66 Years Before the Igloo, the Schenley Park Casino Hosted the First Hockey Game in Pittsburgh

May 15, 2017 Lindsay Leave a Comment

Yesterday, when I was writing about the Catahecassa Springs in Schenley Park I was looking for the date that the Schenley Park ice rink was constructed. While I still don’t know when the Schenley Park ice rink was built, I learned about a building that I had never heard of before, the Schenley Park Casino. Since it is a hockey night in Pittsburgh, it seems fitting that our next post on historic preservation is about the building that hosted the very first hockey game in the City of Pittsburgh. In 1893 construction began on an elaborate recreation building that was… Read the rest

Pittsburgh Pinners

July 2, 2013 Michelle Leave a Comment

Looking to add some Pittsburgh to your Pinterest? Here are a few accounts based in the ‘Burg to follow. WQED: America’s first public broadcasting station is no stranger to Pinterest. Noteworthy boards include one dedicated to Mister Rogers and a small business community board that is open for submissions. Pittsburgh Dad: Almost everyone has seen at least one episode of this popular YouTube series, but if not you can go to Dad’s Pinterest page where he has a board with links to his videos. boring PITTSBURGH: This account offers a variety of unique Pins, especially on their “Pittsburgh with an… Read the rest

Pens Game Day: Bar Specials Around Town

June 5, 2013 Ian 4 Comments

With all the trouble and conflict of interest in drinking Samuel Adams in this Eastern Conference Finals match-up against the Boston Bruins, I thought it’d be a good idea to provide some possible options of places to watch the Pens game for tonight, Friday night’s game, and future game nights (Pens in 6, of course). So here’s a quick list of some good places and where they’re located that have some great specials for game nights: Primanti Bros– All Suburban Location Primanti Bros offer $1.00 drafts and $1.00 pizza slices for dine-in customers during all Penguin games. Plus there’s also… Read the rest

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