A front page story in February 1990 by The Northside Chronicle Managing Editor, John H. Lyon Some of the signs read “We need a theater for the Kids” “This Garden Stinks” and “you can’t pick anything from this garden” as about 80 North Side residents picketed the Garden Theater, the City of Pittsbu...

On Monday, March 12 Allegheny City Central Association voted to support the demolition of 4, 6 and 8 West North Avenue on the Garden Theater Block. By: Neil Strebig The first phase of what is expected to be a long, public process was initiated on Monday night in Alphabet City. As first reported by t...

Courtesy of Allegheny City Central Domenic Branduzzi, owner of Piccolo Forno in Lawrenceville, will no longer be opening a restaurant in the Garden Theater block. While this news is disappointing, there is greater optimism than ever that our commercial corridor will soon become a lively, economic br...

Courtesy of the Allegheny City Central Weekend Update Infrastructure Upgrades Costa Construction has begun the water and sewer infrastructure work on the Garden Theater Block Development. The work is being overseen by the Urban Redevelopment Authority and will serve the entire block. The scope of wo...

Photo from the Northside Chronicle archives The Masonic Temple to the right of the Garden Theater along West North Avenue is being prepared for City of Asylum's Alphabet City literary center. The Urban Redevelopment of Pittsburgh terminated a developer's rights to continue on the project.   By Justi...