Squirrel Hill North in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Station WQED
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011
1. Station WQED Marker
Erected 1964 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.
Location. 40° 26.831′ N, 79° 56.672′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Squirrel Hill North. Marker is on Fifth Avenue west of Devonshire Street, on the right when traveling east. Located at WQED station in the Oakland Section of Pittsburgh. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4802 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hamburg Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Walking To The Sky (approx. ¼ mile away); Scotty Dog Statue (approx. 0.3 miles away); Doherty Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hamerschlag Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Judith A. Resnik (approx.
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Regarding Station WQED. Nearby is a Tyrannosaurus Rex statue designed after Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers Neighborhood) in his trademark sweater and tennis shoes. Mr. Rogers Neighborhood was filmed at WQED through most of its span.
Also see . . .
1. WQED Pittsburgh. (Submitted on March 15, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. Station WQED - Behind the Marker. (Submitted on June 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011
2. Station WQED Marker
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011
3. Station WQED
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, March 13, 2011
4. Mr. Rogers Tyrannosaurus Rex Statue
Photographed By Unknown, circa 1960
5. Screenshot of Fred Rogers and Josie Carey on The Children's Corner
A native of Butler, PA, Josie Carey–born Josephine Vicari–was the host of The Children's Corner, WQED's first children show, from 1954 to 1961. Fred Rogers served as her collaborator, co-song writer, and puppeteer for the next seven years. After spending a few years in Canada, Rogers returned to WQED, where he hosted Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, one of the most successful and beloved children's programs in American television history, from 1968 to 2000.
Courtesy of WQED Pittsburgh
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, 1963
6. WQED Building
After acquiring local television station WENS-TV, WQED changes its call letters to WQEX and returned it to the airwaves in 1963 for use as its secondary channel for educational programs. On a chilly Sunday in 1963, more than 5,000 people jammed WQED's Fifth Avenue building to tour the new station.
Courtesy of Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Photographed By N/a, 1954
7. WQED test pattern postcard
Unsure of the sharpness of its signal or how far it would carry, WQED mailed this postcard to people who had signed up for a station membership before it began broadcasting on April 1, 1954. It asked them to return it with a brief description of the quality of the station signal on the back.
Courtesy of WQED Pittsburgh
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 856 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
