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Saving Sacred Spaces Summit

Join the Young Preservationists Association as we welcome Partners for Sacred Places, The Steeple Project, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and other community leaders to dicuss and develop a narrative to help save abandoned and neglected sacred spaces in our region. Our panel of experts will describe how other communities have found new purposes for these architectural gems.

Refreshments will be available as well as a cash bar. $5 donation appreciated.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1807200472865246/.

Missed Connections of Preservation Opportunities

Love. Love. Love this idea from the Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh to promote the YPA Top 10 Preservation Opportunities event next week.

Check out some of these recent Missed Connections posts for a preview of the list of the YPA’s Top Ten Preservation opportunities for 2015.

# 7 looking for someone to enjoy the view with (mt washington)

ypa-mt-washingtonu saw me on my street corner…my turrets had caught your eye when u were leaving a wedding. u said i was a princess, but u know i’m a really a queen. name’s anne. used to be with a riverboat captain but if ur lucky i just might wrap my porch around you.

meet me at the union project october 27 and we’ll make history.

# 5 I’m falling apart without you. – m4w (Brighton Heights)

ypa-no-5Our love used to span neighborhoods, but when you shut me down 8 years ago, you tore them apart. We need to reconnect…this isn’t about just you and me anymore.

You used me and you walked all over me. I miss you but if we are really going to do this, it can’t just be the same old game. You need to earn my truss back.

Meet me at the Union Project October 27th or else we’re history.

ypa-Albright-missed-connections# 4 LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO WILL TAKE ME AS I AM – w4w (Bloomfield)

I’ve had some trouble finding love – I’ve been around for a while and I’m looking for more. I know I’m a bit older, and I’ve got a stony complexion, but I want to find someone who’ll make my stained glass glow again. I’m pew-tiful on the inside, even though my facade is a little sooty. With the right partner and a little work, I’ll be right as rain.

I’ve got a lot of Friends, but I think if I find that special someone, things can be All Bright.

I was thinking we could get some coffee, but everybody’s doing that. Let’s meet up at the Union Project October 27th and maybe we can make history?

YPA’s Top 10 Release Party – Tuesday, October 27

Join YPA next Tuesday (October 27, 2015) to learn more about all of the top ten preservation opportunities for 2015.

Read more about some other creative Craigslist missed connections:

Wheeling Through History

View of the Senator John Heinz History Center ...Image via Wikipedia This is a steal, maybe I should say steel, of a deal – plus they even have bikes and helmets for you. The Young Preservationists are a great group – looks like an awesome way to spend a Saturday morning in Pittsburgh. I like that they have 3 different tours – a great opportunity to check out a neighborhood that may be new to you.

Young Preservationists Association (YPA) Wheeling Through History bike tours, which take place this Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

There are three tours from which to choose (tour descriptions are at the bottom):

  1. North Side
  2. South Side (with Rivers of Steel)
  3. Strip District-Lawrenceville

Developed by YPA members Lee Ann Antol and David Wohlwill in 2005, YPA’s “Wheeling Through History” Bike Tours feature Pittsburgh neighborhoods, history, and the progressive sport of cycling. YPA will stage these tours on Saturday, September, 20, 2008, in partnership with Venture Outdoors and Rivers of Steel. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is the sponsor. Continue reading →