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 following the War
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Figure 122. Plan of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: ca. 1815

Figure 9.36 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the plan of about 1815. The original foundation was French and dated from the construction in 1724 of Fort Duquesne at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. After capturing it in 1758, the British renamed it Fort Pitt. Ten years later, along with an extensive territory in western Pennsylvania, the small but strategically and commercially well-located settlement became the property of heirs of William Penn (of Philadelphia fame). In 1784 the triangular area between the rivers was platted to give a waterfront grid alignment on both sides. The neat little settlement of Allegheny around its central square, across the river of that name, dated from 1784–8.

THE CULTURAL DISTRICT

## Campaign Projects

Areas highlighted in yellow

1. Riverfront Park and Promenade (upper and lower levels)

2. Fulton Theater

3. Parking Garage

4. Pittsburgh Public Theater

5. Office Tower

6. Central Plaza

7. Art Cinema

## Landmarks

Areas highlighted in red

A. Lazarus Department Store

B. Fifth Avenue Place

C. Roosevelt Building

D. Heinz Hall

E. CNG Tower

F. Benedum Center for the Performing Arts

G. Fulton Building

H. David L. Lawrence Convention Center

I. Vista International Hotel and Federated Investors Office Tower

J. The Wood Street Galleries

K. Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Administrative Offices

L. Sculpture Park

A grant from the Buhl Foundation allowed the Trust in 1995 to renovate the Art Cinema (near left), long notorious for showing “adult” films. Reopening as the Harris Theater in honor of Pittsburgh nickelodeon impresario John P. Harris,

the 194-seat, flexible-use space is ideal for live performances as well as meetings and lectures. It is also the downtown home of Pittsburgh Filmmakers.