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Ammon Recreation Center-Bedford Avenue

1955-07

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Ammon Recreation Center-Bedford Avenue
  • Title
  • Ammon Recreation Center-Bedford Avenue
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B020.F15.I04
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B020.F15.I04
  • Description
  • Ammon Recreation Center, located at 2217 Bedford Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood, was originally the site of the Ammon ballpark. It was the home of some of the great Negro League teams from Pittsburgh. Today, there is a state-sponsored plaque that recognizes the historical significance of the ballpark site. Famed Negro League slugger Josh Gibson is also mentioned on the plaque.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Ammon Recreation Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
    Hill District (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Swimming pools--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Children--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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