I got to talking to a sweet librarian and she told me about the librarians there, who clearly take pride in the place their branch has in history, especially the history of the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, and a campaign they have going to refurbish it.
BRADDOCK CARNEGIE LIBRARY START PAGE
A NATIONAL HISTORICAL LANDMARK HISTORY OF BRADDOCK CARNEGIE LIBRARY
"The Braddock Carnegie Library in Braddock, Pennsylvania, is the first Carnegie Library in the United States. Designed by William Halsey Wood in eclectic medieval style, it was built in 1888 and dedicated by Andrew Carnegie on March 30, 1889. An addition in more Richardson Romanesque style by Longfellow, Alden & Harlow (successors to HH Richardson) was added in 1893. The library was named a National Historic Landmark in 2012, following its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and is on the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation’s List of Historic Landmarks."
Picture from Wikipedia
1889 staircase... Did your immigrant great grandpa climb these steps as a school boy with a book in his hand while his father slaved doing double back shifts in the mill?
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Tell them "Magyar American sent you!"
