Support a Pittsburgh Walk of Fame
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Take a walk in your mind’s eye.
Imagine strolling down a Pittsburgh sidewalk—maybe it’s Downtown, or in Oakland, or any number of places—and as you walk, stories unfold at your feet. Stories of Pittsburghers who have left their indelible mark on the cultural landscape of America. H.J. Heinz…Gene Kelly…August Wilson…Rachel Carson…
Imagine, as you continue to walk, more names appear, embedded in the sidewalk in brass, highlights of their extraordinary lives on display for all to see—and to hear, using augmented reality. Andrew Carnegie…Billy Eckstine…Martha Graham…David McCullough… Maybe they were born in Pittsburgh or were influenced here in some important way. Andy Warhol…Lena Horne…Jeff Goldblum…Andrew Mellon… Or perhaps they came to the city to fulfill their life’s passion. Jonas Salk…Fred Rogers…Roberto Clemente…Michael Keaton...
Imagine, one by one, Pittsburghers who helped shape—or continue to shape—our nation’s heritage, honored on an ever-expanding digital streetscape, a tourist attraction that is also an educational tool and source of pride for locals. Gertrude Stein…Rachel Carson... George Westinghouse…David O. Selznick…
Imagine a Pittsburgh Walk of Fame.
Civic leaders have already shown enthusiasm for this project, and your financial support can help make the vision a reality. It’s going to take hundreds of thousands of dollars from foundations, corporations, and individuals combined to fund this effort. But step one is to show grantmakers and businesses that there is broad public support for the idea, and that’s where you come in. Every dollar counts.
Let’s take this walk together. Let’s make this Walk together.
Nancy Polinsky Johnson
Imagine strolling down a Pittsburgh sidewalk—maybe it’s Downtown, or in Oakland, or any number of places—and as you walk, stories unfold at your feet. Stories of Pittsburghers who have left their indelible mark on the cultural landscape of America. H.J. Heinz…Gene Kelly…August Wilson…Rachel Carson…
Imagine, as you continue to walk, more names appear, embedded in the sidewalk in brass, highlights of their extraordinary lives on display for all to see—and to hear, using augmented reality. Andrew Carnegie…Billy Eckstine…Martha Graham…David McCullough… Maybe they were born in Pittsburgh or were influenced here in some important way. Andy Warhol…Lena Horne…Jeff Goldblum…Andrew Mellon… Or perhaps they came to the city to fulfill their life’s passion. Jonas Salk…Fred Rogers…Roberto Clemente…Michael Keaton...
Imagine, one by one, Pittsburghers who helped shape—or continue to shape—our nation’s heritage, honored on an ever-expanding digital streetscape, a tourist attraction that is also an educational tool and source of pride for locals. Gertrude Stein…Rachel Carson... George Westinghouse…David O. Selznick…
Imagine a Pittsburgh Walk of Fame.
Civic leaders have already shown enthusiasm for this project, and your financial support can help make the vision a reality. It’s going to take hundreds of thousands of dollars from foundations, corporations, and individuals combined to fund this effort. But step one is to show grantmakers and businesses that there is broad public support for the idea, and that’s where you come in. Every dollar counts.
Let’s take this walk together. Let’s make this Walk together.
Nancy Polinsky Johnson
Organizer
Nancy Polinsky Johnson
Organizer
Pittsburgh, PA
