At the crossroads of four major Pittsburgh streets, CAP Park connects a bustling downtown with the Hill District, a historically black community touched by stardom, injustice, and urban blight. CAP Park is less than a year old, but it already plays a part in so many stories: from art, music, and culture; to architecture and infrastructure; to systemic racism and failed urban renewal; and a figurative (and literal) circus.
Join me, Hannah Allman Kennedy, as we ask: "What Happened in CAP Park?"
...but first, "What is CAP Park?"
Sources used in this episode:
- Pittsburgh Sports and Exhibition Authority: https://www.pgh-sea.com/index.php?path=i5-ucp
- Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership https://downtownpittsburgh.com/visit/construction-updates/cap-construction-project/
- The Architect’s Newspaper: https://www.archpaper.com/2022/03/pittsburgh-is-the-latest-city-to-gain-a-freeway-capping-park/
- National Trust for Historic Preservation: https://savingplaces.org/stories/the-story-of-the-pittsburgh-neighborhood-that-inspired-fences#.YoMJwW7MITV
- “Creating Space for Virgil Cantini in Pittsburgh” (Holden Slattery) Belt Magazine, https://beltmag.com/virgil-cantini-artist-pittsburgh-public-art/
- Pennsylvania Historic Preservation https://pahistoricpreservation.com/virgil-cantini-saving-cantinis-mosaics/
- Lower Hill Redevelopment http://www.lowerhillredevelopment.com/events-announcements/ribbon-cutting-ceremony-marks-the-opening-of-frankie-pace-park-formerly-i-579-cap-park-connecting-downtown-and-hill-district
- Wikipedia for the Hill District: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_District_(Pittsburgh)
- Wikipedia for Oil City: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_City,_Pennsylvania
- Obituary from the Pittsburgh Press: November 20, 1989 (Newspapers.com) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73246319/obituary-for-frankie-pace-aged-84/