Washington and Guyasuta

With one of the grandest views in North America spread out before them, real-estate magnate George Washington and Chief Guyasuta discuss their plans for the construction of Heinz Field. The sculpture, a bronze by James A. West, is called “Points of View.” Father Pitt suspects the title may be a pun of some sort.

Victorian Woodwork on Mount Washington

The entrances to a pair of 1880 rowhouses on Grandview Avenue, showing all the fun you can have with wood in even so simple a structure as a porch roof.

Dolphin Fountain

A classical dolphin in a long-dry fountain at the entrance to Grandview Park, on the edge of the cliff at Mount Washington.

Snow at Chatham Village

 

Chatham Village is a 1930s utopian community on the back slopes of Mount Washington. Though it was built to be housing for everyman, the simple good taste of the architecture and the beauty of the rolling grounds have made it more valuable than the surrounding neighborhood.

Night and Day

 

It is the civic duty of every Pittsburgher who entertains out-of-town visitors to take them up to Mount Washington and show off the skyline. These two pictures were taken a few years ago, but the overall impression changes little.