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(Thanks to Dan Wintermantel for the poster design!)

Directions to the Mexican War Streets
From the West and South:

  • Go through the Fort Pitt Tunnel toward downtown
         Pittsburgh.
  • After emerging from the tunnel, take the 279 North / North      Shore exit. This will take you to the Fort Duquesne Bridge.
  • Once on the Fort Duquesne Bridge, get into the far left lane.
  • Follow the signs for North Shore.
  • At the traffic light at the end of the North Shore exit, turn
         right onto Allegheny Avenue. (Heinz Field will be on your      left.)
  • Stay in this lane and go straight.  Be careful here - if you
         get into the right lane you'll get onto a ramp taking you in
         the opposite direction.  Pull up to the traffic light, then turn
         right onto Ridge Avenue.
  • Stay straight at the stop sign.
  • At the next traffic light, turn left onto Brighton Avenue.
  • At the next traffic light at Western Avenue, stay straight.
  • At the next traffic light, turn right onto W. North Avenue.
  • You will see the large YMCA sign on the corner of W.
         North Avenue and Monterey Street.
  • The House Tour Ticket Booth and Vendor Midway is on
         Monterey Street.
  • Street parking is available throughout the neighborhood.
         Parking lots are available on the corner of Brighton Road
         and North Taylor Avenue...on the first block of Buena
         Vista Street...and on the second block of Sherman Street.

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    • 40th Annual
    MWSS House &
    Garden Tour

    The 40th annual Mexican War Streets House & Garden Tour boasted record attendance on September 13th, when we welcomed more than 1,300 visitors to our historic neighborhood.

    In honor of our anniversary year, the House Tour was preceded by a Preservation Ball at the Willock House on Brighton Road.

    Both events raised a combined total of more than $30,000 to invest in community green spaces and neighborhood preservation projects. House Tour co-chairs Paul Johnson and Janet Moore would like to offer a gracious thank-you to all of the homeowners who opened their doors to the crowd of tour-goers. They'd also like to thank the restaurants who participated on the midway – All In Good Taste Productions, Bistro To Go, Heinz Loft Cafe and The Monterey Pub – and all of the Ball and Tour sponsors – Penn Brewery, KS Kennedy, The Monterey Pub, Horn Corp. Builders, Eisler Landscapes, Cedar Avenue Giant Eagle, Astorino, Dollar Bank and Clark Bar & Grill.

    A special thanks goes out to all the businesses that donated to the Ball's silent auction, and the House Tour committee members: Eric French, Andrea Fridley, Rebecca Grazier, Sandy Kniess, Patt & Bruce Ledewitz, David McMunn, Bambi Morton, Greg Mucha, Cindy Nichols, Karl Owens, William Pierson, Bob Sendall, Allan Slider, Leslie Vincen, Dan Wintermantel and Randy Zotter.

    We couldn't have done it without you! This event is the primary funding source for the Mexican War Streets Society. Please join our membership and help us spend this money wisely toward useful causes throughout our beautiful community..