Wednesday, February 02, 2011
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Since they were left vacant in 1995, the row of five historic brick houses on 48th Street, between Hatfield and Butler Streets, in ... Read More
Saturday, January 22, 2011
By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Bidding wars are not common in Pittsburgh. Every once in a while, though, multiple buyers will ... Read More
A fine arts-and-craft home for a young family
Sunday, January 09, 2011
By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Oakmont is probably best ... Read More
Friday, December 24, 2010 By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_8386" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Julia Tomasic of the Carrick-Overbrook Historical Society is trying to save the last great Victorian home in Carrick, at 1425 Brownsville Road, by nominating it for historic status. Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette"]... Read More
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wednesday, January 05, 2011 05:00 AM *Open Letters is a place where the letters to the editor published by the Post-Gazette are offered up for broader comment and discussion. The late 19th-century Queen Anne Victorian house on Brownsville Road in Carrick ("Some in Carrick Strive to Save Victorian House," Dec. ... Read More
Monday, December 20, 2010 By Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A Washington County farm that has been operated by the same family for more than 200 years has been included on a list of 10 historic sites most at risk across Pennsylvania. Longwall coal mining could harm several historic buildings at Plantation Plenty in ... Read More
Saturday, December 04, 2010
By Rosa Colucci, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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"It takes my breath away every time I walk through the front door. ... Read More
Saturday, November 20, 2010
By Patricia Lowry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Cambria County's Benjamin Franklin Jones cottage may have found ... Read More
Saturday, November 20, 2010 By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7859" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Heavenly Vision Ministries and parsonage, formerly known as the Our Lady Help of Christians in the Larimer section of Pittsburgh, has a 6,000-square-foot rectory and a banquet hall in the lower level. It's on the market for $169,900. ... Read More
Friday, November 19, 2010 By Emily Gibb, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7849" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Manager Mark McNally is winding down business at T & T Hardware, a fixture at 2114 East Carson St. on the South Side since 1936. Owned by the Tumas family since its founding, the store has found it ... Read More
By Craig Smith, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Pittsburgh's South Side was a different neighborhood in 1936 when Stanley J. Tumas scraped together $800 to open his T&T Hardware store on East Carson Street. "It was an old ethnic neighborhood. People took pride in that neighborhood," said his son, Mike Tumas, ... Read More
Saturday, November 13, 2010 By Kevin Kirkland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7705" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The city's Urban Redevelopment Authority has foreclosed and put on the market four buildings -- 1600, 1601, 1602 and 1619 Broadway Ave. == with hopes of enticing developers to invest in this business district and begin its turnaround. ... Read More
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 08:00 AM
Staff Blogs by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Written by Diana Nelson Jones
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Since I reported in May that Schwartz Market had a buyer, shoppers have assumed that the little store ... Read More
Saturday, November 06, 2010
By Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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By next summer, Madonna ... Read More
Friday, November 05, 2010 By Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Paul Orange hasn't given up hope that he will be able to buy and relocate the historic William Smith House in Mercersburg, despite a setback Thursday. The house is on land owned by the MMP&W Volunteer Fire Co., which acquired the property in 2009 ... Read More
Thursday, November 04, 2010 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fans will have a chance to buy seats and other memorabilia from the Civic Arena over the next two months through on-line sales. The city-Allegheny County Sports & Exhibition Authority approved an agreement this morning with the Penguins related to the sale of assets ... Read More
By Adam Brandolph PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, November 2, 2010 An Allegheny County judge put a temporary halt on the city's plan to demolish a condemned property in Larimer after a Sharpsburg man said he wants to restore it. John Cobb plans to rehabilitate a 110-year-old building at 16 Shetland St. to use ... Read More
Monday, November 01, 2010 By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Up hills, along tight curves and down into the river valleys, a bus full of local real-estate agents navigated Pittsburgh last week on a tour the Urban Redevelopment Authority put together to boost city home sales. "I just got a whole different perspective," said ... Read More
Thursday, October 21, 2010 By Karen Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette As the community prepares to shine a headlight on the historic pairing of the jeep and Butler, efforts have been ongoing to promote the preservation of the site where the jeep was manufactured: the Bantam building off Hansen Avenue in Pullman Center Business ... Read More
By Chris Ramirez PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Last updated: 8:02 am [caption id="attachment_7307" align="alignnone" width="245" caption="Jay Willis plays the saxophone during a dedication of a mural Tuesday evening in Wilkinsburg. The Wilkinsburg Community Development Corp. dedicated the mural as part of the organization's public art program to preserve, restore and enhance ... Read More
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 By Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A public-private partnership today unveiled plans to do housing restoration projects in Wilkinsburg worth almost $10 million. "This investment will expand our ability to attract people back to Wilkinsburg," Mayor John Thompson said after the announcement. He was one of 10 speakers from government agencies ... Read More
By Craig Smith
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, September 27, 2010
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Grace Rothmeyer worries about her home of 23 years in Etna, even though one ... Read More
PHLF News September 17th, 2010 House Auction, 705 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Allegheny West Friday, September 30, 2010 at 6:45 pm 7,000 square foot Chateau-style three-story mansion with 2,000 square foot three-story carriage house (with apartment and garage) and courtyard. • Graciously restored 5 bedroom and 4-1/2 bath home • Reception Hall with ... Read More
CCAC campus and medical clinic planned for site Thursday, September 16, 2010 By Deborah M. Todd, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette During an emotional meeting, at which the death of Councilwoman Millie Devich was marked with a moment of silence and a bouquet of flowers behind her nameplate in council chambers, motions designed to address Braddock's ... Read More
by Renatta Signorini Leader Times Thursday, September 9, 2010 KITTANNING A local group is on a quest to find a bell that once stood high above Market Street in Kittanning's former town hall. Joie Pryde has driven plenty of back roads in search of the bell without luck. "We are on a quest to acquire ... Read More
Offers due Oct. 22; tour set Thursday Monday, September 06, 2010 By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [caption id="attachment_7121" align="alignnone" width="160" caption="The Engine No. 16 firehouse in North Point Breeze is up for sale. Proposals for use of the space are due Oct. 22 and guidelines are posted for would-be purchasers. Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette"]... Read More
Thursday, September 09, 2010 By Brian David, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Miles Bryan School building is beautiful in a way modern schools seldom are, with a Gothic flavor and spires and gargoyles carved into its stone. It's also in a beautiful spot, on six wooded acres atop a hill jutting up in ... Read More
By Adam Brandolph PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 9, 2010 Last updated: 10:22 am [caption id="attachment_7097" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="A former firehouse and Pittsburgh police training center at the corner of Penn and North Lang avenues was opened up this morning for potential buyers to get a look in Point Breeze. James Knox/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"]... Read More
By Adam Brandolph PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, September 2, 2010 [caption id="attachment_7056" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Linda Nelson, chairwoman of the Manchester Citizens Corporation, inspects one of the properties being restored on Columbus Avenue in Manchester. The home was purchased as part of the Great House Sale. Jasmine Goldband | Tribune-Review"]... Read More
'Recapitalization' shinier than selling Wednesday, September 01, 2010 By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The owner of one Downtown building has removed its "for sale" sign. Rather than sell, New York-based Blackstone Group has decided to retain ownership of EQT Plaza, formerly known as Dominion Tower, and refinance its debt. "They just decided with the way ... Read More
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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E Properties and Development is nearing completion on the transformation of two blighted properties on 38th Street in Lawrenceville, contributing to the major revitalization efforts taking place on the hill between Butler ... Read More
Saturday, 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 PITTSBURGH 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 ... 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
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