Ok, I'm on a posting roll.. but I'll chill after this one.
I've often wondered about almost all of these. I'm sure we know the background stories about some of them (Sq hill Theater, babyland)
The 9 most inexplicably empty buildings in busy areas of Pittsburgh
https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/featu...in-pittsburgh/
Quote:
After the slow-motion collapse of the steel industry in the ‘70s and ‘80s, Pittsburghers got used to the presence of empty buildings. But today, with the city growing and thriving in so many ways, it’s worth asking: Why are there still empty and seemingly abandoned eyesores in prominent places?
Our curiosity here is about the individual buildings that have inexplicably stayed vacant for a long time in busy areas. Here are nine we wish would get rehabbed and reopened very soon.
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2223 Murray Avenue, Squirrel Hill
Squirrel Hill Theater, Forward Avenue, Squirrel Hill
Anthon’s, Penn Avenue, East Liberty
3404 Penn Ave. at Doughboy Square, Lawrenceville
Penn Avenue at 24th St., Strip District
Babyland, corner of Penn Avenue and S. Negley, East Liberty
The former Froggy’s, Market Street, Downtown
Smithfield Cafe, Smithfield Street, Downtown
Penn Avenue and Main Street, Bloomfield