I hope a bunch of preservationists show up. Of course they have it on a Wednesday when everyones at work.
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The show "Your Pittsburgh" on KDKA (On from 7:30-8pm) which was really interesting by the way, had a story tonight about the "First suburb in the US" which is now essentially in Ross Twp near McKnight Road. It is called Evergreen Hamlet and had 5 houses and a small school built around 1850-1851 by an attorney who worked in the city but wanted to live outside the dirty city. This was 20+ years before the invention of the telephone, like 60 years before automobiles. It was more than "pre-war", not only was it pre-WWI and WWII, it was 10 years pre-civil war!
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According to this article, these two new 3 story building will have 23 apartments in one building and 24 apartments in the other. They are mostly 1 bedroom apartments and I saw no mention of any retail on the 1st floors so I assume lobby. They are called the Uptown Lofts and are being built by Action Housing who developed the Mackey Lofts 1 block away last summer which features 43 units of workforce housing. http://www.post-gazette.com/local/ci...s/201401130043 Quote:
http://www.housingfinance.com/Images....jpg?width=600 The Fifth Avenue School was converted into 65 lofts in 2012. https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...53c831a76d3421 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fifth...08955792458565 Soo many projects going on in Uptown. Over 300 new apartments opening in just the last couple years. Here is a map of some projects: http://triblive.com/home/2147011-74/...#axzz3OeziEX91 |
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Uptown Jan-May offenses, 2007-2012 Homicide: 1 in 2007, 1 in 2008, 0 in 2009, 0 in 2010, 1 in 2011, 0 in 2012 Rape: 1 in 2007, 0 in 2008, 2 in 2009, 0 in 2010, 2 in 2011, 0 in 2012 Robbery: 27 in 2007, 25 in 2008, 18 in 2009, 15 in 2010, 11 in 2011, 9 in 2012 Agg. assault: 18 in 2007, 27 in 2008, 14 in 2009, 16 in 2010, 15 in 2011, 1 in 2012 Burglary: 21 in 2007, 14 in 2008, 15 in 2009, 15 in 2010, 10 in 2011, 4 in 2012 Theft: 124 in 2007, 106 in 2008, 83 in 2009, 62 in 2010, 64 in 2011, 36 in 2012 MV theft: 10 in 2007, 10 in 2008, 14 in 2009, 9 in 2010, 11 in 2011, 10 in 2012 Arson: 0 in 2007, 0 in 2008, 1 in 2009, 0 in 2010, 0 in 2011, 1 in 2012 Total crimes: 202 in 2007, 183 in 2008, 147 in 2009, 117 in 2010, 114 in 2011, 71 in 2012 Read more: http://triblive.com/home/2147011-74/...#ixzz3Of3QVuxu Follow us: @triblive on Twitter | triblive on Facebook |
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Which is fine. It's the ratio that got so out of whack in the post-WWII United States (between the crime bubble, white flight, and a whole bunch of crappy policies). |
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The Standard Life building has been bought with plans to upgrade it:
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This is cool!
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http://www.brooklineconnection.com/h...terBridge1.JPG https://eyesofodysseus.files.wordpre...pittsburgh.jpg http://www.brooklineconnection.com/h...terBridge6.JPG Still in storage: http://www.brooklineconnection.com/h...terBridge9.JPG |
^Wow. I've seen pics of that bridge before but those reliefs or whatever they are called are killer. So awesome.
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Glad to see that the sculpture will be displayed again.
Who knows how many great artifacts from Pittsburgh history have disappeared over the years... so many things like these sculptures end up being placed in storage somewhere for decades until they just somehow often wind up in city/county/school district worker possession, lost to the public. Pittsburgh Public Schools' impressive art collection has had some valuable pieces vanish from storage... |
Wilkinsburg has received a state Main Streets designation:
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburg...signation.html That qualifies the commercial district for a number of state programs. With the Busway stops and great architectural legacy, there is a lot of potential for Wilkinsburg to become the next East Liberty, although it would help if the CDC can succeed in passing a referendum to allow liquor licenses. |
The URA is planning to buy the Hunt Armory from the state so it can be put into the redevelopment process:
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburg...armory-in.html Although I don't always agree with what the URA is doing (and certainly not what it has done), this seems like a good project for them. Generally, it is a really interesting building (on the National Register and under consideration for local historic designation), and a pretty unique interior space (it was the largest auditorium in the City prior to the Civic Arena being built), all in a good location. So it will be interesting to see what can be done with it. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...mory_front.jpg |
Nice article on the Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail, a true masterpiece:
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$10 million investment... and the result is a 'public space' that's off-limits for half the year... a depressing no-man's land... a block-sized void in the urban fabric.
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And now I am thinking about the Playhouse project again . . . |
3 Crossings still moving along.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7476/...5d2b16b4_b.jpg Scaffolding in the alley behind 2500 Smallman. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7497/...210a0d66_b.jpg 2500 Smallman isn't totally gutted any more, there has been some steel put up relatively recently. https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8608/...b37f68e0_b.jpg |
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