Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


Liverpool Street, Manchester

This extraordinary row of identical Second Empire houses is one of Pittsburgh’s architectural prizes, and the neighborhood itself is an interesting case study in preservation. Although it lost its business district to a horribly misconceived urban-renewal project that replaced urban shops with suburban ranch houses, Manchester has kept most of its opulent Victorian rowhouses, many of which were restored with money provided by billionaire news magnate Richard Mellon Scaife. The restoration was accomplished without displacing the lower-income residents of the neighborhood, so Manchester is one of the few historic districts in the country that have been restored without being yuppified.

The picture was taken with a Kiev-4A camera.

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One response to “Liverpool Street, Manchester”

  1. Hello! I live in this row now- the most beautiful row in the city in my opinion. There’s a good bit of information out there about this row, as it’s so popular. I was hoping you could help me dig up some information about the houses at 1203-1205 W North. They are multi-unit apartments now and my partner lives there. Thanks for the many interesting articles. So many unique houses in Manchester and I would like to know the history of all of them

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