What Pittsburgh Looked Like in the 1970s with these Fascinating Vintage Photos

#1 Rock Concert in Pittsburgh’s Historic Schenley Park, 1970

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#2 Mobil Gas Station at East Carson St and South 18th St, 1970

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#3 Pedestrians at Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street near flagship Kaufmann’s store, 1971

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#4 Point State Park, a reclaimed area preserving historical and strategic heritage, 1971.

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#5 View down South 18th Street at its intersection with Sarah Street, 1971.

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#6 Fanny Farmer Candies Storefront at Forbes and Wood, 1971

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#7 East Liberty Mall: Urban Redevelopment Authority Project, 1972

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#8 South Neville St: Cathedral Pharmacy at Fifth Ave, 1972

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#9 East North Ave: View Toward Allegheny General Hospital, 1972

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#10 East Liberty Mall: Planters and Pedestrians, 1972

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#11 Fifth Ave at Market Square, 1973

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#12 Highland Park Zoo: Children’s Section Entrance, 1976

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#13 Smithfield Street intersection with Fifth Avenue, featuring Mellon National Bank Building, 1971

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#14 Pedestrians at Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street near flagship Kaufmann’s store, 1971

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#15 Mobil gas station on East Carson Street, 1970

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#16 D.L. Clark Company entrance on Corry Street, later became office space, 1970.

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#17 Joseph Horne Company store, now Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield building, 1970.

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#18 Joseph Horne Company on Penn Avenue, merged with F&R Lazarus in 1994, 1970.

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#19 Liberty Avenue meets Seventh Avenue, view of upcoming George Aiken’s restaurant at the intersection, 1971.

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#20 Forbes Avenue meets McKee Place, includes view of University of Pittsburgh’s landmarks, 1972.

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#21 Otto Piene’s Sky Ballet at Point State Park, 1970

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#22 Southeast View of Burton’s Market at Forest Way and North Homewood Avenue, 1970

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#23 Building at Kennard Playground, Glimpse of Courts and Field, 1970

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#24 Downtown Pittsburgh: Pedestrians at Fourth Ave and Smithfield St, 1970

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#25 Businesses along Smithfield St at Fourth Ave, One Oxford Centre Today, 1970

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#26 Arlington Elementary School from Hart Way, Merged to Arlington PreK-8, 1970

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#27 West North Avenue: Retzer-Hyde Drugs and Traffic, 1971

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#28 Retzer-Hyde Drugs at Federal St and West North Ave, 1971

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#29 Corner of Forbes Ave and Grant St: Historic Buildings, 1971

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#30 Murray Ave at Nicholson St, Looking North, 1971

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#31 Commerce on Murray Ave: Raggs Clothing Store, 1971

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#32 Manor Theater: Playing “I Love My Wife” and “Topaz,” 1971

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#33 Pedestrians at 17th St and East Carson St, 1972

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#34 East Carson St and 17th St: Shops and Walkers, 1972

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#35 Fifth Ave and North Neville St: Church of the Ascension, 1972

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#36 Federal St: Looking Toward East and West North Ave, 1972

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#37 East Liberty Mall: Century Federal Savings on Penn Ave, 1972

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#38 Bayard St and North Dithridge St: Water Pooling, 1972

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#39 East North Ave: Cars and People, Federal and West North Ave, 1972

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#40 City-County Building: Seat of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, 1973

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#41 Liberty Ave at Fifth Ave: Mellon Bank in View, 1973

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#42 WKTQ AM on Forbes Ave: The New Sound of 13Q, 1973

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#43 Fifth Ave and Hooper St, 1971

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#44 Pittsburgh State Office Building’s Liberty Avenue entrance, now River Vue Apartments, 1971

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#45 Construction on 7th Street in front of Stanley Theater, now Benedum Center, 1971

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#46 Front entrance of Duquesne Club on Smithfield Street, 1971

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#47 Delevan Street looking towards Greenfield Avenue, 1970

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#48 Arlington Elementary School entrance, now Arlington PreK-8, 1970

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#49 Northwest along Saw Mill Run Boulevard at West Warrington Avenue, 1970

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#50 West Warrington Avenue with 1971 Dodge Demon billboard, 1970

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#51 Intersection of 28th Street and Liberty Avenue, 1971

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#52 Liberty Avenue with U.S. Steel and Gulf Tower, 1971

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#53 Liberty Avenue featuring “Merry Christmas Shopping” MasterCard billboard, 1971

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#54 Faulsey Way towards Fontella Street with John M. Conroy School, 1971

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#55 West North Avenue and Federal Street featuring Retzer-Hyde Drugs, 1971

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#56 Sterrett Street at Forest Way looking southwest, 1970

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#57 Butler Street looking towards 52nd Street, 1970

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#58 Butler Street with “Jerry’s” and “Coca-Cola” signs, 1970

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#59 Fifth Avenue featuring “Groddy Sales” and “Great Lakes Paint,” 1970

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#60 Murray Avenue near Nicholson Street, 1970

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#61 Eleanor Street and Holt Street near Eleanor Street Steps, 1970

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#62 Winchester Thurston School grounds, co-ed since 1991, 1970

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#63 Lincoln Avenue between Chaucer and Deary Streets, 1970

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#64 Lincoln Avenue featuring “White Linen Services,” 1970

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#65 Graffitied commercial property and local bar on Penn Avenue, 1970.

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#66 Properties at Friendship Avenue and Amber Street intersection, 1970.

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#67 Pedestrians and businesses at Oliver Avenue and Wood Street, 1970.

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#68 View of Fort Duquesne Bridge from 7th Street intersection, 1970.

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#69 7th Street featuring an Esso gas station and Century Building, 1970.

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#70 Stanley Theater showcasing Filipino horror films, Benedum Center post-renovations, 1970.

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#71 Penn Avenue and 7th Street intersection, looking towards Barkers Place, 1970.

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#72 Penn and Main: Marvin’s Cleaners and Bressler’s Deviled Crabs ad, 1971.

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#73 Businesses on Penn Avenue looking northeast from Main Street, 1971.

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#74 Bryant Street section blocked off for street repairs, 1970.

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#75 Billboard construction at Baum Boulevard and North Craig Street, 1970.

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#76 Businesses on Liberty Avenue including Dr. M.E. Weinberger, 1970.

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#77 Liberty Avenue features Saint Joseph Church, now part of Saint Maria Goretti Parish, 1970.

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#78 Roadwork on Liberty Avenue at Cedarville Street, 1970.

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#79 Stanley Theater on Penn Avenue, later Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, 1970.

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#80 Billboard ads above parking lot, now Agnes R. Katz Plaza, 1970.

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#81 California Avenue featuring distant McKees Rocks Bridge, 1970.

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#82 Telephone booth on Oakwood Street, 1970.

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#83 Heth’s Run flooding due to water main break near Allegheny River, 1970.

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#84 Heth’s Run Bridge overview, rehabilitated in 2014 to resemble original design, 1970.

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#85 Columbus Avenue Bridge entrance from California Avenue, 1970.

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#86 Wood Street featuring pedestrians and commerce, 1970.

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#87 Davis Avenue Bridge repairs, bridge later demolished in 2006, 1970.

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#88 Wood Street and Oliver Avenue intersection, 1970.

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#89 Pedestrians on Oliver Avenue looking towards Wood Street, 1970.

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#90 16th Street Bridge, now David McCullough Bridge, 1970.

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#91 Former St. Wenceslaus Church near David McCullough Bridge, 1970.

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#92 Chestnut Street businesses near David McCullough Bridge, 1970.

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#93 Grant Street and Sixth Avenue intersection, 1971.

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#94 David McCullough Bridge entrance from Chestnut Street, 1970.

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#95 View of Penn Avenue at the intersection with Shady Avenue in East Liberty, 1971.

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#96 Sterrett Street meets Monticello Street, view looking southwest, 1970.

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#97 Intersection of McKee Place and Iroquois Way, looking towards Forbes Avenue, 1972.

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#98 Pedestrians and traffic on McKee Place, looking towards Forbes Avenue, 1972.

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#99 Sarah Street meets South 18th Street, includes Casne Electric hardware store, 1971.

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#100 South 30th Street Steps viewed from Mary Street towards Harcum Way, 1971.

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#101 Noblestown Road meets Alter Street, sign marking Pittsburgh city limits, 1971.

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#102 Grant Street meets Sixth Avenue, features FHLBank in H.K. Porter Building, 1971.

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#103 Liberty Avenue and Stanwix Street intersection bustling with pedestrians and commerce, 1972.

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#104 Penn Avenue meets 9th Street, view of pedestrians and businesses, 1972.

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#105 Intersection of Sixth Avenue and Smithfield Street with Oliver Building coffee shop, 1972.

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#106 South 18th Street and Sarah Street intersection viewed from South 18th Street, 1971.

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#107 East St near Royal St, Kessler Whiskey Billboard in View, 1971

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#108 Yeshiva Schools Bus on Fifth Ave, Lubavitch Educational Legacy, 1970

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#109 View southwest to Delevan Street from Lilac Street intersection, 1970

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#110 View of West Penn Hospital across Friendship Avenue parklet, 1970

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#111 View of West Penn Hospital from South Mathilda and Friendship, 1970

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#112 Tioga Street and Oakwood Street intersection, 1970.

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#113 Businesses on Reynolds Street, viewed towards Hastings Street, 1972.

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#114 Barber shop on Reynolds Street near Hastings Street, 1972.

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#115 Steam from manholes on Penn Avenue at 13th Street intersection, 1972.

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#116 Cremo Street at Martindale Street looking towards Reedsdale, 1970

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#117 Spring Garden Avenue looking towards Roethlein Way, 1971

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#118 Penn Avenue with “Penn Pizza” and “Jack King Laundry,” 1970

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#119 Fort Duquesne Boulevard featuring a George A. Kelly Company ad, 1970.

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#120 Old Lincoln Pumping Station, now Paulson Community Recreation Center, showing graffiti and boarded windows, 1971.

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#121 Cleanup of water main break on Morgan Street near Centre Avenue, 1972.

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#122 Kendall Street meets Duncan Street, view towards Celadine Street, 1972.

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#123 Brownsville Road featuring Union Baptist Church turned Zion Christian Church, 1972.

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#124 Brownsville Road at Madeline Street, looking towards Woodford Avenue, 1972.

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#125 Reynolds Street at Hastings and Kingston, features Point Breeze Market, 1972.

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