".
11/11/10 - updated information on Skybus, the unmanned train that wound its way through South Park on an elevated guideway in the 1960s. Skybus helped revolutionize People-Mover technology. The fully-restored Skybus vehicle is now on display at Bombardier's West Mifflin headquarters.
11/7/10 - added photos of Brookline Boulevard in March 1916.
11/6/10 - added photos of Pioneer Avenue in 1916, near Brookline Elementary.
11/6/10 - added photos of Creedmoor Avenue in 1919.
10/31/10 - added the 1998 Season to the Brookline Knights Seasons In Review.
10/8/10 - added photos of Wenzel Avenue in 1913.
10/7/10 - updated history of Saw Mill Run Boulevard and Saw Mill Run Creek.
9/5/10 - updated page for PNC Park, adding information and photos of A Tribute To Maz.
8/28/10 - added link to a nice video of Brookline Knights 8-Under Football Action from the 2009 season featuring speedy #42 Cole McMullan and a cast of characters.

Chris 'Fritz' Brendel of Holly Springs, NC, competes in the 29th Annual Brookline Breeze 8/14/2010.
Chris "Fritz" Brendel of Holly Springs, NC, returned home to run in the Brookline Breeze 5K.
This is not the first time we've seen Chris on the run. See Fritz heading for home
on Little League Opening Day at the Community Center field back in 1976.

8/14/10 - added photos from the 29th running of the Brookline Breeze 5K Fitness Run/Walk, including race results.
8/14/10 - added photo of the Brookline Park 2010 Recreation Center Staff.
8/12/10 - added page for Joe's Soccer Club (2010) and their trip to the PPG Zoo and Aquarium.
8/11/10 - read Post-Gazette article "Breezin' in Brookline: Memories from a neighborhood race."
8/6/10 - added page for the Community Family Fun Fest, August 5 at Brookline Park.
7/22/10 - added 2010 Minor League and 10-Under Girls team photos to the All-Star Gallery.
7/20/10 - added Resurrection Elementary 1936 1st Grade, 1937 2nd Grade, 1938 3rd Grade and 1940 5th Grade Class Photos.
7/19/10 - added Brookline Elementary 1971 4th Grade and 1975 8th Grade Class Photos.
7/16/10 - added 2010 8-Under Boys and 12-Under Girls team photos to the All-Star Gallery.
7/15/10 - added some new photos and information to the pages on Forbes Field (1909-1970) and Three Rivers Stadium (1968-2001).
7/7/10 - added 2010 Little League and 8-Under Girls team photos to the All-Star Gallery.
6/25/10 - added the 2010 Mike Poremski Plumbing Little League, the TAS Sportswear Minor League, and the Party Cake Bakery Girls Little League teams to the list of champions on the Brookline Little League Past Champions page.
6/24/10 - updated page on the History of Floods, Snowstorms and Tornados in Pittsburgh, adding information on another of nature's nasty surprises, the seismic tremor that gave the 'Burgh a gentle nudge on June 23, 2010.
6/17/10 - added photo of the Brookline Elementary 1953 Kindergarten Class.

TAS Sportswear - 2010 BLLA Minor League Champs
June 16 - TAS Sportswear beat Seven-Eleven, 7-3, to win the BLLA Minor League Championship.

6/16/10 - added photo of a Brookline Elementary 3rd Grade Christmas Play in 1956.
6/14/10 - added photo of the original Eat'n Park restaurant in 1949, located on Route 51.
6/14/10 - added photos of Glenbury Street from 1895 to 1940.
6/14/10 - added photos of Edgebrook Avenue in 1929.
6/14/10 - added photos of the South Hills Coal Company in 1930, located on McNeilly Road.
6/11/10 - added photos from Brookline Elementary School Fun Day 2010.
6/7/10 - added several photos of West Liberty Avenue in 1912, illustrating the view of a rider on the 39Brookline trolley traveling from South Hills Junction to Brookline.
6/5/10 - added 1907 Freehold Real Estate Poster touting the booming Brookline housing market.
6/3/10 - added 2010 team pictures to the Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
5/31/10 - added photos from the 2010 Memorial Day Parade on Brookline Boulevard.
5/27/10 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2010 Spring Car Cruise.
5/24/10 - added photos from the 2005 Brookline Little League Parade.
5/19/10 - added construction photos from 1958/1959 to the page on the Fort Pitt Tunnels.
5/16/10 - added page for the 2010 Spring Basketball Clinic at the Brookline Recreation Center.
5/4/10 - added Aerial Views of Brookline from 1939, 1957, 1967 and 2005.
4/26/10 - added link to the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Community Safety webpage.
4/22/10 - read Post-Gazette article, "Brookline's business district is just right for a food walk."
4/19/10 - added page for the 2010 Tae Kwon Do Class at the Brookline Recreation Center.
4/19/10 - added page for the Brookline Park Earth Day Cleanup project, part of the city and state-wide PA Cleanways "Let's Pick It Up, PA" program to remove trash from our streets and parks.

April 17, 2010 - Brookline residents came together for the 6th annual PA Cleanways 'Pick It Up, PA' cleanup. The Brookline effort is led by community group SPDC and the staff of Brookline Memorial Recreation Center.
The Brookline Earth Day Cleanup, sponsored by the South Pittsburgh Development Corporation.

4/12/10 - updated page for the 2010 Citiparks Traveling Basketball League.
4/10/10 - If you live in the 'Burgh, you probably know about basement commodes. What you probably didn't know is that they actually have a name, the Pittsburgh Potty, and a history.
4/5/10 - updated history page on the Smithfield Street Bridge (1818-present).
4/1/10 - updated informational page on the Churches in Brookline.
4/1/10 - added photo of the United Presbyterian Church's Cub Scout Pack#18 in 1943.
3/30/10 - added the latest information on the proposed reconstruction of Brookline Boulevard, a project now slated to begin in the fall of 2011.
3/28/10 - added photos of West Liberty Avenue in 1910, near Brookside Avenue.
3/28/10 - added photos of Timberland Avenue in 1909, near Saw Mill Run.
3/27/10 - added photos of the paving of Rossmore Avenue in 1925, from Pioneer to Flatbush.
3/27/10 - added page for the Brookline Recreation Center's Breakfast With The Bunny - 2010.
3/26/10 - added photos of the paving of Brookline Boulevard in 1909, near West Liberty Avenue, on what is now Bodkin Street. This was the original Boulevard route until 1935.
2/20/10 - updated page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2010 Indoor Soccer Program.
2/17/10 - added 1905 newspaper clipping touting the Great Brookline Spring on Berkshire Avenue. Did this thing really exist?
2/13/10 - added photo of the 2009/2010 Brookline Elementary boys basketball team.
2/12/10 - added the 2009 13-Under Brookline Knights to the Knight's "Hall of Champions".
2/12/10 - added some photos of the Recreation Center staff digging out after the storm.
2/10/10 - updated page on the History of Floods, Snowstorms and Tornados in Pittsburgh, adding information on the dual snowstorms of February 5-6 and February 9-10.

February 6, 2010 - A powerful storm buries Pittsburgh under 21.1 inches of snow, the 4th highest amount ever. This is the 1300 block of Bellaire Place as the storm wound down. Three days later another 7.9 inches fell in a second big storm. The six-day total: 29.0 inches.
February 6, 2010 - Brookliners awake to a whopping 21.1 inches of snow.

2/1/10 - added some photos of Brookline Boulevard in 1936.

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