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George Washington Memorial, Allegheny Commons
Sculptor Edward Ludwig Albert Pausch designed this equestrian statue, which was unveiled to great fanfare in 1891. It depicts young Colonel Washington, aged 23, as he appeared when he visited the future site of Pittsburgh and nearly drowned himself in the Allegheny. This is apparently known as Pausch’s masterpiece.
If you enlarge the photo above, you will notice that, at the upper right, the name of the Smith Granite Company comes before the sculptor’s name in the signature.
The monument was commissioned by the Junior Order of the United American Mechanics.
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Old St. Luke’s
This colonial-era congregation in what is now Scott Township found itself at the center of the Whiskey Rebellion, which began when General John Neville, a church member and an old pal of President Washington’s, was appointed tax collector. The current stone building was put up in 1852, but the congregation was founded in 1765.
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Skyline from the West End Overlook
Elliott is a forgotten city neighborhood in western Pittsburgh, the most forgotten section of the city. But in the West End Overlook, it does have the best viewing post for straight-on pictures of the Point.
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Allegheny Observatory
The Allegheny Observatory, which gives its name to the Observatory Hill neighborhood.
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Fall Colors
A fine maple tree in the Smithfield East End Cemetery begins its miraculous transformation from green to flaming orange.
