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Why should the beautiful die?


Isaly’s Building, Oakland

Isaly’s Building

The McCormick Company, a firm that seems to have specialized in buildings for the food industry, designed this beloved landmark on the Boulevard of the Allies. It was built in 1929 for Isaly’s, a chain of dairy-delicatessen-restaurants that had begun in Ohio but took over the Pittsburgh market in a big way. At its peak, there was an Isaly’s in just about every neighborhood business district. This building had a big Isaly’s restaurant on the ground floor.

Terra-cotta panels

Today the building is given over to medical offices, but the Art Deco details are still well preserved.

A feast of terra cotta
Isaly’s Building
Fujifilm FinePix HS10.


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