"The correct spelling of the street is Solway, not Salway. The current picture shows the correct spelling."
"Jo, I've tagged it now so now it's in the right spot. "
"View of Iron City Brewing from beside the Herron ave bridge."
"The Plaza Theater is actually several blocks closer to the Hospital that is shown in the picture."
"Actually, not really. The first phase of Gateway center was 1950-53, and the truck and single car we can see in the distant garage are definitely mid-40s in appearance.
The thing that makes the shovels look old is that they are shovels (not back hoes, which do most excavating today), distinguished by the direction in which they scoop. 1950 places this perfectly as the backhoe was developed in the UK in 1953 and rose to prominence in the U.S. in the late fifties, quickly displacing the use of "steam" shovels (really diesel since the thirties) that had been unchanged in form for decades.
Interesting point, thanks. "
"I tagged a photo from the same vantage point taken of them shortly after their construction a few weeks back, so me, I guess. "
"The Wabash railroad and terminal building was in this location. The buildings were torn down to make way for Gateway Center and Point State Park redevelopment. Here is a great resource for historic maps in PA. Zoom into Pittsburgh and select which generation of maps you want to view. http://www.pennpilot.p..."
"William Penn used to be Cherry. The Alcoa Building (now RET) was the site of the Nixon Theater. "
"Semple Street used to be called Ward Street in this part of Oakland."
"Your second tag looks better than mine. I had no idea there used to be a Chinatown here. I'll have to find out more about that. "
"What is that building that Second Ave is dead-ending into?"
"Actually, I think this is part of the old China town located in Downtown. The location is Second avenue existing onto Grant Street right beside the Blvd. of the Allies. I thought I tagged the correct location, but for some reason it didn't go through. "
"How do they know these are Chinese businesses? And what does that even mean?"
"I've re tagged this one where it might have been downtown. Its a shame, those looked like nice buildings"
"I clicked the tag button by accident. I meant to skip this one since I cant recognize it."
"I was looking at streeview images of the little block between grant st and ross, and it looks like its been altered beyond recognition."
"A lot of these hump cut photos show business that obviously catered to immigrant communities, especially Italian. Then when the cut is finished it's all large hotels and offices (many Frick-owned). Was this Pittsburgh's first Urban Renewal slum clearance masquerading as a public works improvement?
My guess would be this is the NE corner?
Map: http://images.library...."
"You can pick out a few buildings on Liberty if you try... "
