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The Northside Chronicle
Volume 37 Issue 3 - FREE -
The Community Newspaper of Pittsburgh’s Historic Northside
Northside Business Briefs: March 2021 By Ashlee Green
Artist studio space now available at Fulton Commons in Manchester Artist studio space is now available to rent at Fulton Commons. The new licensed commercial kitchen, coworking, and artist studio space in the Northside’s Manchester neighborhood was set to open at the end of March 2020. COVID-19 delayed that until last summer, when what Co-owner Irwin Mendelssohn calls the first of three phases of opening actually began, starting with the building’s coworking space. The kitchen incubator space was next in the end of 2020, and now, the artist studio spaces are all set.
Photo: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
The Reading Room was a highlight of the former Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny. One of many libraries in or around Pittsburgh at the time, this one was Andrew Carnegie’s first commissioned library in the U.S. Read the full story about how Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is celebrating its 125th anniversary below.
125 years of Carnegie Library Photo courtesy of Fulton Commons
Fulton Commons, the new licensed commercial kitchen, coworking, and artist studio space in the Northside's Manchester neighborhood, was designed pre-pandemic. According to co-owner Irwin Mendelssohn, though, it was set up organically in a way that allows for social distancing. “We opened in the middle of a pandemic, which is always interesting,” Mendelssohn said. The building was designed pre-panSee Briefs, Page 7
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2020 marked a monumental anniversary: Here's a quick history of Carnegie libraries and a rundown of projects taking place to celebrate. By Anthony John Wiles, Jr. In 1895, Pittsburgh and Allegheny City mirrored one another from their positions on the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers. Throngs of people flocked to these cities from across the nation and all corners of the globe, searching for industrial jobs and a chance at procuring a better life. In addition to their industry and diversity, the cities shared one major institution: the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP).
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2020 marked CLP’s 125th anniversary. The Northside Chronicle spoke with Suzanne Thinnes, manager of communications at CLP, about the history of the library system, its significance to the Northside, and activities taking place to commemorate this monumental anniversary. A history of Carnegie libraries The Northside is home to Andrew Carnegie’s first commissioned library in the
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U.S. Commissioned in 1886 and funded by Carnegie and the City of Allegheny, the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny officially opened in February of 1891, containing an art gallery and lecture hall in addition to a full-service library. Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835. His family immigrated to the U.S., and he was raised on what is now Reedsdale Street in Allegheny City. It was here that his See CLP, Page 11
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