Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


The Rainbow Terrace on Dawson Street, Oakland

Colorfully painted rowhouses

Within their low-budget limits, these little houses are of an attractive design, and they are very well kept up. The odd-shaped lot also means that they are staggered in a visually interesting way. But, still, they would be just seven among thousands of Pittsburgh rowhouses if they had not been painted in this striking way that lights up the whole block.

Rainbow houses
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS.

Addendum: The architect was probably Frederick Sauer, who seems to have done all the architectural work for John Dimling, the developer who owned this row. See also the Harry, George, Matilda, Laura, Hilda, and Herbert apartments.



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