Community Corner
Demolition Of Old Pittsburgh Playhouse Begins
The historic building's date with the wrecking ball has arrived.
PITTSBURGH, PA - The curtain is coming down on the former Pittsburgh Playhouse in Oakland, as demolition of the three-building complex has begun.
The Craft Avenue complex across from UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital closed last summer when the debut of Point Park University's new playhouse on Forbes Avenue, Downtown.
The university always planned to sell the playhouse property to help finance construction of its successor building Downtown.
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The playhouse opened in the 1930s and the likes of Gene Kelly and Shirley Jones performed there. Point Park has owned the complex since the 1960s.
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