- Panther Hollow
Panther Hollow is a small wooded valley in
Schenley Park in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania ,United States .It runs within the park west to east approximately 1.5 miles, beginning at Boundary Street in
Junction Hollow and ending near Hobart Street inSquirrel Hill .The hollow features the man-made Panther Hollow Lake, on the east end of which is the confluence of Panther Hollow Run and Phipps Run. Hiking trails follow both streams.
The heavily-travelled Panther Hollow Road lies on the southern edge of the hollow. It begins where the
Boulevard of the Allies ends at Anderson Bridge in Oakland and continues through Schenley Park to become Hobart Street to the park's east.Above the lake some 120 feet is
Panther Hollow Bridge , which carries Schenley Drive over the hollow. The landmark 1897 bridge features bronze sculptures byGiuseppe Moretti of four panthers, crouching as sentinels, on each corner.The hollow is named for the mountain lions once native to the area. The
University of Pittsburgh , adjacent to the park, also uses the panther as itsmascot .References
*cite book | author=Toker, Franklin | title=Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=
University of Pittsburgh Press | year=1986, 1994 | id=ISBN 0-8229-5434-6External links
* [http://www.pittsburghparks.org/_76.php Schenley Park website]
* [http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghE/0589-4476/pantherhollow.htm Panther Hollow Bridge] atpghbridges.com
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