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Help Kick-start the Redevelopment of the Westinghouse Castle

May 31, 2017 Lindsay

Built in 1890, the Westinghouse Castle was designed by Frederick J. Osterling. Osterling is well known for his work around Pittsburgh. The most prominent Osterling building is probably the Union Trust Building. The Westinghouse Castle, was never actually a castle or a residence. This building served as an office building for the Westinghouse Air Brake Company.  From 2006 until 2013, the Westinghouse Castle was used as a museum and could be rented for events. John Graf, who runs the Priory Hospitality group, purchased the Westinghouse Castle last summer.  The Priory Hospitality group plans to redevelop the castle as a boutique… Read the rest

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, History Tagged With: George Westinghouse, Pennsylvania, Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building, Wilmerding

The Just Right Tailors, Gus Miller’s Newstand and The Green Weenie

May 30, 2017 Lindsay

Gus Millers Forbes Ave Oakland PittsburghI posted a photo of this postcard on Instagram earlier this year and asked for some more information about just what “The Just Right” was back in the day. I knew this building had a long history as Gus Miller’s newsstand but I didn’t know what else was in the building. I liked the horse shoe on the top and “The Just Right” seems like a great name for a band or a podcast or the title of an essay for the New Yorker (the essay would of course be about someone who moved to Pittsburgh and found the city… Read the rest

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, History Tagged With: #thisplacematters, Gus Miller's, Historic Preservation, Oakland, preservation month, Yinztergram

41 Years After The Last Train Stopped in Wilkinsburg, Restoration Begins on the Wilkinsburg Train Station

May 25, 2017 Lindsay

Wilkinsburg Train StationThis month long journey of historic Pittsburgh places is moving right along from planes (see yesterday’s post about the art deco style of the Allegheny County Airport) to trains. I am writing this post while riding Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner in from Anaheim to just north of Los Angeles to meet a friend for dinner. I just sent a photo of the Anaheim Train Station to a friend and commented on how this transit hub really creates a great public space. This was my first visit to the Anaheim Train Station, which is know as ARTIC, (Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center).… Read the rest

Filed Under: Historic Preservation Tagged With: Historic Preservation, National Register of Historic Places, preservation month, Train Station, wilkinsburg, Wilkinsburg Train Station

Buy the Moltrup Steel Mansion in Beaver Falls for $80,500

May 23, 2017 Lindsay

Moltrup Steel MansionUpdate 1/18/2018: Open house on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Update 9/25/2017: Price Drop. The Moltrup Steel Mansion in Beaver Falls Reduced to $62,500 Today’s post for preservation month was shared by Jonathan Denson on his Facebook Page Discovering Historic Pittsburgh. If you are interested in historic buildings, the Discovering Historic Pittsburgh Facebook page should be on your radar. Check out some of his recent posts on homes in Titusville and McKeesport. Jonathan shared a link to the post about the Moltrup Steel Mansion on the blog Circa, which is an entire blog about old homes all across the country. I… Read the rest

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, Houses Tagged With: Beaver Falls, historic houses, house blogs, mansion, moltrup steel, preservation month, s, steel house

Rachel Carson’s Homesteads and her 110th Birthday Celebration

May 22, 2017 Lindsay

If you have crossed the river from downtown to the Northside you probably know the name Rachel Carson because you have crossed the Rachel Carson Bridge.  The Rachel Carson Bridge is one of the Three Sister’s bridges, the other two bridges are named for Roberto Clemente and Andy Warhol. If you are not familiar with her work, this should give you a clue that Rachel Carson is an important Pittsburgher. Rachel Carson was born in Springdale, just up the Allegheny river from Pittsburgh and her work as a scientist and conservationist continues to have a huge impact around the world… Read the rest

Filed Under: Architechture, Historic Preservation, Houses, Interesting 'Burghers Tagged With: EPA, Historic Preservation, preservation month, Rachel Carson, Rachel Carson Homestead, YERT

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