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Preservation Magazine OnlineSaturday, July 17, 2010
By Kevin Kirkland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Even by North Side standards, 621 Tripoli St. was a challenge.
The original 1890s brick townhouse was intact, but the later ... Read More
By Ron Paglia FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, July 18, 2010 One of the community's oldest and most historic buildings will be the focus of attention Monday when the official reopening of The Goaziou Shop is celebrated beginning at noon. The open house, presented by the Charleroi Area Historical Society, will run until 3:30 p.m. ... Read More
By Kim Leonard and Sam Spatter, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, July 1, 2010 [caption id="attachment_6561" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="The clock outside the Macy's store has lasted longer than the name above the door of the Downtown fixture, which in 1885 became home to a store doing business as Kaufmann Brothers. Justin Merriman | ... Read More
By Tony LaRussa PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, July 12, 2010 [caption id="attachment_6463" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="The Old Stone Tavern is believed to have served as a tollhouse and frontier trading post. It likely played a role in the Whiskey Rebellion, the late 18th-century uprising against a federal excise tax on liquor. Joe Appel | ... Read More
By Jeffrey Widmer TRIBUNE-REVIEW NEWS SERVICE Thursday, July 8, 2010 The old St. Luke's Church in Carnegie might gain new life. The Carnegie planning commission last month approved plans to renovate the red brick church at Third Street and Third Avenue. It closed after being ravaged by flooding caused by Hurricane Ivan in September ... Read More
By Adam Brandolph PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, July 9, 2010 A day after community officials announced they had struck a deal to bring a grocery store to the Hill District, residents on Thursday were pleased to hear that the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh plans to break ground on a nearby facility this fall. "I ... Read More
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_6349" align="alignnone" width="330" caption="Kelly Carter and Ben Smith work in the kitchen of their latest home remodeling project on Francisco Street in Sheraden. The couple have renovated five homes in eight years in their neighborhood and now rent ... Read More
Thursday, June 24, 2010
By Bob Podurgiel
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Heidelberg Mayor Kenneth LaSota, at podium, and Richard Ranii, Allegheny County Economic Development Housing manager, speak during the dedication of two new homes in Heidelberg. Robin Rombach/Post-Gazette
Tom Wiater, senior construction manager for Action ... Read More
Thursday, June 10, 2010 By Deborah M. Todd, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette When Wilkinsburg artist Lazae LaSpina noticed bright neon swirls of abstract art decorating boards used to shutter the North Side's vacant Garden Theater, she saw an opportunity to spruce up blighted properties in her own neighborhood. "I could tell people cared about that ... Read More
[caption id="attachment_6043" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Mayview State Hospital campus includes 39 buildings that are 40 - 100 years old. Some are plagued with asbestos and are set to be demolished. The Aloe Brothers, LLC of Mt. Washington are set to purchase the property for $505,505."]... Read More
By Tony LaRussa PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, May 28, 2010 [caption id="attachment_5974" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Word of God Catholic School students sing Thursday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on a $3 million Kopp Glass Gateway Redevelopment Project designed to tear down dilapidated buildings and renovate 14 homes on Duquesne Avenue in Swissvale. Andrew Russell | ... Read More
By Kim Leonard TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, October 16, 2009 Visitors to the seven homes featured ... Read More
By Mike Seate TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, October 8, 2009 With over a thousand abandoned properties dotting city neighborhoods, I sometimes ride the bus home from the Trib's North Side offices looking at some of the worst of the lot. The long-vacant properties in the North Side's Manchester neighborhood can be seen clearly from Ohio River ... Read More
By Kim Leonard, TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Forty homes in the historic Manchester section of Pittsburgh will be put up for sale during a two-day event in October that will entice buyers with tax breaks, low-interest loans and other perks. The $20 million Great House Sale & Tour on Oct. 17 and 18 ... Read More
PHLF News
August 3, 2009
The City of Pittsburgh, in an effort to reduce the number of vacant or abandoned properties, has created sources that offers a menu of properties for sale. Many of these properties are in Pittsburgh's most historic neighborhoods.
The Real ... Read More
by Jack Miller PHLF News May 15, 2009 A two-story log cabin that may date to the early 1800's has been discovered within another structure in North Fayette Township near the Pittsburgh International Airport. While the building appears to have no architectural or historic significance, rather than demolish it, the owner is ... Read More
Offered by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
SOLD
Judith Harvey, a member ... Read More
Description
Property
ID :
0176-H-00260-0000-00
Property
Name :
516 Jeanette St.
Address:
516 Jeanette St.
City, State,
Zip Code:
Wilkinsburg, PA
15221
Sale
Price :
$75,000.00, with special financing available.
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Description Property ID : 0176-H-00254-0000-00 Property Name : 522 Jeanette St. Address: 522 Jeanette St. City, State, Zip Code: Wilkinsburg, PA 15221 Sale Price : $75,000.00, with special financing ... Read More
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PHLF News March 7, 2008 City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Building Inspection continues to list deteriorated, but architecturally valuable houses in Manchester for demolition. If these houses are lost, the magic of historic Manchester will be forfeited and can never be recovered. It is the architectural continuity of Manchester that ... Read More
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