Rock Concert at Schenley Park

70121964
View of a rock concert at Schenley Park. Schenley Park dates back to 1889 when Mary Croghan Schenley donated 300 acres to the City of Pittsburgh for a park. Officials purchased over 100 additional acres from her, bringing the total acreage to 456. The park was inspired by Fredrick Law Olmstead's work and the work of other landscape architects of the time. Plantings were laid out in 1896 by Scottish botanist William Falconer. Interestingly, in 1774 the price for one acre in the area now known as Schenley Park was $1.21. In 2005 dollars, that is a value of $13.12 per acre.
May 3rd, 1970
Location
Oakland
Address
Schenley Park
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
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Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh Original URL
Subjects
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Schenley Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Concerts--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Identifier
715.70121964.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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  • Matt almost 14 years ago

    I love the internet! Here's the line-up for the show:
    1970 ... May 3, KQV stages a free rock concert from noon to 7 pm on Flagstaff Hill in
    Schenley Park. Dan Kelly emcees the show featuring Nazz, Friends, Steam Shovel,
    and Moses and the Damnation of Adam Blessing.

    from this website: http://user.pa.net/~ejjeff/timeline...

    I'm a huge Steam Shovel fan!

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