PITTSBURGH - Patricia J. Rogers, Exhibits Coordinator at Carnegie Science Center who built the new Forbes Field model for the Miniature Railroad and Village, has been selected to single-handedly build the Penguins' new arena along Fifth Avenue, Uptown.
Penguins CEO Ken Sawyer said the team "is most impressed" with Ms. Rogers' work on the Forbes Field model, "even though it is only 1:64 scale." Sawyer said that since Ms. Rogers "proved she can be trusted with small things, we feel she can be trusted with big things."
Rogers said the new arena will pose challenges that she did not face in building the Forbes Field model. "The big thing is, I won't be able to pretend that I'm a giant towering over the structure anymore," she said. Since Rogers will be building the arena without help from anyone, she said it won't be completed until 2052.
