Pgh. Area... any early pics or info on Riverview Park?

[johnnyboy25]

Apparently park was much larger at turn of century...anything appreciated....hh....jb

[jeff of pa]

Allegheny Observatory, Riverview Park c1912



Bear Cages & more at Riverview Park
Not old though

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17838320

Public Bathrooms, Riverview Park, Pittsburgh, PA

http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgoodin/3360679379/

[johnnyboy25]

observatory still there, though the landscape looks quite different now. there is mentioned a duck pond. the area in park is still called "the ducky" and although i've done some scouting haven't been able to find exact location. everyone throws coins in a pond for luck

[deepskyal]

Try Penn Pilot and see what you get. http://www.pennpilot.psu.edu/ . You can download a high resolution image from the site.

This is a low resolution of the observatory...don't see much that looks like a big ...or small pond. You might try checking old topos too to see if they show a small pond somewhere.

Al

[oldmaps]

penn pilot is a great website , I use it alot for research

[jeff of pa]

From what I Can tell
here is a Zoom of the 39
Ariel showing the Park Limits Then

[deepskyal]

Maybe? The new pool is right next to your letter d . The building with the 4 sided roof in the aerial is still in the current Google Earth pics and the pool is just below it. But that looks a little rough in the aerial to be a pool. Maybe it was a filled in pond. Google Earth shows that area empty now. Cant figure out in a close up what the stacks are. 2 dark areas...Maybe wet?

I remember swimming in that pool...not sure which tho....was just in HS then. Do remember laying out on a hillside near the pool with some girl...it wasn't fenced in that I remember.

A.

[jeff of pa]

Maybe? The new pool is right next to your letter d . The building with the 4 sided roof in the aerial is still in the current Google Earth pics and the pool is just below it. But that looks a little rough in the aerial to be a pool. Maybe it was a filled in pond. Google Earth shows that area empty now. Cant figure out in a close up what the stacks are. 2 dark areas...Maybe wet?

I remember swimming in that pool...not sure which tho....was just in HS then. Do remember laying out on a hillside near the pool with some girl...it wasn't fenced in that I remember.

A.

What looks like a path coming into
it on the North WEest Corner is the reason
I added Maybe Ballfield.

[johnnyboy25]

great pics guys, the ducky was located in area to the right of y in road where one road leads to observatory (and exit from park ) and road that continues back around park. going to visit website you gave and maybe try to hit it this weekend. (hopefully i'll be posting some finds)...hh...jb