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Cast-Iron Storefronts on Wood Street

Cast-iron building fronts were made in Pittsburgh for cities everywhere, but according to the architectural historian Franklin Toker they were actually less popular in Pittsburgh than elsewhere. Here, however, are three splendid identical examples. They were carefully restored in 2013, using fiberglass to duplicate missing pieces of the iron.

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  1. Cast-Iron Fronts on Wood Street – Father Pitt

    […] have seen these beautiful storefronts before, but only obliquely. Here they are again, because we can never see them too often. This is one of […]

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