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Neighborhood History landing page, featuring photography by Chris Siewers on Beech Avenue
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Three sections cover different points in time in the neighborhood
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Historic Homes are organized geographically on a map embed and color coded while also being arranged by street with photos
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Researched Histories have been OCR digitized in partnership with Pitt’s library, organized for web readers
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Supplementary Materials have been connected to digital copies, where possible while recurring sections are made modular
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Historically significant or prominent families are organized and Carol Peterson’s research efforts are acknowledged
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Current AWCC president, John DeSantis’s narrative history of the middle years of Allegheny West is presented in installments
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In celebration of the civic council’s 55th anniversary, neighbors were interviewed about life in Allegheny West
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Captioned clips provide a sampling of voices from across walks of life to a diverse audience
Neighborhood History
The Neighborhood History section of the community website was created in order to create a comprehensive picture of life in Allegheny West across time. Leveraging researched histories of the historic homes, the early days and famous inhabitants are profiled. A narrative telling of the middle history during Pittsburgh’s downturn bridges the divide to modern times. Here, interviews help talk about accomplishments of the civic council and life in Pittsburgh’s smallest neighborhood.
- Category
- Community Programming, Information Design, Videos, Web Development
- Skills
- collaboration, community building, graphic design, leadership, video editing, web design, writing
- Project URL
- alleghenywest.org