Tour Dates:
Sunday, April 23, 2023
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Lawrenceville is full of history, beautiful architecture, and hidden gems. Experience this vibrant neighborhood from a unique perspective featuring the past, present, and future with tour host, Jay Steele.
Visit Arsenal Middle School, one of the test sites for Salk’s polio vaccinations. See one of the oldest active congregations at the Zion Baptist Church. Discover a gift from Henry Phipps. Watch this ever-changing, dynamic neighborhood come to life through its history and architecture.
TOUR HOST BIO:
Jay Steele is a retired adjunct professor of Health and Physical Education at CCAC. He is a Pittsburgh native and born and raised in the Observatory Hill section of the North Side. He currently lives in Ross Township with his wife Carol and pug Charlie. He has taught lifelong learning development walking courses since the fall of 1998 for CCAC, Pitt and CMU Osher, and Doors Open Pittsburgh. He developed these walking tours/classes throughout the city of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County which combines his love of exercise, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County history and architectural design.
TOUR STARTS/ENDS: 3939 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201 (Rite Aid). NOTE: Please do NOT park in the Rite Aid parking lot without getting approval from the store.
This is a walking tour: up to 2 miles of walking; parts of the tour route will be uphill.
Photography is allowed.
Guided Walking Tour