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Below are links to
recent additions to the website, provided by our friends and neighbors in
Brookline.
 Brookline Connection
... 2013 ...
12/28/13 - added 1927-1955 Geodetic and Topographic Maps of the Brookline area.
12/23/13 - added 1916 Plate Maps of Brookline.
12/17/13 - added some new photos of trolleys in Brookline.
12/15/13 - added link to West View Park Promotional Video on the Community Picnic page.
12/14/13 - updated page for the 1914 Brookline Baseball Club.
12/8/13 - added information on the 1980 Twerps team to the Knights "Hall of Champions".
12/2/13 - the 11-year old Brookline Knights
won the Mid-Atlantic Classic Series holiday tournament.
12/2/13 - updated page for the 2013 Brookline Knights Football Association.
11/29/13 - updated the Brookline History - 250 Years page, adding several new segments.
11/23/13 - added photo from First Communion in 1970 at Our Lady of Loreto.
11/21/13 - added 1956 listing of Brookline Boulevard merchants and institutions.
11/19/13 - added 1972 Resurrection 8th Grade class photos and graduation list.
11/14/13 - added the 2013 11-Under and 13-Under teams to the Knights "Hall of Champions".
11/4/13 - added 2013 Brookline Knights Week#11 Game
Summaries.
10/28/13 - added 2013 Brookline Knights Week#10 Game
Summaries.
10/25/13 - added Journal article on the Inaugural Brookline Breeze, held on September 3, 1982.
10/20/13 - added 2013 Brookline Knights Week#9 Game
Summaries.
10/14/13 - added 2013 Brookline Knights Week#8 Game
Summaries.
10/12/13 - updated the story of Thomas J. Cullison on the Brookline War Memorial page.
This 40-foot inflatable duck, which arrived
on September 27, has become quite a hit in the 'Burgh.
Moored near The Point, the internationally acclaimed duck will be here
until October 20.
10/8/13 - added Brookline Knights 2013 Team
Photos to
the Team Photo Gallery.
10/7/13 - added 2013 Brookline Knights Week#7 Game
Summaries.
9/29/13 - added 2013 Brookline Knights Week#6 Game
Summaries.
9/22/13 - added 2013 Brookline Knights Week#5 Game
Summaries.
9/16/13 - added 2013 Brookline Knights Week#4 Game
Summaries.
9/8/13 - added 2013 Brookline Knights Week#3 Game
Summaries.
9/4/13 - added 1965 Brookline Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
9/4/13 - added 1973 Resurrection 8th Grade class photo.
9/4/13 - added 1967 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
9/1/13 - added 2013 Brookline Knights Week#2 Game
Summaries.
8/25/13 - added 2013 Brookline Knights Week#1 Game
Summaries.
8/24/13 - updated pages for the 2013 Recreation Center Summer Hoops
Leagues, adding results
from the 14-Under and 11-Under All-Star game and Hot Shot competitions.
8/22/13 - On October 29, 1933, Germany's famous Graf Zeppelin flew over Pittsburgh.
8/21/13 - the 2013 Brookline Little League
12U and 15U Girls Slo-Pitch teams finished their season as runner-up in
the Mayor's Cup Championship on July 24 at PNC Park.
8/18/13 - added 1968 Resurrection 8th Grade class photo.
8/18/13 - added 1964 Resurrection 8th Grade class photo.
8/18/13 - added 1962 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
8/17/13 - added 1963 Resurrection 8th Grade class photo.
Runners await the start of the 32nd annual Brookline
Breeze on August 10, 2013.
8/11/13 - added photos from the 32nd running of the Brookline Breeze 5K Fitness Run/Walk, including race
results. Congratulations
Justin Weaver and Lisa Lucas, 2013 Breeze 5K winners.
8/6/13 - updated pages for the 2013 Recreation Center Summer Hoops
Leagues.
7/29/13 - added the 2013 12-Under Girls and 15-Under Girls team photos to the Brookline Little League All-Star Gallery.
7/28/13 - view an artist's rendering of the new Liberty Tunnels Portal Design.
7/28/13 - added Random Photos of Brookline Street Scenes (#2) from our facebook page.
7/28/13 - added Random Photos of Brookline Street Scenes (#1) from our facebook page.
7/28/13 - added Random Photos of West Liberty Avenue (1915-1950) from our facebook page.
7/28/13 - added Random Photos of West Liberty Avenue (1915) from our facebook page.
7/27/13 - added Random Photos of West Liberty Avenue (1909-1913) from our facebook page.
7/27/13 - added Random Photos of Brookline Boulevard (1909-1967) from our facebook page.
7/27/13 - added Random Photos of Saw Mill Run Boulevard (1909-1964) from our facebook page.
7/20/13 - added page for Beinhauer's Funeral Home, shown here in 1915.
7/20/13 - added page for the Pittsburgh Coal Company, located at the Brookline Junction, in 1915.
7/13/13 - added page for Harley's Moving and General Hauling, near the Brookline Junction, in 1915.
7/13/13 - added page for the Knowlson Methodist Church, the first church built in Brookline.
7/11/13 - added the 2013 8-Under Boys, Boys Minor League and Boys Little League team photos to the Brookline Little League All-Star Gallery.
7/8/13 - added the 2013 R&G
Contracting Little League, the Vinnie's Pretzel Shoppe Minor League and the Getaway Cafe Girls Little League teams to the list of champions on the Brookline
Little League Past Champions page.
6/25/13 - added the 1980 Boys 10-Under team photo to the Little League All-Star Gallery.
6/23/13 - Post-Gazette article - "Pittsburgh Digs In, Prepares For War - June 1863".
6/14/13 - updated pages on Our Lady of Loreto and St. Pius X churches
to include the new pastor, Reverend James Bachner.
6/11/13 - added page on Pittsburgh's playgrounds in 1930.
5/30/12 - added page for the Brookline
Recreation Center's 2013 Spring Car Cruise.
The Memorial Day Parade procession makes it's
way down Pioneer Avenue - May 27, 2013.
5/26/13 - added 2013 team pictures to the
Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
5/25/13 - added photo of the 1940 Confirmation Class at Toner Institute.
5/23/13 - congratulations to the South Brook Middle School Soccer team, 2013 City Champions!
5/21/13 - added photos from
the annual Brookline Little League Parade.
5/16/13 - SIGN-UPS for the 2013 Brookline Knights football season will be held Saturday, June 8.
5/8/13 - on January 15, 1932, four boys
from Overbrook foiled an attempt to blow up a Pittsburgh & West Virginia
railroad train near Glenbury Street. The disaster was averted with only
minutes to spare. Read the Pittsburgh Press story.
4/29/13 - added page for Brother George Gilfoyle, Brookline's beloved honorary fireman.
4/24/13 - updated page for South Park, the 2013-acre Allegheny County Park.
4/22/13 - added 1960 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
4/16/13 - added page for Oak Elementary School, located along Ballinger Street from 1908 to 1943.
4/16/13 - added the story of Bruno Riccardi to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/13/13 - added 1959 Resurrection 8th Grade class photo.
4/10/13 - added 1962 Brookline Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
4/10/13 - added 1970 Resurrection 8th Grade class photo.
4/9/13 - updated page for the Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway (1904-1916), the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad (1916-1988) and the current Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad (1990-present). These railroads have operated the freight trains
that run along Saw Mill Run and Library Road.
4/7/13 - added photos of Whited Street and Jacob Street in 1957.
4/6/13 - updated page for the 2013 Citiparks Traveling Basketball League.
4/6/13 - added 1926 Map of Brookline and Pittsburgh's 19th Ward.
Spring is in the air! A view of homes along
Breining and Oakridge Streets on April 6, 2013.
4/3/13 - added Sgt. John Mazza to the list of
fallen local soldiers from World War II on the Brookline Monument and Veteran's War Memorial page.
4/3/13 - added photos and an article on Pittsburgh's Ten Deadliest Roads in 1930.
4/3/13 - added several Pittsburgh Press Freehold Real Estate Advertisements from 1930.
4/2/13 - added 1980 Brookline Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
4/2/13 - added 1979 Brookline Elementary 2nd Grade class photo.
4/2/13 - added 1977 Brookline Elementary Kindergarten class photo.
4/1/13 - added several Pittsburgh Press Freehold Real Estate Advertisements from 1924 to 1926.
4/1/13 - added several Pittsburgh Press Freehold Real Estate Advertisements from 1905 and 1907.
4/1/13 - added some Pittsburgh Press Real Estate Advertisements from 1902.
4/1/13 - updated page on the Boulevard Reconstruction in 1935.
3/21/13 - added photo of Berwin, Birtley and Wolford Avenues in 1925.
3/21/13 - added photos of Gallion Avenue in 1916 and 1925.
3/21/13 - added photos of Beaufort Avenue in 1916.
3/19/13 - added Panorama View of Brookline Boulevard in 1985. Good work Doug!
3/17/13 - updated page for the
Brookline Recreation Center's 2013 Indoor Soccer Program.
3/13/13 - added 1967 Brookline Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
3/13/13 - added 1963 Carmalt Elementary 1st Grade class photo.
3/13/13 - added 1962 Carmalt Elementary kindergarten class photo.
3/10/13 - added page for the Roberto Clemente Bridge.
3/8/13 - added photos of Eben Street in 1950.
3/5/13 - Beatlemania came to Pittsburgh on September 14, 1964. It was a hard day's night.
3/2/13 - added page for Vic Cianca, Pittsburgh's famous traffic cop.
2/26/13 - Danny McGibbeny Field was dedicated on October 8, 1977.
The long-awaited Brookline Boulevard
reconstruction project began on February 25, 2013.
2/11/13 - added page on the Gateway Clipper Fleet, sailing the three rivers since 1958.
2/10/13 - added 1973 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
2/10/13 - added 1977 Resurrection 6th Grade class photo.
2/10/13 - added 1972 West Liberty Elementary 2nd Grade class photo.
2/10/13 - added 1973 West Liberty Elementary 3rd Grade class photo.
2/10/13 - added 1974 West Liberty Elementary 3rd/4th Grade class photo.
2/10/13 - added 1975 West Liberty Elementary 5th Grade class photo.
2/9/13 - added 1972 St. Pius Elementary 2nd Grade class photo.
2/9/13 - added 1963 Carmalt Elementary kindergarten class photo.
2/9/13 - added 1977 Our Lady of Loreto 8th grade class photo.
2/9/13 - added 1964 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
2/9/13 - added 1965 Resurrection 2nd Grade communion photo.
2/9/13 - added 1959 Brookline Elementary kindergarten class photo.
2/9/13 - added photo of the 1969/1970 Resurrection Varsity basketball team.
2/9/13 - added two 1970 Resurrection 8th Grade class photos.
2/9/13 - added 1971 Resurrection 8th Grade class photo.
2/9/13 - added 1967 Resurrection 8th Grade class photo.
2/4/13 - added photos of Pittsburgh's World Series, Super Bowl and Stanley Cup championship rings.
1/29/13 - added page for the Kaufmann's Clock, installed in 1913.
1/29/13 - added page for the old B&O Railroad Depot.
1/23/13 - added photo of South Hills High School in 1939 and current update on the school building.
1/22/13 - added page for Frank F. DeBor, founder of DeBor Funeral Home.
1/22/13 - added photos of Brookline Boulevard in 1985.
1/18/13 - added a painting of a vintage Brookline Boulevard scene, done by local artist Dino Guarino.
1/16/13 - added photos of the 2012/2013 Brookline Elementary varsity basketball teams.
1/12/13 - updated page on Sears Catalog Homes in Brookline.
1/7/13 - added photo of the Fleming Place Housing Plan in 1921.
1/6/13 - added photos of 1989 McLaughlin Agency, 1990 McLaughlin Agency, 1991 McLaughlin Agency, 1992 McMinn Olds, 1993 Bickertons News, 1994 Bickertons News, 1995 Bickertons News and 1996 Bickertons News to the
Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
1/4/13 - added photo of Brookline Pharmacy in 1936.
... 2012 ...
12/30/12 - the Brookline Knights 10-Under Cheerleaders were named the winners of this year's Pittsburgh
Steeler's Kids Zone "So You Think You Can Cheer" competition.
December 29, 2012 was a snowy day in Brookline.
For more photos visit our facebook page.
12/22/12 - created a Brookline Connection Facebook Page.
12/22/12 - added photos from the Brookline Recreation Center's Lunch With Santa.
12/17/12 - added updated design specs and timetable for the Brookline Boulevard Reconstruction.
12/11/12 - added Resurrection Elementary 1988, 1989 and 1990 basketball team photos.
12/11/12 - added photo of Resurrection Elementary's 1988 Cheerleaders.
12/11/12 - added 1993 and 1994 Seton-LaSalle Varsity Football team photos.
12/11/12 - added seven team photos (1985-1989) to the BYSA Old Team Photo Gallery.
12/11/12 - added 1988-1989 6th grade class photo from Resurrection Elementary.
12/10/12 - added Petty Officer 1C Nicolas D. Checque to the list of Pittsburgh
District soldiers who have fallen during Operation Enduring Freedom, the War in Afghanistan
(2001-present).
12/9/12 - added photos from the Brookline Knights 2012 Year-End
Banquet.
12/8/12 - added page on the Native Americans that lived in this portion
of the Ohio Country.
11/30/12 - updated page detailing the history of Fort Duquesne.
It's time once again for the Christmas
lighting on Brookline Boulevard - November 28, 2012.
11/26/12 - the 10-year old Brookline Knights
won the Mid-Atlantic Classic Series holiday tournament.
11/26/12 - updated page for the 2012 Brookline Knights Football
Association.
11/24/12 - scenes for a made-for-tv film were shot on
Brookline Boulevard in the summer of 1990.
11/20/12 - added the 2012 10-Under Brookline Knights to the Knights "Hall of Champions".
11/18/12 - added 2012 Brookline Knights Week#12 Game
Summaries.
11/12/12 - added 2012 Brookline Knights Week#11 Game
Summaries.
11/7/12 - the proposal for Grant Plaza was abandoned in favor of Oxford Centre in 1978.
11/6/12 - corrected homepage link to WQED Experience special "Have You Been To Brookline?"
11/5/12 - added 2012 Brookline Knights Week#10 Game
Summaries.
10/30/12 - updated page on the Flood of 1972 that followed Hurricane Agnes.
10/28/12 - added 2012 Brookline Knights Week#9 Game
Summaries.
10/28/12 - added page for the 2012 Community Center Halloween
Party.
10/23/12 - added page on Brookline's two Movie Theatres
(1910-1952).
10/21/12 - added 2012 Brookline Knights Week#8 Game
Summaries.
10/17/12 - corrected link to the Brookline Youth Soccer Association homepage.
10/15/12 - added 2012 Brookline Knights Week#7 Game
Summaries.
10/15/12 - updated page on the Great Fire of 1845.
10/13/12 - updated page on the Big Flood of 1907.
10/11/12 - updated page on the Saint Patrick's Day Flood of 1936.
10/7/12 - added pictures of Pittsburgh's Point in 1983 during construction of three of the city's
signature skyscrapers, PPG Place, Mellon Bank Tower and Oxford Centre.
10/6/12 - added 2012 Brookline Knights Week#6 Game
Summaries.
10/6/12 - added Brookline Knights 2012 Team
Photos to
the Team Photo Gallery.
10/2/12 - added an interesting history of Pittsburgh's Coal Hill,
known as Mount Washington.
10/1/12 - added 2012 Brookline Knights Week#5 Game
Summaries.
NFL Players Ray Ventrone (Browns)
and Ross Ventrone (Patriots) visit Brookline's McGibbeny Field
on September 29. Both Ray and Ross got their start playing football for
the Brookline Knights.
9/28/12 - the Westinghouse Sign lit up the North Shore from 1967 to 1998.
9/25/12 - added page for the Brookline
Recreation Center's 2012 Autumn Car Cruise.
9/24/12 - added 2012 Brookline Knights Week#4 Game
Summaries.
9/21/12 - added page on the Indian Trail Steps that scaled Mount Washington until 1935.
9/21/12 - added pictures of Pittsburgh's Point in 1910.
9/20/12 - check out this video presentation of the 2012 Brookline
Breeze, courtesy of Doug.
9/20/12 - in the United States Navy, since 1861, four ships have been
named USS Pittsburgh.
9/18/12 - uncovered the cornerstone of the original St. Mark's
Chapel, located
on Bodkin Street.
9/18/12 - added Lt. Colonel Christopher K. Raible to the list of Pittsburgh
District soldiers who have fallen during Operation Enduring Freedom, the War in Afghanistan
(2001-present).
9/16/12 - added 2012 Brookline Knights Week#3 Game
Summaries.
9/10/12 - added 2012 Brookline Knights Week#2 Game
Summaries.
9/4/12 - updated page on the initial construction and recent renovation of Point State Park.
9/3/12 - added picture of Pittsburgh's Point in 1965 and the "Bridge To Nowhere."
9/2/12 - added 2012 Brookline Knights Week#1 Game
Summaries.
9/1/12 - updated pages for the 2012 Recreation Center Summer Hoops
Leagues, adding results
from the 14-Under and 11-Under All-Star game and Hot Shot competitions.
9/1/12 - updated the Recreation Center Summer Hoops League Past Champions/Records page.
8/28/12 - added Staff Sgt. Eric S. Holman to the list of Pittsburgh
District soldiers who have fallen during Operation Enduring Freedom, the War in Afghanistan
(2001-present).
 
August 14, 2012 - Severe storms blew through
Pittsburgh, and this particular cell looked
like it might form into a twister. Luckily for us it didn't.
Photos by Kim Roell.
8/12/12 - added photos from the 31st running of the Brookline Breeze 5K Fitness Run/Walk, including race
results. Congratulations
Mark Grogan and Roberta Groner, 2012 Breeze 5K winners.
8/10/12 - added page for the Breeze Week Car Cruise at the Brookline Recreation Center.
8/3/12 - updated pages for the 2012 Recreation Center Summer Hoops
Leagues.
7/31/12 - the Coca-Cola Clock, now the ATT Clock, was once the
world's largest single-face clock.
7/28/12 - congratulations to the 2012 Brookline Little League 12U and 15U
Girls Slo-Pitch teams, who both won the coveted Mayor's Cup Championship at PNC Park.
7/27/12 - the BLLA's Rita's Italian Ice Pinto League team set a record
with 41 wins in-a-row.
7/25/12 - the Citiparks Roving Art Cart made a stop at the Brookline Recreation Center.
7/12/12 - updated pages on the Pittsburgh Brewery, the Penn Brewery and the Buhl Planetarium.
7/11/12 - updated pages on Station Square and the Monongahela River Locks.
7/10/12 - added the 2012 8-Under Boys, Boys Minor League, Boys Little League, 8-Under Girls, 10-Under Girls and Girls Little League team photos to the Brookline Little League All-Star Gallery.
7/10/12 - added page for the Brady Street Bridge, replaced by the Birmingham Bridge in 1977.
7/8/12 - updated pages on the Union Bridge, the Manchester Bridge and the Point Bridges.
7/7/12 - added pages for the Hot Metal Bridge, the Panhandle Bridge and Union Station.
7/6/12 - added photos of Joe's Soccer Club (2012) at the Brookline Recreation Center.
6/27/12 - added the 2012 Howard
Hanna Realty Little League, the Krazy Brothers Pizza Minor League, the Party Cake Bakery Girls Little League and the Knights of Columbus 18-Under Girls teams to the list of champions on the Brookline
Little League Past Champions page.
June 27, 2012 - Howard Hanna defeats
Steeltown Sportswear 6-1 to win the
best-of-three series and the Brookline Little League Championship.
6/24/12 - updated page on the Exposition Hall Complex (1889-1951) on the Allegheny riverfront.
6/24/12 - updated pages on the Duquesne Club, Fort Pitt Hotel and Gateway Center.
6/24/12 - updated pages on the Citizens Bank Tower and the Schenley Hotel and Apartments.
6/24/12 - added pages for the Smithfield Street Church and First Presbyterian Church.
6/23/12 - added pages for the Dollar Bank Building, Trinity Cathedral and First Lutheran Church.
6/20/12 - added pages for the Pittsburgher Hotel and the Skinny Building.
6/19/12 - updated pages on the Three Rivers Regatta and the Union Trust Building.
6/18/12 - updated pages on the Grant Building and Jenkins Arcade.
6/17/12 - updated pages on the Frick Building, Farmers Bank and First National Bank buildings.
6/16/12 - added more 2012 team pictures to the
Brookline Little League Team Photo Gallery.
6/15/12 - updated pages on the Alcoa Building and the Nixon Theatre.
6/15/12 - Spelling 101 - Is the correct spelling Pittsburg or Pittsburgh?
6/15/12 - updated pages on the Mellon Bank Building, Mellon Square Plaza and Market Square.
6/7/12 - added page for Cannon Coffee's Open-Mic Night at Brookline Park.
5/30/12 - added an article on Richard A. Bauer to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/28/12 - added page for the 79th Annual Memorial Day Parade on Brookline Boulevard.
5/26/12 - added information on Tom Reitmeyer to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/25/12 - added the story of Ralph Reitmeyer on the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/24/12 - added notes on Leo and Vince Reitmeyer to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/24/12 - completed the story of John P. Reitmeyer on the Brookline War Memorial page.
The Community Center hosts
the Spring Car Cruise in Brookline
Park - May 23, 2012.
5/23/12 - added page for the Brookline
Recreation Center's 2012 Spring Car Cruise.
5/23/12 - added the story of Salvatore J. Bondi to the Brookline War Memorial page.
5/22/12 - added a photo of Brookline Boulevard in 1913, from West Liberty to Pioneer Avenue.
5/21/12 - updated page for St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran
Church.
5/19/12 - added a list of the Benedictine Sisters that taught at St. Pius X Elementary School.
5/18/12 - added the story of Frank P. Dornetto to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/29/12 - updated pages for Our Lady of Loreto and St Pius X churches.
4/29/12 - added the story of Pete Patterson to the Brookline War Memorial page.
4/28/12 - added photos from
the annual Brookline Little League Parade.
4/28/12 - added page for the Recreation Center's 2012 Spring Basketball Clinic.
4/27/12 - updated page on Bus Service in Brookline.
4/24/12 - online registration for the 31st annual Brookline Breeze 5K
Fitness Run and Walk, to be held on Saturday, August 11, 2012, is now
available at www.brooklinebreeze.com.
4/21/12 - 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.
4/11/12 - added photo of Brookline's firefighters in 1920 and their horsedrawn wagon.
4/10/12 - added 1929 photo of the American La France pumper truck at Brookline's firehouse.
4/8/12 - updated page for James Irwin, the boy from Brookline who walked on the moon.
4/7/12 - added photo of Brookline Elementary School in 1921.
4/6/12 - added photos of Altmar Street under construction
in 1946.
Brookline Photography Contest winner,
submitted by Doug Brendel.
Hillside homes along the rolling hills of Brookline.
4/5/12 - added a couple photos of the Independence Day Parade in 1962.
4/5/12 - added link to Pittsburgh Mapping and Historical Site Viewer.
4/4/12 - added a couple photos of the Independence Day Parade in 1959.
3/30/12 - updated page for the Brookline Recreation Center's 2012 Indoor Soccer Program.
3/26/12 - added a few more photos to the page on Pioneer Avenue construction in 1924.
3/24/12 - the 2012 Seton-LaSalle Lady Rebels basketball team finished their season with an undefeated 30-0
record and the PIAA Class AA State Championship.
3/24/12 - added some photos of an early spring morning in Brookline Park.
3/23/12 - the current March heat wave is a record setter. This
will be the 11th consecutive day of temperatures 70 degrees or warmer, breaking
the previous mark of five days set in March 1990.
Added NOAA Pittsburgh Warm Weather
Statistics to
our page on Pittsburgh Weather
History.
3/19/12 - according to 2010 census figures Brookline's population is 13,214.
3/17/12 - updated page for the 2012 Citiparks Traveling Basketball League.
Congratulations to the Brookline Recreation Center 14-Under
team - 2012 Citiparks Champions!
3/12/12 - added 1876 Map of Brookline and 1905 Map of Brookline.
2/27/12 - added photo of Brookline Elementary School in 1913.
1/20/12 - added photo of the Brookline News Agency, or Newsies, in 1933.
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.
A bird's eye view of the Brookline
Mural, located between Pioneer and West Liberty Avenues.
... 2011 ...
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 Knights "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. Congratulations
Mark Grogan and Jessica Zozos, 2011 Breeze 5K winners.
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 annual Brookline Little League Parade.
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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