Oakland (Pittsburgh)

{{about|the neighborhood in [[Pittsburgh]]|other uses|Oakland (disambiguation)}} [[Image:UpittCOL.JPG|thumb|right|200px|The [[University of Pittsburgh]]'s [[Cathedral of Learning]] dominates Oakland's skyline]] '''Oakland''' is the academic, cultural, and healthcare center of [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] and is Pennsylvania's third largest "[[Downtown]]". [http://pittsburgh.about.com/cs/neighborhoods/p/oakland.htm] Only [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City Philadelphia]] and [[Downtown Pittsburgh]] can claim more economic and social activity than Oakland. The neighborhood is urban and diverse and is home to several universities, museums, and hospitals, as well as an abundance of shopping, restaurants, and students. Oakland is home to the [[Schenley Farms Historic District|Schenley Farms National Historic District]][https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H050656_01H.pdf] which encompasses two city designated historic districts: the mostly residential Schenley Farms Historic District [http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/maps/historical/Schenley-Farms-CHD.pdf] and the predominantly institutional Oakland Civic Center Historic District.[http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/maps/historical/Oakland-Civic-Center-CHD.pdf] The [[Pittsburgh Fire Bureau]] has Fire Station No. 14 on McKee Place and Fire Station No. 10 on Allequippa Street in Oakland. ==Neighborhoods== Oakland is officially divided into four [[neighborhood]]s: '''North Oakland''', '''West Oakland''', '''Central Oakland''', and '''South Oakland'''. Each section has a unique identity, and offers its own flavor of venues and housing. Oakland is Pittsburgh's second most populous neighborhood with 22,210 residents, the majority being college students. *'''North Oakland''' can be loosely defined as the area of Oakland between Neville and Bouquet Streets, encompassing all of Craig Street and running north to [[Polish Hill]]. The [[Cathedral of Learning]], the [[Swanson School of Engineering|engineering]] or mid-section of the [[University of Pittsburgh]] campus, and the Craig Street business district are in North Oakland. *'''Central Oakland''' is bordered by [[Schenley Park]], the Boulevard of the Allies, Fifth Avenue, and Halket Street. This is where the majority of non-[[dormitory]] students reside, though as noted below, those between Forbes Avenue and the Boulevard of the Allies almost universally believe that they live in South Oakland. 74.1% of the population of Central Oakland is between the ages of 18 and 24. It is home to many of their favorite eateries, [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]] houses and club houses. It is also the location of the relatively isolated neighborhood of [[Panther Hollow]] which runs along Boundary Street in [[Junction Hollow]]. Although it is formally designated as a separate section, Central Oakland is commonly grouped together with South Oakland, and the "central" name is rarely used by residents. *'''South Oakland''' runs along the [[Monongahela River]] and forms a triangular shape between the [[Monongahela River]], the Boulevard of the Allies, and the western bank of [[Junction Hollow]]. [[Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC]] is a major landmark of this neighborhood. The neighborhood is split between a riverfront flood plain to the southwest and a plateau to the northeast. The plateau is divided into two primarily residential areas which are separated from one another by Bates Street, which runs up a valley from the flood plain to the plateau. The flood plain was previously packed with industrial sites such as the Pittsburgh Works Consolidated Gas Co. and the Jones & Laughlin Steel Co., but presently, it hosts facilities such as the Entertainment Technology Center of [[Carnegie Mellon University]]. :It is important to note that residents of Central Oakland often misidentify that neighborhood as being part of South Oakland. In other words, the border between Central Oakland and South Oakland is much further south than is commonly believed by residents. The area between [[Forbes Avenue]] and Boulevard of the Allies, almost universally referred to as South Oakland by its residents, is officially part of Central Oakland. (For example, an entry for "South Oakland" in the [[Urban Dictionary]] lists its boundaries as Forbes Avenue, the Boulevard of the Allies, and Schenley Park—an area which actually lies entirely within Central Oakland and which includes none of South Oakland.) South Oakland is referred to by some as being an example of a [[student ghetto]], but in fact, only 36.9% of its population is between the ages of 18 and 24, compared to Central Oakland's figure of 74.1%. This discrepancy is largely due to the fact mentioned above that the area between Forbes Avenue and the Boulevard of the Allies—which primarily houses undergraduate students—is commonly misidentified as being in South Oakland, when in fact it constitutes the heart of Central Oakland. :South Oakland was the childhood home of [[Andy Warhol]], and later the residence of fellow pop artist [[Keith Haring]]. Haring had his first art show while living in Oakland. [[NFL]] Hall of Fame Quarterback [[Dan Marino]] was also born in Oakland, not far from Warhol's home. Warhol and Marino actually grew up on the same block and their former houses are merely a few doors down from each other. *'''West Oakland''', the smallest of the four districts, is bordered by [[Fifth Avenue (Pittsburgh)|Fifth Avenue]] in the south, DeSoto Street in the east, the [[Birmingham Bridge]] to the west, and Allequippa Street to the north. [[Carlow University]] and most of the [[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center]] can be found there. It should be noted that although the campus of [[Carnegie Mellon University]] and parts of [[Schenley Park]], including [[Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens]] and [[Flagstaff Hill, Pennsylvania|Flagstaff Hill]], are often popularly referred to as being located in Oakland, they are technically located in the adjacent neighborhood of [[Squirrel Hill|Squirrel Hill North]]. ==Oakland facts== *The neighborhood is the location of the massive Carnegie culture complex, originally funded by [[Andrew Carnegie]], which includes the [[Carnegie Museum of Natural History]], [[Carnegie Museum of Art]], [[Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh]], and Carnegie Music Hall. *Oakland is home to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, sponsor of the annual Greek Food Festival, as well as [[Cathedral of Saint Paul in Pittsburgh|St. Paul Cathedral]], mother church of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Diocese of Pittsburgh]]. *Oakland was, at various points, the home of many professional [[Pittsburgh Sports|Pittsburgh sports team]], including the hockey [[Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)|Pittsburgh Pirates]], [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and the baseball [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]. They played at now-defunct venues such as the [[Duquesne Gardens]], [[Pitt Stadium]], and [[Forbes Field]]. The [[Pittsburgh Symphony]] and many touring plays and musical acts performed at the also now-defunct [[Syria Mosque]]. The [[Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera]] also called the neighborhood home performing until 1961 at Pitt Stadium. *[[WQED (TV)|WQED]], Pittsburgh's [[PBS]] station and the first community-sponsored television station in the United States, has been located in Oakland since 1954, although it moved from its original building to a new, larger one in 1970. WQED's first building, which had originally been the [[manse]] of a neighboring church, is now the [[Music Building (University of Pittsburgh)|Music Building]] of the [[University of Pittsburgh]]'s main campus. ''[[Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood]]'', the nationally syndicated children's show, was taped at WQED's studios in Oakland. *[[KDKA-TV]], the regions first television station, went on the air at the Syria Mosque in January, 1949. The event was not only memorable locally but was also a world first as the station was the first to "network" East-coast and Midwest feeds into a modern "television network". *Oakland is less than {{convert|3|mi|km}} from [[Downtown Pittsburgh]], and as a whole is bordered by [[Shadyside (Pittsburgh)|Shadyside]], [[Squirrel Hill]], the [[Hill District (Pittsburgh)|Hill District]], [[Greenfield (Pittsburgh)|Greenfield]], [[Bloomfield (Pittsburgh)|Bloomfield]], and [[Bluff (Pittsburgh)|Bluff]]. ==Former Oakland train station== The former Oakland train station in the 3800 block of Forbes Street, Oakland, was later used as a camera store. ===Museums and galleries=== *[[Carnegie Museum of Art]] *[[Carnegie Museum of Natural History]] *[[William Pitt Union#Current usage|Kimbo Art Gallery and International Jazz Hall of Fame (Pitt Union)]] *[[Salk Hall#Dental Museum|Dental and Pharmacy Museums (Salk Hall)]] *[[Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University]] *[[Nationality Rooms]] *[[Frick Fine Arts Building#Nicholas Lochoff Cloister|Nicholas Lochoff Cloister and University Arts Gallery (Pitt)]] *[[Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial]] *[[Stephen Foster Memorial]] ===Music and theater=== *[[Bellefield Hall]] *Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic *[[Carnegie Music Hall]] *[[Friday Nite Improvs]] *[[Heinz Chapel Choir]] *[[Kiltie Band]] *[[Kuntu Repertory Theatre]] *[[University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre]] *[[Petersen Events Center]] *[[Pittsburgh Playhouse]] *Pitt African Music and Dance Ensemble *Pitt Jazz Ensemble *Pitt Men's Glee Club *Purnell Center for the Arts *[[Scotch'n'Soda]] *[[Stephen Foster Memorial]] *[[Cathedral of Learning#Studio Theater|Studio Theatre (Cathedral of Learning)]] *[[University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band]] *University of Pittsburgh Orchestra ===National Registry of Historic Places=== *[[Cathedral of Learning]] *[[Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh|Carnegie Institute and Library]] *[[Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy|Henry Clay Frick Training School for Teachers]] *[[Schenley Farms Historic District]] *[[Schenley High School|Schenley High School building]] *[[Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial|Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall]] *[[Mellon Institute of Industrial Research|Mellon Institute]] *[[Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens|Phipps Conservatory]] *[[Pittsburgh Athletic Association]] {{col-2}} ===Churches=== *Bellefield Presbyterian Church *[[Cathedral of Saint Paul in Pittsburgh]] *First Baptist Church *[[Heinz Memorial Chapel]] (University of Pittsburgh) *St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral ===Education and hospitals=== *[[Carlow University]] *[[Carnegie Mellon University]] *[[Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School]] *[[Pittsburgh Public Schools]] *[[Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy]] *[[Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center]] *[[University of Pittsburgh]] *[[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center]] (UPMC) ===Libraries=== *[[Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh]] (Main) *Grace Library (Carlow University) *[[Hillman Library]] (University of Pittsburgh) *Hunt Library (Carnegie Mellon University) ===Parks and gardens=== *[[Cathedral of Learning|Cathedral of Learning Lawn]] *Kraus Campo *[[Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens]] *[[Schenley Park]] *[[Schenley Plaza]] ===Sculpture and memorials=== *[[Christopher Magee|Christopher Lyman Magee Memorial]] *''"[[Dippy (sculpture)|Dippy]]"'' *[[Forbes Field]] [[Posvar Hall|remnants]] and plaza *''[[The Hiker (Newman)|The Hiker]]'' *''[[Tony Smith (sculptor)|Light Up]]'' *''[[Parran Hall#"Man"|Man]]'' *''[[Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain|A Song to Nature]]'' *''[[David Lawrence Hall#Sculpture|Ode to Space]]'' *[[Panthers of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh Panthers]] *''[[Stephen Foster (sculpture)|Stephen Foster]]'' *''[[Walking to the Sky]]'' {{col-end}} ==Gallery== {{wide image|Oakland Viewed From Flagstaff Hill.jpg|1200px|The skyline of West, Central, and North Oakland as viewed from [[Flagstaff Hill, Pennsylvania|Flagstaff Hill]]}} Image:Oakland from air Pittsburgh.jpg|North Oakland seen from near the top of the [[University of Pittsburgh]]'s [[Cathedral of Learning]]. Image:Heinz_Memorial_Chapel.jpg|[[Heinz Memorial Chapel]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] Image:Phipps conservatory.JPG|[[Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens]] Image:Carnegie Museum of Natural History 01.JPG|[[Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh|The Carnegie Museums]] Image:CMU Hamerschlag Hall.jpg|Hamerschlag Hall at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] Image:WPUfromtheCathedral.jpg|The [[University of Pittsburgh]]'s [[Cathedral of Learning]] viewed from the [[William Pitt Union]] Image:AlumniHallatPitt.jpg|The [[University of Pittsburgh]]'s [[Alumni Hall (University of Pittsburgh)|Alumni Hall]] Image:Pittsburgh Board of Education.JPG|The [[Pittsburgh Public Schools]]' Board of Education administration building Image:SchenleyPark1.JPG|Panther Hollow Lake in [[Schenley Park]] Image:Mellon Institute 01.JPG|[[Carnegie Mellon University]]'s [[Mellon Institute]] Image:Schenley-aerial.jpg|Aerial view of [[Pittsburgh Public Schools]]' historic [[Schenley High School]] Image:SoldiersMemorial Pittsburgh.jpg|[[Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial|Soldier and Sailors' Memorial]] on 5th Avenue in North Oakland. Image:Pittsburgh Athletic Association.jpg|[[Pittsburgh Athletic Association]], built 1909-1911, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard. Image:Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.jpg|View of the main branch of the [[Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh]] from [[Schenley Plaza]] Image:InterpretationsOfOaklandByJohnLaidacker.jpg|"Interpretations of Oakland," a mural by John Laidacker on Forbes Avenue depicting scenes from Oakland, including [[Mr. Rogers]] Image:StephenFosterMemorial.jpg|The [[Stephen Foster Memorial]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] Image:Bellefield Hall Pitt.JPG|The former Y.M.H.A., is now Pitt's [[Bellefield Hall]] Image:SchenleyQuad5th.jpg|The former [[Schenley Apartments]], now Schenley Quadrangle residences at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] Image:WPUForbesAve.jpg|The former [[Schenley Hotel]], now the [[University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh's]] [[William Pitt Union]]. Image:Clapp Hall Edit.JPG|[[Clapp Hall]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] Image:AllenHall.jpg|Former [[Mellon Institute]] building, now the [[University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh's]] [[Allen Hall (University of Pittsburgh)|Allen Hall]] Image:ThawPitt.jpg|[[Thaw Hall]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] Image:Gardner Steel.jpg|The former Central Turnverein, now the [[Gardner Steel Conference Center]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] Image:RuskinHallentrance.jpg|The former [[Ruskin Hall|Ruskin Apartments]], now the [[University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh's]] Ruskin Hall Image:ThackerayHallPitt.jpg|The former National Union Fire Insurance Company building, now the [[University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh's]] [[Thackeray Hall]] Image:FrickFineArts.jpg|The [[Frick Fine Arts Building]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] Image:MusicbuildPitt.jpg|The former [[William Jacob Holland]] residence, now the [[Music Building (University of Pittsburgh)|Music Building]] at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] Image:UniversityClub.jpg|The [[University Club (University of Pittsburgh)|University Club]], now a building on Pitt's campus Image:Schenley Fountain.JPG|[[Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain]] Image:Monument to Stephen Foster.jpg|[[Stephen Foster (sculpture)]] Image:Diplodocus carnegii statuePittsburgh.jpg|[[Dippy (sculpture)]] File:PittsburghStPaul.jpg|[[Cathedral of Saint Paul in Pittsburgh|St. Paul's Cathedral]] Image:20th Century Club Pittsburgh.jpg|The Twentieth Century Club Image:Concordia Club Pittsburgh3.jpg|[[O'Hara Student Center]] Image:Bellefield Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh 2.JPG|Bellefield Presbyterian Church ==External links== {{Commons cat|Oakland (Pittsburgh)}} *[http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/maps/pittsburgh.html Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map] *[http://www.pitt.edu University of Pittsburgh] *[http://www.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University] *[http://www.carlow.edu/ Carlow University] ==See also== {{Portal box|Pittsburgh|PITT}} *[[List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods]] {{Pittsburgh}} {{coord missing|Pennsylvania}}