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Blog Archives
Leticoe St.
Make left and stay right of the metal fencing as you descend Leticoe. Just past the two houses on the right, descend 10 steps where Eleanor St. Steps meet Leticoe. Make right.
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* St. Josaphat Church
Dedicated in 1916, the Roman Catholic Church was built to serve a Polish parish established in 1901. The building is Romanesque with a Byzantium influence evident in the arches, pillars and bell tower. The main altar held relics of St. … Continue reading
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Eola Way Steps
Make a left and walk to the stairs built in 1947. As you climb these 96 steps, each 4-ft wide, notice the ruins of stone or brick foundations perched over the hillside on the right. At the top of the … Continue reading
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Greeley St.
Turn right and continue up Greely 75 yards to Eola Way Steps on the left.
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* Gardens on the Slopes
Here are the first of six gardens maintained by SSSNA members. Part of an effort to put a green face on the Slopes, the garden was planted in 2002 in conjunction with the Western Penna. Conservancy.
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Josephine St.
Make right and walk east toward S. 22nd St. Continue to Greeley St.
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* South Side Park
Efforts continue to reclaim a 64 acre park that extends from Josephine St. below to the heights of the Slopes. In this wooded hillside are streams, ball fields and pathways. Volunteers have removed invasive knotweed and vines that choke the … Continue reading
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Pittsburgh StepTrek 2019 – Black Route
If joining from the West Route, begin here. * Denotes history or significant site. From StepTrek Marketplace and registration in South Side Park, walk down S. 21st St. to Josephine St.
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