Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/05/2019 - 10/06/2019
12:00 am
Location
Penn Avenue Place
Categories
Meet at what was once one of Pittsburgh’s premier department stores — the Joseph Horne Company —Â for this enlightening and nostalgic tour of the city’s retail icons.
These fine buildings were the cultural institutions of their hay day (about1900-1930). The movers and shakers of Pittsburgh curated their wares, and all types people flocked to them. The owners not only carried a full line of merchandise, but made special efforts to provide the customers with special amenities.
Colorful historical tales will be told and the rich architectural features will be examined. Participants will have the unique experience of going into several of the these stores and pondering their reuse scenarios.
Proceeds from this tour will benefit Preservation Pittsburgh, a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to preservation of our region’s historic, architectural, cultural and environmental heritage.
Presented as part of Doors Open Pittsburgh, which celebrates Pittsburgh’s unique heritage by providing visual storytelling and education inside iconic and newly designed buildings. For more information, call (412) 583-1424.
Address
501 Penn Avenue,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15222
United States