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CLEANUP MANCHESTER

Saturday, October 19, 2024

9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

Let's come together to make a positive impact on our community!

Are you ready to make a difference in our community? We're inviting you to join us for Cleanup Manchester on Octrober 19, 2024 at 9:00 AM to 12 Noon on that day. To be honest, you can start to clean up your block or your street before October 19th if you would like. However, we will have drop off locations and an equipment pick up location available for you on the 19th from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon.

Join us as we come together to clean up our streets, parks, and public spaces. Let's make Manchester a cleaner and more beautiful place for everyone to enjoy.

We are asking all of our Manchester neighbors to go out and cleanup up their block and place all the trash / junk at one of the drop off locations listed below. Let's show our community spirit and work together to create a positive impact. We can't wait to see you there!

Equipment Pickup / Drop Off Location - 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

We'll be gathering at the corner of Sheffield Street and Manhatten Street if you need equipment (i.e gloves, bags, rakes, brooms, etc.) to clean up our neighborhood and make it a more beautiful and welcoming place to live. Together, we can make a difference!

Trash Drop Off Locations - 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

We will have two locations that you can drop off the trash that you have gathered. The City of Pittsburgh will come and pick up all the trash at these two locations.

The corner of Sheffield Street and Manhatten Street
1301 Columbus Avenue - corner of Columbus and Fulton, across from the side of the Mosque.

Celebrate the Opening of the Hightower Photography Collections

Through the Lens of the Father (Frank Russell)

& The Son (Frank Floyd)

This is a celebration of Manchester Native, Frank Floyd Hightower. Frank and his father (Frank Russell Hightower) were prolific photographers who capture everyday events and studio images of several generations of Pittsburghers. At one time the official photographer for Oliver High and its yearbook, the Omicron, the Father and Son team have documented countless Northsiders.

The photos of Pittsburgh-born Frank Russell document the activities of community organizations like the Urban League, the Pittsburgh chapter of the NAACP, the Catholic Diocese, and several local churches as well as professional portraits and weddings of the African American community from the 1940s through 1990s. His son, Frank Floyd, followed in his footsteps to also become a professional photographer as well as a playwright and artist. His photos from the 1960s to the present document Black Theater in Pittsburgh, including the work of August Wilson, Rob Penny, Bob Johnson, Maisha Baton and Hightower himself. Community activities such as Black arts festivals and meetings held by community organizations like the Manchester Citizen’s Corporation are also documented. Like his father, Frank worked as a professional portrait and wedding photographer too. As a whole, these collections provide a remarkable visual representation of the African American community in Pittsburgh over eight decades.

Event Information:

Thursday, 10/17/2024

4:00 PM - Materials on Display

4:30 - 6:00 PM - Program

Hillman Library

Archives and Special Collections Instruction Room

3rd Floor

Manchester Historic Society was founded in 1996 to help preserve and promote the history of Manchester.

Manchester is located just minutes from downtown Pittsburgh and offers the advantages of community living in the midst of the larger urban experience. We’re minutes from the North Shore, major sports and cultural attractions, the casino and the Federal Street renewal. We’re easily accessible from all parts of the region. Located along the east bank of the Ohio River, Manchester is roughly bounded to the north by the Conrail Railroad, to the west by Chateau Street, to the east by Allegheny Avenue and to the south by Western Avenue.

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