Point State Park, Pittsburgh, PA

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Point State Park, Pittsburgh, PA
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Point State Park 2004 Master Plan
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Military Occupation 1754-1784
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Frontier Settlement 1785-1815
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The Point Bridge 1877
Urban Development 1816-1938
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The Point in Pittsburgh in the 1900s
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Pittsburgh Renaissance 1938-1974
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100 Year Flood Plain
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Hurricane Agnes 1972 36 surge highest
recorded surge 46 in 1936The Point has nuisance
floods 3-4 times a year. We always hope it stays
under a 25 surge so it doesnt get into the
fountain.
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Depth to Archaeological Potential Historic and
Current River Water Levels
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Most special events held at Point State Park have
little or no connection to the park beyond its
use as a venue for the event.
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Currently special events are the primary reason
people come to Point State Park. Heavily
attended special events can have a major impact
on other park use and the park landscape .
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Sketch of Portal Bridge, Fort Pitt Music
Bastion, and Fountain (Griswold Renner, Clarke
Rapuano, Landscape Architects)
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Sketch of Fountain, Fort Duquesne Tracery, and
Fort Pitt Block House (Griswold Renner, Clarke
Rapuano, Landscape Architects)
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Sketch of Fountain, Fort Duquesne Tracery, and
Fort Pitt Block House (Griswold Renner, Clarke
Rapuano, Landscape Architects)
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The Point After First Interim Project, 1953
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The Point Prior to Removal of Western Bridges
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Point State Park completed in 1974
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New and reuse of salvaged limestone block 1974
(GWSM archives)
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Use of native limestone block, riverstone,
bluestone, and sandstone
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A Living Reminder of our Heritage

• " All planting in this western part of the Park
  will resemble the primeval forest as closely as
  it is possible to reproduce it in the midst of
  the city. " Margaret M. Winters 1953

• " The rather thick plantations north and south of
  the lawn will give a parklike character to the
  areas adjacent to the city streets, serving also
  to screen the hustle and bustle of traffic from
  the park. " Margaret M. Winters 1953

Primeval Planting for Point Park by Margaret M.
Winters, 1953 In consultation with O. E. Jennings
Carnegie Museum
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Griswold Tentative Revised Ultimate Plan, 1954
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Urban Development Extant from 1816 - 1938
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Park Development Extant From 1938 - 1974
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New plantings that might have been there when
George Washington first saw the Point in 1753
and the Griswold Planting Plan 1954 (GWSM
archives)
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Overlook Planting Plan 1954 (GWSM archives)
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Woodlands, Overlook, Fort Duquesne River Edge
Traceries, and Fountain
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Point State Park completed in 1974 (GWSM archives)
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Monongahela River upper promenade 1974 (GWSM
archives)
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Allegheny River upper promenade 1974 (GWSM
archives)
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Allegheny River upper promenade 1979 (GWSM
archives)
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Allegheny River upper promenade 1979 (GWSM
archives)
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Allegheny River upper promenade 1979 (GWSM
archives)
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Allegheny woodland with trees over lawn 1979
(GWSM archives)
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Western lawn and woodland with trees over lawn
1979 (GWSM archives)
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New Plantings at Overlook 1974 (GWSM archives)
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Overlook looking North to flyover to Northside,
2002
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Overlook looking North slope up to flyover, 2002
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Woodland plantings at Overlook looking north
Spring 2008
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Woodland plantings at Overlook looking South
Spring 2008