"Photo of the same place taken in 1945: http://retrographer.or..."
"Blvd of the Allies completely change the view on this street... "
"Here's the same spot in 1920:
http://retrographer.or..."
"Well no its looking towards Downtown, which is West. I think its really interesting that Kiva Han used to be "Pitt-Tech College Spoon""
"The Marks Apts are a little worse for wear...
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"house on right behind tree in current photo..."
"There is a Clay Alley in Bloomfield, but this looks too built up for that at that time?"
"second bldg from right in both images is 107 smithfield... different bldgs though"
"House on right appears to still be there, ob left in foreground is in giant eagle parking lot..."
"Actually, I think it's right, they just never opened the portion of Boundary beyond the house on the right, and later abandoned the portion attached to fifth. If you look at the map in the link below, you'll see boundary existed as a paper street, basically now describing the current lot line between Central Catholic and WQED/CMU. Also, you can see what appears to be the house in the photo on the prop of D. H. Hostetter.
Incidentally, is that the oldest known photo of a port-a-john?
"Lawrenceville Park is now Leslie Playground and the callfield behind...
Map showing gym location here:
http://images.library...."
"Jenkins Arcade was torn down in the eighties to make way for Fifth Avenue Place"
"Jenkins Arcade was torn down in the eighties to make way for Fifth Avenue Place... "
"How come we don't still have a municipal band? "
"This is a tough one, there was a whole neighborhood on this hillside that was torn down to build the housing projects now there, lots of streets are gone, not positive this is the exact spot on Gazzam, as it was once longer.
Map here: http://images.library...."
"I think the description is incorrect, I think we are looking NORTHeast across Sixth toward Dante Alley in between the two buildings. Dante Alley would be roughly the Southeast portion of the Plaza at the U.S. Steel Tower.
Map Here: http://images.library...."
"Even though it was most recently the Fulton before being renamed the Byham theater, it still reads "Gayety" in the lobby floor tiles."
"Building on left, then "Home for Girls" is still standing behind hospital garage, now offices? "
