The history of Pittsburgh stretches back much more than 200 years. But it wasn't until March 18, 1816 - 200 years ago last Friday - that it was incorporated as a city.

Traffic in Pittsburgh, circa 1930s. Smoke Control Lantern Slide Collection, ca. 1940-1950/Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh. Used with permission.

Photographs from the 1940s of the Steel City as it began to address its notoriously smoky air. ... the city of Pittsburgh passed a law designed to reduce coal production in pursuit of cleaner air.

It was 1944, and workers at the Penola grease plant, on the edge of Pittsburgh’s Strip District, might not have known who Gordon Parks was. But the young Black photographer was about to capture ...

Prime among the architectural treasures of Pittsburgh is the Alan IW Frank House, designed by Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. It is located 5 miles from downtown in the city’s leafy Shadyside ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are the oldest franchise in the American Football Conference. They were first established in 1933, under the guise of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Entering 1940, Pittsburgh ...

The series was filmed in and around Pittsburgh and features the players of the All-American Girls Professional League, which was formed in the 1940s. About 14 women from western Pennsylvania ...

1940sIn 1940 Rooney changed the team name to the Pittsburgh Steelers, representing the heritage of Pittsburgh.The first winning record in the organization's history came in 1942 when head coach Walt ...

Playhouse Jr., Point Park University's family theatre company, continues its 2015-2016 season with a holiday production of A 1940S RADIO CHRISTMAS CAROL.