List of References

Newspaper References

  1. Ackerman, Jan. "Firm Relocates to Herrs Island High-Tech in Health Care Moves from O’Hara Site". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec C, p.4. Pittsburgh, PA. April 11, 1997.
  2. Barnes, Tom. "Herrs Island Restaurant to Deliver to Boaters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec B, p.3. Pittsburgh, PA. March 26, 1997.
  3. Barnes, Tom. "Herrs Island to Get Market Help". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec A, p.5. Pittsburgh, PA. June 13, 1986.
  4. Barnes, Tom. "Pleasure Boat Dock Planned For Island". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec A, p.6. Pittsburgh, PA. May 17, 1990.
  5. Barnes, Tom. "Washington’s Landing: The Smell of Success". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec A, p.1. Pittsburgh, PA. October 5, 1983.
  6. Chute, Eleanor. "Herrs Island Industrial Park Plans Gain". The Pittsburgh Press. Sec A, p.19. Pittsburgh, PA. March 9, 1979.
  7. Deggans, Eric. "Park Plans Pique Interest Developer Likes Riverfront Ideas". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec N, p.1. Pittsburgh, PA. March 10, 1993.
  8. Gannon, Joyce. "A Smooth Landing". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec L, p.1. Pittsburgh, PA. July 24, 1994.
  9. Gannon, Joyce. "Prototype High-Tech Home Planned". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec C, p.5. Pittsburgh, PA. November 10, 1996.
  10. Guo, David. "Toxic Waste Found on River Island". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec A, p.1. Pittsburgh, PA. April 27, 1988.
  11. Haurwitz, Ralph. "DER Moving to Former Site of Toxic Dump Washington’s Landing is Agency’s New Home". The Pittsburgh Press. Sec D, p.1.Pittsburgh, PA. June 21, 1991.
  12. "Herrs Island". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Magazine, p.36 Pittsburgh, PA. December 25, 1990.
  13. "Herrs Island Fire Strikes Old Plant". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec A, p.2. Pittsburgh, PA. April 14, 1980.
  14. "Island Studied". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec B, p.5. Pittsburgh, PA. June 13, 1994.
  15. Linn, Virginia. "Herrs Island Renamed: Redevelopment Begins". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec A, p.5. Pittsburgh, PA. October 24, 1987.
  16. Linn, Virginia. "URA Ready to Buy Key Parcel on Herrs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec A, p.1. Pittsburgh, PA. October 7, 1987.
  17. Maryniak, Paul. "A Dream?". The Pittsburgh Press. Sec A, p.1. Pittsburgh, PA. April 7, 1985.
  18. "New Building Going Up". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec C, p.3. Pittsburgh, PA. September 16, 1996.
  19. Newman, Michael. "Whole- House Solutions IBACOS Brainstorms Futuristic Products, Systems for Builders, Contractors". Pittsbrugh Post-Gazette. Sec H, p.1. Pittsburgh, PA. June 15, 1997.
  20. "Old Island, New Times". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec C, p.3. Pittsburgh, PA. November 11, 1996.
  21. O’Neill, Brian. "Life on the Banks Herrs Island is Luring Suburban Dwellers into the City". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec C, p.1. Pittsburgh, PA. March 10, 1996.
  22. O’Toole, James. "State Buys Site on Herrs Island For Park, Marina". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec A, p.4. Pittsburgh, PA. December 10, 1981.
  23. Perlmutter, Ellen M. "Washington’s Landing May Get Tennis Complex, Marina". The Pittsburgh Press. Sec B, p.1. Pittsburgh, PA. July 25, 1990.
  24. Perlmutter, Ellen M. "Waste Cleanup Accord Spurs Island Project". The Pittsburgh Press. Sec B, p.1. Pittsburgh, PA. March 8, 1989.
  25. "Planners OK Herrs Zoning". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sec A, p.4. Pittsburgh, PA. September 24, 1986.
  26. Rieland, Randy. "Herr’s Island: From Cattle Yard to Central Park". The Pittsburgh Press. Suburban East, p.2. Pittsburgh, PA. October 24, 1974.
  27. Sheehan, Andrew. "Washington’s Landing Development Plan Near". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. SEc A, p.1. Pittsburgh, PA. March 1, 1989.
  28. Stearns, Bob. "The Prolonged Transformation of Herrs Island". The Pittsburgh Press. Roto, p.2. Pittsburgh, PA. November 6, 1977.
  29. Warner, David. "City’s Herrs Island A Boon, Study Says". The Pittsburgh Press. Sec A, p.2. Pittsburgh, PA. January 25, 1976.

Map References

  1. G.M. Hopkins, C.E. Atlas of the City of Allegheny Volume 2. Philadelphia, PA. 1891.
  2. G.M. Hopkins, C.E. Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh & Allegheny. Plate 32. Philadelphia, PA. 1882.
  3. G.M. Hopkins Co. Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Plate 36. Philadelphia, PA. 1910.
  4. G.M. Hopkins Co. Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Allegheny Volume 1. Plate 30. Philadelphia, PA. 1907.
  5. G.M. Hopkins & Co. Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny and the Adjoining Boroughs. Philadelphia, PA. 1872.
  6. Henry W. Hopkins. Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Allegheny Volume 1. Philadelphia, PA. 1901.
  7. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Map File. Pittsburg and Allegheny. (1890 – 1911).
  8. Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Volume 15. Pelham, NY. 1927.
  9. Urban Redevelopment Authority & Bohlin Powell Larkin Cywinski. Washington's Landing at Herrs Island. Pittsburgh, PA. 1990.

Other References

  1. Department of City Planning. Herr’s Island Study. Pittsburgh, PA. January 1969.
  2. Department of Environmental Resources, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Consent Order and Agreement / Findings of Fact Herr's Island. received January 18, 1991.
  3. Freeman, Harry M., Ed. Standard Handbook of Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal. McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1989.
  4. Herr, Fred R. "Herr’s Island". The Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine Volume 53 Number 3. Pittsburgh, PA. July 1970.
  5. ICF Kaiser Engineers. Final Report of Site Construction Activities / Washington's Landing - Herrs Island Site Remediation and Soil Encapsulation Cell. Pittsburgh, PA. February 7, 1991.
  6. McFarland, Ken and Barbara Budde. "Herr’s Island An Historical View". Archival Museum & Editing Studies Volume 5 Number 2. Department of History, Duquesne University. Pittsburgh, PA. Summer 1986.
  7. McKay, Gretchen. "Just Like Home". Executive Report - Pittsburgh. p.22. Pittsburgh, PA. December 1996.The Rubinoff Co., "The Village at Washington's Landing Fact Sheet". 1997.
  8. Urban Redevelopment Authority. Washington's Landing Environmental Summary. Pittsburgh, PA. January 13, 1993
  9. Urban Redevelopment Authority. Washington’s Landing, Herr’s Island Final Development Plan. Pittsburgh, PA. May 20, 1997.

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