#11
Oakland Woodpecker
(light pole art)
The woodpecker represents ingenuity and perseverance.
The Oakland community has lovely residential neighborhoods and amazing architecture, and the Cathedral of Learning is at the center of it all.
ICONS TO LOOK FOR:
Cathedral of Learning: The silhouette represents one of Pittsburgh’s most recognizable landmarks and the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh’s campus
Residential houses: Represents the people who have made, and continue to make, Oakland their home. Notable neighborhoods include the historic Panther Hollow, “A Pittsburgh Little Italy”, where the first Italian immigrant families began to settle in the late 1800s; Oakland Square Historic District, inspired by the urban design of Dublin and Victorian England; and Oakcliffe, home to one of Pittsburgh’s newest greenways
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial & Museum: Represents an architectural detail from this landmark honoring military veterans
Thomas Pringle House: Represents an architectural detail from one of the historic Schenley Farms houses
Schenley Farms: The cow icon represents this unique historic residential district, which was once a cow pasture. The development was built to compliment the classical monuments and buildings in Oakland
LOCATION:
NW corner, intersection of Fifth Ave. & Tennyson Ave., on traffic light pole
Each PittsBird has a hidden heart in it for love of community.
Can you find it?
