Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


Pittsburgh Athletic Association, Oakland

Pittsburgh Athletic Association

The Pittsburgh Athletic Association, one of the prolific Benno Janssen’s most elaborate designs, as it was in 2000 before the recent renovation. Above, from across Fifth Avenue; below, from the grounds of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial. Old Pa Pitt took these pictures with a Kodak Retinette, which comes close to his ideal of the perfect 35-millimeter camera.

Pittsburgh Athletic Association and cannon

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