Penn-Liberty Walking Tour | Tues., Sept. 30, 2025 | 10 AM-12 PM

This neighborhood tour is an education collaboration with the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.

Students will be guided on a tour of the Penn-Liberty corridor in Downtown Pittsburgh. This was an important retail, commercial, and entertainment center in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Historic District—designated as such at both the City and Federal levels in 1987 and later expanded—encompasses a large section of the Penn-Liberty corridor, including the Cultural District. It features outstanding examples of historic buildings ranging from early skyscrapers to more modest cast-iron-front buildings to spaces that offered vaudeville shows, many of them designed by the area’s most significant architects.

Following a decades-long period of decline in the mid-20th century, the district has experienced substantial revitalization in the last 30 years, thanks in large part to historic preservation. Tour participants will see great architecture and learn about the district’s history.

Please arrive 15 minutes before start time in order to ensure that the tour gets underway on time.

REGISTRATION OPTIONS:

• BY PHONE with credit card – 412-563-5200 x217 or x219
• BY MAIL with check – RAMP 1427 W. Liberty Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15226. (please include student names)
• ONLINE PAYMENT with credit card using the form below.

2 hours CE