Preservation Pittsburgh Records, 1985-2005.

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Preservation Pittsburgh Records, 1985-2005.

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The Preservation Pittsburgh records retained by Mary J. Paradise (founder) contain original drafts as well as final copies of correspondence, key contacts of influence, and institutional records such as committee reports, grants allocated by the city, membership lists, project files, meeting minutes, bylaws, composed document histories, newspaper clippings, and research. The bulk of the material dates from 1991, when Preservation Pittsburgh was officially formed, to 1998.

7.25 linear ft. + 3 audiocassette tapes + 1 plaque.

University of Pittsburgh

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SNAC Resource ID: 8006452

University of Pittsburgh

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Preservation Pittsburgh.

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Founded by Mary J. Paradise in 1991, the nonprofit organization, Preservation Pittsburgh, was born out of an unsuccessful, although very significant, attempt to prevent the demolition of an Oakland landmark: the Syria Mosque. A performance venue located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Bigalow Boulevard in Oakland, the Syria Mosque was designed by Huehl, Schmidt & Holmes architectural firm of Chicago and constructed in 1912. As part of an official Master Plan, the University of Pittsburgh M...

Paradise, Mary

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Syria Mosque (Pittsburgh, Pa.).

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Pittsburgh, Pa. City Planning Commission

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The Pittsburgh City Planning Commission is responsible for the City of Pittsburgh's development, through policy and development review and through administration of the zoning ordinance. The Department of City Planning is responsible for community development by facilitating community planning processes and supporting community based and technical assistance programs. The department was created in 1927, but it was not until the Second World War that it received the initiative to alter the appear...