Strip District

Loft Developers Do It Old School

By Cory Meiser At the far end of Smallman Street, hiding beside the 31st Street Bridge and set against smokestacks...

By Alex Mell The Saint Patrick’s and Saint Stanislaus-Kotska parishes were two places where immigrants in the Strip District could...

By Alexa Veselic A booming in the 1800s, crashes and work accidents associated with train travel were often fatal. Using...

By Duncan McCay The Heinz History Center that anchors the east end of Smallman Street in the Strip is housed...

By Maggie Pavlick Dust and smoke-filled air hangs wearily over wooden shacks and soup kitchens. A man shaves his sunken...

By Victor Essel If you are getting off of Liberty Avenue at 17th street, perhaps to visit Wholey’s fish market,...

By Zach Brendza The Strip was not always what it is today – not in form, not in function, not...

By Alex Mell Shaking the hand of Raymond Mikesell is like gripping the hand of a professional football player. It...

By Alex Mell After Gary Pletsch prepares the clay purchased from his hometown Standard Ceramics in Carnegie, he sits at...

By Anastasia Farmerie and Victor Essel After you grab a quick jumbo egg roll, a side of fried noodles and...

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