R.I.P. City of Pittsburgh Demolition List (in photos) (Millvale: 2013, loans)

[PreservationPioneer]

Below is the complete demolition list for June 20, 2013. Following the list are photographs I took yesterday of some of the more significant historic buildings being demolished. I'm not suggesting that all of these could or should be saved. I am simply recording the disappearing urban fabric of our city.

For more Pittsburgh preservation and photography, visit my blog: Discovering Historic Pittsburgh.


Ward/Tract and Address

18/03 302 Allen Street
27/15 2 Boston Street
13/06 8212 Bricelyn Street
25/03 1405 Buena Vista Street
26/14 216 W. Burgess Street
20/22 3023 Chartiers Avenue
18/07 32 Climax Street
12/08 114 Continental Street
15/15 72-74 Cust Street
24/06 1416 Dehaven Street
03/05 329 Dinwiddie Street
26/15 4 Ellzey Street
01/03 1723 Forbes Avenue
18/03 842 Freeland Street
18/03 863 Freeland Street
25/03 14 Geranium Street
26/15 2716 Goshen Street
12/07 6725 Hamilton Avenue
21/07 1440 Hamlin Street
05/01 645 Hollace Street
20/22 3220 Huxley Street
18/03 737-739 Industry Street
12/07 6920 Kelly Street
12/07 6922 Kelly Street
10/17 5327 Kincaid Street
27/15 927 Langtry Street (F & R)
27/15 177 Lecky Street
20/20 509 Lovelace Street
18/03 970 Manton Way
18/03 974 Manton Way
20/19 47 McKnight Street
26/02 3907 Menlo Street
26/02 3911 Menlo Street
10/17 306 N. Millvale Street
09/01 1509 Nobles Lane
12/08 420 Paulson Avenue
12/08 422 Paulson Avenue
12/03 1309 Paulson Avenue
24/06 9 Radner Street
19/16 1549 Rutherford Avenue
20/16 1232 Shadycrest Drive
24/06 1329 Truax Way
24/06 1616 Walz Street
24/06 1632 Walz Street
03/05 1818 Webster Avenue
20/20 701 Weston Way
05/01 2442 Wylie Avenue
05/01 2444 Wylie Avenue
05/01 2610 Wylie Avenue
20/20 1016 Wymore Street


927 Langtry St. (Woods Run)


927 Langtry St. (Woods Run)


927 Langtry St. (Woods Run)


927 Langtry St. (Woods Run)


Woods Run Avenue - both abandoned, and according to neighbor, soon to be on demo list.


1632 Walz Street (Spring Hill)


1632 Walz Street (Spring Hill)


1616 Walz Street (Spring Hill) - on 1872 GM Hopkins map.


1616 Walz Street (Spring Hill) - on 1872 GM Hopkins map.


9 Radner Street (Spring Hill)


1405 Buena Vista (Mexican War Streets area) - what gives?


1440 Hamlin (Manchester Historic District) - this one is definitely too far gone


Dinwiddie Street (Hill District) - boarded up


Lovelace Street (West End) - doesn't look too bad, roof and masonry looked intact.


701 Weston Way (West End) - this one should be saved. Roof intact, not in bad shape at all on the outside.


701 Weston Way (West End)


West End - abandoned, but not on demo list yet.


47 McKnight Street (West End)


841 Suismon Street (Deutschtown) - Circa 1875. Demolished earlier this month

More abandoned buildings - not yet on demo list:


815 and 817 Spring Garden Avenue (Deutschtown) - boarded up, tax delinquent. It's only a matter of time.


Buena Vista and Rolla St. (vacant and deteriorating)


Melrose Avenue (North Side)


Voskamp Street (Spring Garden) - vacant, deteriorating, owner pays taxes but does not maintain. Roof failing. Location of a murder-suicide in 1952!


Spring Way (Strip District)


Voeghtly and East Lacock (North Side) - vacant and deteriorating. Owned by URA!


1620 Rhine (Spring Hill) - soon to be demolished

[Goodjules]

What a shame. Some of the places look to be in pretty good shape from the outside. But looks can be deceiving. There could be water damage, holes in the roof, stripped plumbing and electrical, vermin... I think I've driven past the house on Woods Run. Too bad there isn't some program that releases the new owner from any delinquent taxes and offers no/low interest loans to prospective buyers. It seems like a better way to save homes from deterioration and destruction. It would ultimately help restore the tax base to an area and keep neighborhoods intact.

[Goodjules]

The churches make me especially sad. You can see how an individual homeowner might fall on hard times, but when a church is abandoned it means the entire community is gone. Not saying that losing houses is any better, just what it symbolizes.

[I_Like_Spam]

The Spring Way looks interesting, the end units are occupied and the interior ones boarded up.


If the 3 units in the middle were razed, the folks on the end would have detached single family housing.

[PreservationPioneer]

None of the houses on Spring Way were occupied. They were boarded up on the front, facing the alley.

[BarqCider]

some of those houses look like they could be used for a horror movie.

[Herodotus]

[sparrowmint]

Some of them definitely look like they were gorgeous once upon a time. Sad.

[I_Like_Spam]

The East Lacock is interesting, because its so alone and by itself underneath the Vets Bridge.

I looks like it was the hub of a lot of activity, and looks sad as the other buildings, all of its friends, are long gone.

[doo dah]

It looks like the one at 732 E Lacock, next to the big one, is owned by the URA. The big one is not, and current with taxes.