November 8, 2025

After a babysitting job in nearby Swissvale, Pippa and Liddy headed to Park Pizza and Cream for some fall-flavored cones. Pippa had Pumpkin Pie and Liddy had Granny Smith Caramel Apple. The weather was surprisingly nice for so late in the year, so we took a long walk through the neighborhood and into Frick Park. While the official boundaries of this city neighborhood aren’t huge, the area referred to as Regent Square is much larger: it includes parts of Wilkinsburg, Swissvale, and Edgewood as well as Pittsburgh. We walked down neighborhood streets that have a very distinct feel, with towering shade trees and attractive 1920s homes on large lots. We saw the Environmental Charter School’s Intermediate School and its gardens, then made our way through a corner of Frick Park. The largest of the city’s parks, Frick Park stretches across numerous Pittsburgh neighborhoods. The park was built on land given to the city by Henry Clay Frick, millionaire industrialist and owner of Clayton (featured in our Point Breeze post).

Fun Fact:
The clay tennis courts, located in Frick Park along Braddock Avenue, were opened in 1930. They were among the earliest public clay tennis court in the U.S.