Forbes Avenue

Forbes Avenue is one of the longest streets in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a length of about ten miles (16 km). According to historical writer and blogger Leon J. Pollom, the lowest section of Forbes was originally named Diamond Street. Mayor David L. Lawrence renamed the street for John Forbes (1707–1759),[1] whose expedition recaptured Fort Duquesne and who renamed the place Pittsburgh in 1758.

Forbes Avenue

Location	Pittsburgh

The westernmost terminus of Forbes Avenue lies at Stanwix Street in the downtown part of the city, then runs eastward past PPG Place, directly through Market Square and then between the Courthouse and the City-County Building, past Duquesne University, through Uptown, and Oakland where it passes the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. From Oakland, Forbes Avenue continues eastward past Carnegie Mellon University and Schenley Park, through the neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, and past Homewood Cemetery and Frick Park before it reaches its eastern terminus at Wilkinsburg.

Photographs

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  Allegheny County Courthouse, built in 1884, bounded by Forbes and Fifth Avenues, as well as Grant and Ross Streets.
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  The Carnegie Institute and Library complex (which houses the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Music Hall, and the main branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh), built in 1896, at 4400 Forbes Avenue.
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  The Carnegie Institute and Library complex on Forbes Avenue, as well as Carnegie Mellon University campus as viewed from the 36th floor of the Cathedral of Learning.
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  Cathedral of Learning, built in 1926, bounded by Forbes, Fifth, and S. Bellefield Avenues and Bigelow Boulevard.
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  PPG Place, built from 1981 to 1984, bounded by Forbes Avenue and the Boulevard of the Allies on its north and south sides, and Stanwix and Wood Streets to its east and west.
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  Stephen Foster Memorial, opened in 1937, on Forbes Avenue.
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  Market Square at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Market Street in Downtown Pittsburgh.
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  Pittsburgh City-County Building, built in 1915 to 1917, at Grant Street and Forbes Avenue.
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  Allegheny County Office Building, built from 1929 to 1931, at Ross Street at Forbes Avenue.
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  William Pitt Union, the student building of the University of Pittsburgh, built in 1898, as viewed from Forbes Avenue.
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  Reymer Brothers Candy Factory, built circa 1910, at 1425 Forbes Avenue.
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  Kaufmann's Department Store Warehouse, built circa 1910, at 1401 Forbes Avenue.
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  Armstrong Tunnel, built in 1926, between Forbes and 2nd Avenues at S. 10th Street.
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  Log Cabin from the 1800s that was placed on the grounds of the Cathedral of Learning facing Forbes Avenue to celebrate Pitt's bicentennial (1987) and log cabin origins.
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  The Pittsburgh Public Schools' Board of Education administration building, bounded by Forbes Ave., S. Bellefield Ave., Filmore and S. Dithridge Streets.
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  Carnegie Mellon University, buildings from 1905 to 1932.
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  Hamerschlag Hall (Machinery Hall) at Carnegie Mellon, built in 1906 (addition in 1914).
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  Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon, built in 1912 (addition in 1916).
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  Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall (Margaret Morrison Carnegie School for Women) of Carnegie Mellon, built in 1906 (addition in 1914).
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  Doherty Hall (School of Applied Sciences, Engineering Hall) of Carnegie Mellon, built in 1908.
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  Hamburg Hall on the campus of Carnegie Mellon, former Main Building, U.S. Bureau of Mines, built in 1915, at 4800 Forbes Avenue.
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  Iron fence from "The Maples" (C. L. Magee estate), built circa 1890, at Forbes Avenue and Halkett Street.
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  Brackenridge Hall, built in 1924, on Forbes Avenue, part of the Schenley Quadrangle of the University of Pittsburgh.
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  Bruce Hall, built in 1924, on Forbes Avenue, part of the Schenley Quadrangle of the University of Pittsburgh.
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  Litchfield Towers, dormitories at the University of Pittsburgh, built in 1963, bounded by Forbes Avenue, 5th Avenue, and Bouquet Street.
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  Hillman Library, of the University of Pittsburgh, opened in 1968, at Forbes Avenue and Schenley Drive.
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  David Lawrence Hall, completed in 1968, an academic building at the University of Pittsburgh, at Forbes Avenue.
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  Barco Law Building, opened in 1976, at the corner of Forbes Avenue and S. Bouquet St., houses the University of Pittsburgh's School of Law.
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  Forbes Hall of the University of Pittsburgh, built in 1965, on Forbes Avenue.
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  Sennott Square, completed in 2002, part of the University of Pittsburgh, located at Forbes Avenue and S. Bouquet Street.
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  Eureka Building of the University of Pittsburgh, at the corner of Forbes Avenue and Halket Street.
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  Public Safety Building of the University of Pittsburgh on Forbes Avenue.
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  Loeffler Building of the University of Pittsburgh, at the corner of Forbes and Meyran Avenues.
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  The Oxford Building of the University of Pittsburgh, at 3501 Forbes Avenue.
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  Forbes Craig Apartments of University of Pittsburgh, at the corner of Forbes Avenue and S. Craig Street.
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  Building at 3343 Forbes Avenue, owned by the University of Pittsburgh.
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  Duquesne University's Forbes construction project, including the Sklar Skywalk, which passes over Forbes Avenue.
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  Truck on Forbes Avenue passing a ramp of the Birmingham Bridge in Bluff.
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  Schenley Plaza, located at Forbes Avenue and Schenley Drive.

References

1. http://www.nowthenpgh.com/?p=784 "See Here, Pittsburgh," retrieved March 1, 2020.