Why should the beautiful die?
Built in 1883, this church now belongs to the New Bethel Baptist Church. It is typical of its era, but unusual in preserving its octagonal steeple.
For some reason these pictures got lost in the piles of photographs old Pa Pitt is always stacking up here and there. They were taken in September of 2022.
Perhaps Father Pitt held off on publishing these pictures because he was debating whether he should do something about that jungle of utility cables. The cables won that debate.
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Dear Father Pitt,.
My name is Jim Stettner and I am one of the editors for the Organ Historical Society Database – which seeks to document every pipe organ that as ever existed in North America in any/all venues. While our primary focus is pipe organs, we do like to include images of the buildings in which they are installed.
Yours were the only images I could find of the [former] 43rd Street Presbyterian in Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville), so I have included 2 of the 4 photos from your website for the organ listing. You can review that here: https://www.pipeorgandatabase.org/instruments/34946 . Both the photo date and source are attributed.
Many thanks for making your photos Public Domain.
With best wishes, I am remaining
Sincerely yours ~
Jim S.
James R. Stettner
OHS Database, Organ Editor
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