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Schenley High School, located in the North Oakland neighborhood at the edge of the Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a historic building opened in 1916 that was a part of the Pittsburgh Public Schools. The Schenley High School building was closed in June 2008 in a 5–4 vote by the school district due to issues with asbestos.
- October 2, 1916
- Bigelow Blvd. and Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve
- Pittsburgh Public Schools
May 4, 2017 · The Schenley Experiment chronicles the life of an extraordinary Pittsburgh school. by Michael Machosky May 4, 2017. Facing south into Oakland from the Upper Hill District’s Schenley Heights...
Schenley High School, located at Bigelow Boulevard and Centre Avenue, was designed by architect Ed Stotz. The school opened for students on October 2, 1916, and was the first school built in the United States that cost over $1 million to construct. The Pittsburgh Board of Education named the school for to its location in the Schenley Heights ...
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Mar 23, 2017 · City Design. Schenley High School is now Schenley Apartments. Here’s a look inside. 10 Years of NEXT: Six years later, the Schenley Apartments are just as cool — and on the market. by...
- Sandra Tolliver
5 days ago · Abstract. Jake Oresick has written a fascinating history of Pittsburgh’s Schenley High School. This concise volume, however, chronicles more than just the history of one school; Oresick also uses Schenley’s story to elucidate the history of Pittsburgh and, to an even wider extent, public education in the United States.
Jun 23, 2013 · The school, which opened in 1916 as the most expensively built high school in the country, boasts alumni such as pop artist Andy Warhol and Nobel laureate Clifford G. Shull. The school...
- Bill Zlatos
Pittsburgh Central High School (known as “Central”)—recast as Schenley High School in 1916—was at different times the subject of innovative investment and destructive neglect, providing a case study in both the best and worst urban public education practices. The Schenley Experiment tells the story of Pittsburgh and its public school ...
