The Highland Park section of Pittsburgh
Main Photo Index - 2006 Photos - Fall in PA -Highland Park Boat House
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The Highland Park section of Pittsburgh. Lake Carnegie
In the 1870s, philanthropist Andrew Carnegie partially financed the creation of Lake Carnegie to be used as a halfway station for water being pumped out of the Allegheny River. The technology for holding water changed over the years and Lake Carnegie became a recreational lake instead. In 1932 the lake was cut in half to make room for the park's swimming pools, but it is still used for fishing in summer. When cold weather froze the water in the pond with enough ice to support skaters, the refreshment stand’s “windows” were covered and the stand was heated and had park benches inside for skaters to use to change into their skates and to warm up in between spins. Young hockey players used the far end of the pond where a wooden walkway separated them from the recreational skaters.
