Client:
Private client
Project:
Allegheny River Boulevard
Location:
Allegheny County
Our Role:
Prepared Historic Resource Survey Form
As motorists travel the tree-lined Allegheny River Boulevard with its old vine-covered stone walls and river views, they experience a scenic design developed by Allegheny County’s Planning Department nearly 70 years ago. The design evolved from the City Beautiful Movement during a time when Americans attempted to redesign their cities through an agenda of environmentalism and aesthetics physically expressed in the many beautiful parks, buildings and boulevards built between 1900 and 1930. The Boulevard was built to take advantage of the scenic beauty of the Allegheny River Valley. Part of the roadway’s charm is an alignment that closely parallels the natural course of the Allegheny River and affords sweeping vistas of the river, its elliptical islands and surrounding hills. To better appreciate the scenic opportunities of the Boulevard, the Allegheny County constructed three Observation Turnouts. Stately Oriental Plane trees provide a shaded canopy and illuminated pylons by sculptor Frank Vittor mark the Boulevard’s entrance in Verona.
Additional Interest: The Boulevard is eligible as a National Register Historic District and has been listed as one of America’s 10 Most Endangered Scenic Byways.
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