Things That Aren't There Any More

Things that Aren't There Anymore Program Log

#	Time Begin/Cue	Description	Theme/topic
	00:47	Intro: County Fair, West View Park, Streetcars, Downtown, Department Stores, Jenkins Arcade, Forbes Field
TH01	2:46 Shopping center with Hahn's Garden center	Nickelodeons to Drive-ins This history traces of Pittsburgh's movie houses from the Nickelodeon (the first movie theater in the world that coined the word "Nickelodeon") through neighborhood theaters in the South Hills and McKeesport, the ornate downtown picture palaces like Warners (Cinerama), Loew's Penn (now Heinz Hall), Stanley (now Benedum Center), and finally 1950s drive-in theaters.	Having Fun: Movie theaters
TH02	7:30 B&W film of streetcar, then Isaly's store	Isaly's Isaly's came to Pittsburgh from Ohio in 1931, opened its first store in Homewood, then the Oakland site that became its central office. They eventually expanded to 100 stores, which became hubs of the neighborhoods they were in. Open until midnight, they served late-night moviegoers and sports fans their famous skyscraper ice cream cones, Klondikes, and chipped ham.	Creating Community: business, gathering places
TH03	18:30 "Welcome to South Park" sign	Allegheny County Fair 25,000 cars used to park on the hillsides when visitors came from all over to see the agricultural, livestock, poultry, arts and crafts, entertainment and competitions during the Allegheny County Fair. It was held during August every year until 1973.	Having Fun: County Fair
TH04	24:00 Skybus at the county fair cutting to streetcars	Streetcars In the 1890s Pittsburgh was a spider web of wires as 70 electric trolley routes allowed people to travel around the city and finally have an inexpensive way to commute to work from brand-new suburbs. Interurban cars ran to outlying towns such as Washington, Charleroi, Butler, and New Castle. Cars went from the boxy orange and yellow cars to the "Streamliners" introduced in the 1936.	Rivers and Valleys: Transportation Streetcars
TH05	28:15 "Welcome to West View Park" sign	Trolley amusement parks West View Park opened in 1906 as a "trolley park" to encourage weekend ridership. Rides like "The Dips" roller coaster were the big attractions. In the 1920s the "hairpin" feature was added and thrilled millions over the years. At one time there was more roller coaster track in Western Pennsylvania than anywhere else in the world. Stage acts and Big Bands on Saturday nights at Danceland kept the park popular until a fire brought it to its end in the 1973. The trolleys spawned about 12 amusement parks in the area at the turn of the century, all competing to develop attractions. "Luna Park," built in 1905 had an "infant incubator" exhibition that promoted the advances of modern medicine by displaying the care of real premature babies! Luna Park was destroyed by fire in 1909.	Having Fun: Trolley and amusement parks
TH06	39:20 Man looking at slides at a light box	Downtown Stores Downtown's Golden Triangle was a central retail hub for the first half of the 20^th century until suburban shopping centers became too much competition. Rosenbaum's, McCrory's and Frank & Seder, were among the early department stores downtown. Donohoe's Cafeteria sold butter by the piece, cut off of huge rolls and wrapped, as well as their own bakery products. In Jenkins Arcade, one of the first indoor malls, brought stores and professional offices under one roof. The old Carlton House Hotel on Grant Street at Bigelow Boulevard hosted many famous people in its day–Mohammed Ali, the Rolling Stones, Richard Nixon, Nikita Kruschev, and even Lassie until it was imploded in 1980. The Casino Theater was a burlesque that some thought was a "coming of age" ritual for the young men of Pittsburgh.	Creating Community: stores "Then and Now"
TH07	44:00 Taxis on a rainy night	Wylie Avenue nightclubs The Musician's Club on Wylie Avenue in the Hill District hosted all the big acts, like Sophie Tucker and Duke Ellington, after they finished their performances downtown. Wylie Avenue, before Civic Arena construction destroyed it, was a unique street that began with a church and ended with a jail! Sarah Vaughn and Billy Ecksein stopped by Goode's Drug Store when they played in clubs like the Copa, Carousel, the Silver Grill, Vogue Terrace, and Crawford's. In 1969 Walt Harper, pianist from Crawford's, opened his very successful "Walt Harpers Attic" Downtown.	Having Fun: Wylie Avenue Nightclubs
TH08	49:30 B&W film of hockey	Baseball: the Negro Leagues and Forbes Field Duquesne Gardens, originally a streetcar barn, was home rink for the Penguin predecessors, the Hornets. Nearby t barn in Homestead Park the Homestead Grays played baseball in the early 1930s. During the years before desgregation, Pittsburgh had two legendaryblack baseball teams Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Between the two black teams and the Pirates, Pittsburgh was the center for baseball. The Pirates played at old Forbes Field which was built in 1909 and torn down in June 1970.	Having Fun: Sports: Hockey, baseball, Forbes Field
	57:46	The End