About Go Fourth

We hope you enjoyed traveling back in time for this tour of the Wall Street of Pittsburgh. Please share it with friends so more people get to appreciate the history of Fourth Avenue and Pittsburgh's antique skyscrapers.

For questions and further information about Go Fourth, or to inquire about creating a smartphone tour of your city, get in touch with email through the link below.

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Mark Houser

Creator and co-host

Mark Houser is an author and professional speaker who gives informational and inspirational talks on America's landmark architecture to audiences from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles. He has written two books about antique skyscrapers, MultiStories and Highrises Art Deco.

Find out more and inquire about having Mark speak at your event at his website, Skyscraper Stories.

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Megan Harris

Co-host and audio producer

Megan Harris is a local editor, writer, audio producer, and history buff who leads the news team for City Cast Pittsburgh. Subscribe to her daily podcast and newsletter to learn a little bit more about what built the Steel City and how it's evolving.

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Chris Hytha

Artist and web designer

Chris Hytha is a designer and visual artist with a passion for photography and a degree in architecture from Drexel University. His unique, drone-assisted photo compositions of 200 historic American skyscrapers from cities across America — including Pittsburgh — can be seen at the online art and history project, the Highrises Collection.

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Donna Amato

Music

Donna Amato is a concert pianist whose recordings include the music of Ethelbert Nevin. She teaches piano at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. You can find her album of Ethelbert Nevin songs featured in this tour on Spotify and Apple Music.

Website developer:

Andrew Gallagher

Fourth Avenue illustration:

Paul Ostergaard

Map:

1914 Hopkins scan, University of Pittsburgh

Interactive map development:

Riley High

Go Fourth project concept:

Pfaffmann + Associates

Public mural:

Karen Krieger & David Montgomery

Special thanks to Detre Library & Archives at Heinz History Center

Dazzling drone-scan art and fascinating facts about 200 historic skyscrapers across America.

Get the book and discover inspiring stories behind 55 landmark skyscrapers you can visit and see today.

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