Demolition of St. Nicholas in Pittsburgh under way
A multiyear campaign to save the former St. Nicholas Church by a small contingent led by parishioners has come to an end with the demolition of the historic Troy Hill landmark.
Demolition begins on former St. Nicholas church along Route 28
Demolition of the controversial former St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church along Route 28 in Troy Hill began Tuesday despite a last-ditch effort by Pittsburgh to save the landmark building...
Photos of the Day
Photos taken during a rally in support of St. Nicholas Church as part of the Preserve Croatian Heritage group that wants to prevent the building from being demolished.
Demolition Plans Revealed For St. Nicholas Church
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There are new details on the construction on Route 28. A major hang up for the project has been St. Nicholas Church. On Thursday, demolition plans for the church were revealed, but there are also big changes that drivers will see starting on Friday...
Preservationists Upset As St. Nicholas Church Dismantling Begins
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The dismantling of St. Nicholas Church along Route 28 has begun, but preservationists are not pleased at the way the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is going about it...
PittGirl vs. David Conrad
The Pittsburgh-born actor and city champion sits down for a fascinating conversation on St. Nick's church, the spirit of Pittsburgh and more. - See more at: http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Best-of-the-Burgh-Blogs/Pitt-Girl/October-2012/PittGirl-versus-David-Conrad/#sthash.dGcD7n71.dpuf
Dec. 10, 1952
Dec. 10, 1952: The children mourned at St. Nicholas died in a tragedy set in motion by a minor late-night automobile accident on Dec. 5, 1952. A car driven by a 17-year-old Ohio University student crashed into the three-story home occupied by the Moulis family, causing a gas leak. Thirty minutes later, the house blew up. A second explosion set the structure on fire. Robert and Rose Moulis were dragged from the ruins, but their children perished. A few days [...]
Dec. 5, 1952
Dec. 5, 1952: Since it closed in 2004, St. Nicholas Church has been an empty, dark shell pressed hard against one of the area’s busiest roads, Route 28. But for decades, the building served as a place for a community to gather for worship, to celebrate its happy times and, as was the case in December of 1952, to mourn in the wake of tragedy.
Veterans Remembered At St. Nicholas Cemetery
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — America is a country of immigrants. From the very beginning men and women of many nations have borne arms to protect the freedom they came here to find. Many of them died...
Local Dispatch: It's hard to picture future without shrine like St. Nicholas
My life flashed before me last March as a man approached me in a secluded spot on East Ohio Street on the North Side, atop the steps of the deserted St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church...