Life and Architecture in Pittsburgh, James D. Van Trump Gregory J. Hohman

«Since Pittsburgh has always been my chief interest, anything which has been part of it may be considered worthy of being chronicled.» James D. Van Trump
 

 
1.1. Contributors
1.2. Contributors
2.2. Author
2.2. Author
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Rise and Shine
3.3. Ranch View Father-Son Challenge
4.1. Uphill and Downdale in Pittsburgh: Night Journey at the New Year
4.2. Crystal Drive
5.1. The Hill
5.2. The Open
6. Urbane, Cultivated, and Formerly «Gracious»
7.1. Antiphon of Stones: Some Random Native Notes in Reply to a Visting Architectural Critic in Pittsburgh
7.2. Forecourts of Hell
8.1. Of Castles, Medley of Dream Towers in Miniature
8.2. Residency Oasis
9.1. Castles on the Allegheny: An Architect’s Fantastic Demesne near Pittsburgh
9.2. New Monuments Golf Club I
10. Mirror in the West: Work of some Philadelphia Architects in Pittsburgh
11. North Side Market House
12. Old City Hall of Pittsburgh: Glimpse of Our Victorian Past
13. Ladies of the Post Office
14.1. Lions in the Streets: Sculptural Hunting Party in Pittsburgh
14.2. Lions of Lounge: Introducing «Ze Slacker Katz»
15. Temples of Finance: Pittsburgh and a Praise of Pillars
16. Architecture and the Pittsburgh Land: Buildings of Peter Berndtson
17.1. Art Deco
17.2. Royal York
18. Autumn Wine and Preservation: Heinz Hall and the Old Post Office at Pittsburgh
19. Fantasy on the Roof or Architecture Overhead
20.1. Aerial View of Oakland in 1924
20.2. Aerial View of Oakland in 202_
21. The Angelic Eye: Bellefield from the Air
22. Duquesne Garden
23.1. «Yet Once More O Ye Laurels»
23.2. New Monuments Golf Club II
24.1. On the Terrace II: Roof of the University Club in Pittsburgh
24.2. Eulogy for Eleanor Hohman
25. On the Terrace III: Cathedral of Learning from the University Club Roof
26. At the University Club: View of Oakland in Winter
27. Henry Hornbostel (1867-1961): Retrospect and Tribute
28. Of Temples and Technology: Drama of Henry Hornbostel’s Buildings at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh
29. Henry Hornbostel: New Brutalism
30.1. Die Heimkehr aus dem Fremde: Return to the Home Place
30.2. Zu den Meinigen versammelt werden (in German and English)
31.1. Last of Webster Hall: Passing of a Famous Oakland Hotel
31.2. Kappa Kappa Gamma
32.1. Church Beyond Fashion: Henry Hobson Richardson’s Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
32.2. Married Life of a Saint (in German and English)
33. Texas–Gargoyles and Preservation: Calvary Methodist Church on Pittsburgh’s North Side
34. Pittsburgh’s Church of the Ascension
35. The Gothic Revival in Pittsburgh:
35.1. Picturesque and Romantic Phase
35.2. Evergreen Hamlet, First American Romantic Suburb
35.3. Archaelogical Phase, Two Churches by John Notman
35.4. Modern Gothic in Pittsburgh
36.1. Pittsburgh Rail Road Stations Past and Present: An Architectural Excursion with Stopovers at Philadelphia
36.2. Rail Excursion with Stopovers in Pittsburgh, New York City, San Diego and Switzerland
36.3. Travels in San Diego
37.1. East Liberty, East Liberty!
37.2. Mount Lebanon, Mount Lebanon!
38. The Skyscraper as Monument: Field of Commemorative Buildings in Pittsburgh
39.1. An Early Tycoon Palace: Isaac Meason House at Mount Braddock
39.2. Linden Hall
40. Greek Revival Revived
41. Medieval Pittsburgh: Singer House, Wilkinsburg
42.1. Disseminated Mansion
42.2. Sunnyhill
43.1. Last of «Greenlawn»: My First Demolition in the Chateau Country
43.2. Goodwood
44. Peacock’s Pride: East Liberty Millionaire’s Mansion of the Early 1900s
45. Lovejoy’s Folly: Vanished Pittsburgh Palace
46. Frederick G. Scheibler, Jr.: Prophet of Modern Architecture in Pittsburgh
47.1. East Liberty’s Liberty Theatre
47.2. South Hills Hollywood
48. Denholm’s Corner and Fred’s Store
49. Terrace Life in Pittsburgh IV: Schumann al Fresco
50.1. Memories of Highland Park
50.2. South Park
51. In a Golden Garden: Small Suburban Station Garden of Sixty Years Ago
52. Autumn Splendour Remembered: Indian Summer of 1977
53. Art Deco Garden in Pittsburgh: Perennial Garden of Phipps Conservatory, Schenley Park
54. Chronicles of Old Fifth Avenue I: From Pittsburgh’s Downtown to Oakland
55. Chronicles of Old Fifth Avenue II: Some Old Antique Shops
56. Light over Pittsburgh–1982
57. Downtown Restaurants of Yesteryear: Dining Rooms at McCreery’s and Kaufmann’s
58. From the Hey-day of the Hat: Miss Rose Chapeaux
59. On Women, Words, and Pittsburgh
60.1. Pittsburgh’s Forgotten Toy Theatre: Kilbuck Playhouse
60.2. NYC | NYU | NYC
60.3. #$%!@
60.4. setinvenice.com
60.5. Wooster Nightmare, Wooster Dream, Wooster Therapy
61. World of David Gilmour Blythe: Spring Exhibition at the Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute
62. Luke Swank: Master Photographer Once More in the Public Eye
63.1. Memoirs of Old Sewickley: True Garden Spot of America
63.2. Old Man Invitational
63.3. Molyneaux Invitational
64.1. The Ghost of President Buchanan and a Town
64.2. Life Raft
65. Of Christmas Past and Christmas Cards
66. I Open My Windows to Summer Stars and Locust Blossoms in the Night
67.1. My Own Birthday Anniversary–Number 73
67.2. Palms | Falling Back | After Barthes
68.1. Bibliography
68.2. Bibliography
69.1. Index
69.2. Index

rev. October 12, 2026