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Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

— Historic Landmark —
 
Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Wintermantel, August 21, 2012
1. Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science Marker
 
Inscription. Historic Landmark
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Originally Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
Ingham and Boyd, architects, 1939
 
Erected by Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
 
Location. 40° 27.16′ N, 80° 0.371′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Marker can be reached from Children's Way 0.2 miles east of West Commons. Click for map. Mounted to right of entrance to former Buhl Planetarium, now Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15212, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Free Public Library Building in the United States (within shouting distance of this marker); James Hay Reed (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Allegheny Market House (within shouting distance of this marker); Allegheny Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Taze Russell (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Allegheny High School (about 600 feet away); Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church (about 700 feet away); Founding Convention of the CIO (about 800 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
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Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Wintermantel, August 21, 2012
2. Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science Marker
 

1. Buhl Planetarium and Observatory. (Submitted on August 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. (Submitted on August 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Wintermantel, August 23, 2012
3. Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh in foreground
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on August 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 87 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   3. submitted on August 23, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
 
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