What Pittsburgh Looked Like in the 1920s Through These Captivating Photographs

#1 Rooftop View of East Liberty, Showing Multiple Landmarks, 1928.

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#2 East Carson Street, Showing Shops and Iron and Glass Bank Construction, 1926.

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#3 Northwest Corner of Fifth and Bellefield Avenues, Showing Landmarks, 1928.

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#4 East side of Liberty Avenue showing streetcar track construction, 1920.

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#5 Concrete mixer at Herron Hill Reservoir, 1920.

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#6 Men raising 24-inch line on East Ohio Street, 1920.

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#7 Gas explosion aftermath on Reedsdale Street, 1228 to 1272, 1927.

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#8 Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh, Exterior, 1920s

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#9 Single Arch Suspension Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1920s

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#10 Steel Mills near Brady St. Bridge, Horizontal View, 1920s

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#11 Spectators at a World Series Game in Pittsburgh, 1925.

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#12 Man and Woman Holding Chickens at Monongahela Wharf, 1929.

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#13 Alley Near Penn Avenue After Rain, Showing Stouffer Lunch, 1929.

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#14 East Street Garage, Featuring Local Residences and Vintage Cars, 1929.

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#15 Penn Avenue, Featuring Various Businesses Including J. Diamond Optician, 1929.

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#16 California Avenue Bridge Steps, Near Knapp Street, 1929.

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#17 General Robinson Street, Displaying Neighborhood Conditions, 1929.

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#18 Penn and Stanwix Streets, Featuring the French Shop and Others, 1929.

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#19 Road Resurfacing on Pike Street in Front of James B. Catanzaro & Bro, 1929.

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#20 View from Carnegie Library, Featuring Pittsburgh Board of Public Education, 1928.

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#21 West General Robinson Street, Focused on Intersection with Cremo Street, 1929.

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#22 Knapp Bros. Co. at Diamond Square, Corner Location, 1928.

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#23 Spagnola Fruit Company on Diamond Street, 1928.

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#24 Sidewalk Shoppers in Front of Ruddy’s Sandwich Shop at Diamond Street, 1928.

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#25 Hendel’s in Diamond Square, View from the 2nd Floor of Diamond Market, 1928.

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#26 Surveyors on Republic Street Near Rutledge Street, 1928.

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#27 Marathon Restaurant, Seen from the 2nd Floor of the Market House, 1928.

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#28 Repaving Grandview Avenue, Featuring Billingsly’s Market, 1928.

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#29 Crowded Sidewalk at Diamond Street, Near Marathon Restaurant, 1928.

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#30 Diamond Square Building Number 2, Featuring a Produce Stand, 1928.

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#31 Spagnola Fruit Company, Crowded Corner at Diamond and Market, 1928.

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#32 Atlas Welding Company and H.E. Gross and Company on South Avenue, 1929.

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#33 Reedsdale Street, Looking East from Scotland Street, 1929.

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#34 Reedsdale Street, Featuring a Grocery and Tailor Shop, 1929.

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#35 Monongahela River Wharf, Men Weighing Cargo, 1929.

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#36 Monongahela Wharf, Shippers Packet Company Boat Unloading, 1929.

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#37 Wilmot Street Bridge, Featuring Sorted Timbers, 1920.

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#38 Grading Section of McCandless Avenue, 1920.

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#39 Fisher House on Warrington Avenue, Second View, 1920.

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#40 Scenic view near Liberty and Center Avenues, 1920.

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#41 View from Wabash Railroad shed on Second Avenue, 1920.

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#42 Ellsworth Avenue view across from Colonial Place in Shadyside, 1920.

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#43 Auto Tire and Radiator Repair Company at Ella, Friendship, and Torley intersection, 1920.

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#44 Homes and garages on South Fairmont between Friendship and Harriett Streets, 1920.

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#45 Homes on South Fairmont Street between Friendship and Harriett Streets, 1920.

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#46 Rear view of properties near 41 Roup Street, 1920.

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#47 Structural supports on the south embankment, 1920.

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#48 Clean basin at Herron Hill Reservoir, 1920.

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#49 Sewer through the park, six-inch diameter, 1920.

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#50 Dolly and track at Herron Hill Reservoir, 1920.

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#51 Top view of gunite plant EMB, 1920.

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#52 Woodville Avenue east of Shaler Street, looking north, 1920.

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#53 Garage construction at 42nd and Bruce Streets, 1920.

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#54 Shaler Street conditions looking north, 1920.

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#55 Conditions on Shaler Street, 1920.

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#56 Conveyor at Herron Hill Reservoir top of EMB, 1920.

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#57 24-inch line raising on East Ohio Street, west of Herrs Island Bridge, 1920.

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#58 Empire Building on Liberty Avenue, 1920.

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#59 Construction and homes at South Euclid and Friendship Avenue, 1920.

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#60 Homes on Maryland Avenue opposite Tay Way, 1920.

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#61 Conditions at Maryland Avenue and Tay Way, 1920.

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#62 Cement shed at Herron Hill Reservoir, 1920.

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#63 Pittsburgh to Cairo, Keystone Bank Building, Ohio River Dedication Cruise, 1929.

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#64 Frankstown Avenue looking west, fruits and vegetables, 1929.

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#65 California Avenue Bridge Steps north from Forsythe Street, 1929.

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#66 Properties on Brushton Avenue looking north at Monticello Street, 1929.

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#67 Brushton Avenue looking south towards Upland Street, 1929.

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#68 Two women outside 3834 Perrysville Avenue duplex, 1926.

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#69 Police and children at Forbes and Murray Avenues, 1926.

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#70 Construction on main arch of Mt. Washington Roadway Bridge, 1927.

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#71 1818 Brownsville Road, Carrick Route 53 Trolley, 1927.

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#72 Gas explosion damage on Ridge Avenue, 1927.

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#73 Emergency station at Reedsdale and Ridge, Department of Health, 1927.

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#74 Improvements on Water Street near Monongahela Wharf, 1927.

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#75 Store fronts near Monongahela Wharf on Water Street, 1927.

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#76 Store fronts on Water Street near Monongahela Wharf, 1927.

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#77 Brownsville Road in Carrick with drug store and boy on curb, 1927.

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#78 Gas explosion aftermath on Reedsdale Street, 1212 to 1218, 1927.

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#79 Properties on California Avenue at Marvista intersection, 1929.

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#80 Debris on West General Robinson Street near Itasco, 1929.

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#81 A. Zahm Grocery and Confectionery store, 1929.

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#82 Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce Building at Smithfield, 1929.

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#83 Property at 2248 California Avenue, 1929.

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#84 Beechwood Boulevard view towards Murray Avenue Bridge, 1929.

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#85 Billboards on California Avenue at Marvista Street, 1929.

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#86 View of 300 Burr Street on Fisher Street, 1929.

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#87 Businesses on Seventh Avenue at Smithfield Street, 1929.

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#88 Miller Gas station on Bigelow Boulevard, 1929.

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#89 Mount Washington Road extension, Terminal Warehouse roof, 1929.

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#90 Smithfield Street view from Oliver Avenue, 1929.

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#91 Oliver Avenue intersecting with Smithfield Street, 1929.

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#92 C.T. Gracy’s residence at 1036 Mirror Street, 1929.

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#93 Woman at Seventh Avenue and Smithfield Street, 1929.

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#94 Home and garage on South Fairmount and Roup, 1920.

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#95 Bigelow and Bayard corner, Schenley High School visible, 1920.

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#96 Malcolm Street view towards Bedford Street, 1920.

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#97 Malcolm Street from Tomahawk, towards Bedford, 1920.

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#98 Malcolm Street view north from south of Tomahawk, 1920.

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#99 Malcolm Street view, east along Tomahawk Street, 1920.

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#100 Break at Stanton and Ohio, work in progress, 1920.

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#101 Work at Ohio and Stanton, looking northeast, 1920.

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#102 Men working on break, washout visible, 1920.

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#103 Shearer Brothers at Butler and Grant, Millvale, 1920.

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#104 Marshall and Irwin Avenues towards Brighton Road, 1920.

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#105 Marshall Avenue and Twain Street view, 1920.

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#106 Marshall Avenue west towards Irwin Avenue, 1920.

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#107 Wapello and Aquatic Way towards Davis Avenue, 1920.

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#108 Marshall Avenue east from Brighton Road, 1920.

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#109 Wapello Street towards Aquatic Way, 1920.

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#110 Mansfield Avenue, south end of proposed wall, 1920.

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#111 Roadwork near 10th Street, Liberty Avenue, 1920.

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#112 Construction near Victoria Theatre, Liberty Avenue, 1920.

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#113 Herron Hill Reservoir compressor plant, 1920.

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#114 Six-inch sewer at Herron Hill after backfill, 1920.

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#115 Boys play horseshoes, house for sale at Amber and Eva, 1920.

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#116 Homes on Bessemer near 42nd Street, 1920.

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#117 West side of McKee Place near Forbes, 1920.

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#118 Marshall Avenue towards Irwin Avenue, 1920.

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#119 East side of McKee Place homes, 1920.

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#120 L. Grande’s house, Larimer and Hooker, 1920.

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