Make left. Descend 108 steps to Mary St. You are now in the area known as the Hollow. The brick, industrial building at 2933 Mary was recently converted to Print Shop Lofts. South Side Works lies in front of you.
StepTrek Route: StepTrek Route 2020
StepTrek Route 2020
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Telescope St. Steps
Make a right and descend 56 steps to Telescope St. Continue down street as it bends to the right to Josephine St.
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Josephine St.
Carefully cross Josephine St. and make a right. Continue up the left side of Josephine to Steve Seventy Steps just past 2925 Josephine. Across and lining the uphill side of Josephine are the concrete walls of the former water reservoir that preceded Monongahela Park.
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* WPA
Stella St. is two levels here. On your left is an iron fence that divides the two sections. In 1935 the Work Projects Administration (WPA) terraced this part of the hillside and created the bi-level street topped with an iron fence. In 1998 Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation designated the Stella-Shelley fence as a historically significant landmark.
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Stella St.
Keep to the right and descend along Stella. Not 50 feet past the first house are Telescope St. Steps, located before 2739 Stella.
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* Monongahela Park
Years ago this grassy area was a city reservoir. The basin was filled with earth in the 1950s. Cross the short clearing and descend 18 steps to the ball fields. Rugby and other pick up sports meet here regularly. Cross to the far left corner marked by a guardrail to exit the park onto Stella St.
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Northview St. Steps
Make a left and descend 113 steps through a nicely shaded area. The remains of a housing foundation rise near the bottom on the right. Where the steps come out of the woods is a park. Straight ahead is Josephine St. Make a left and walk through Monongahela Park. Do not descend to Josephine St.
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Northview St.
Turn left. Ahead is a commanding view of the Cathedral of Learning. Descend to where Northview bends to the right. On the left, just past the guardrail and before 3111 Northview, are Northview St. Steps.
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* Company Houses
Coal was mined in this area and transported by incline down the slope to the mills. To house the workers, the coal company built the eight houses on right, which begin at 2904 Stromberg. The first four have traditional tent or sloped roofs and the next four have pyramid roofs.
