Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


Swissvale Trust Company

Swissvale Trust Company inscription

Old Pa Pitt knows nothing about this little bank except that it was built in about 1921. Its classical style is designed to say “bank” as soon as you see the building.

Swissvale Trust Company

Those spindly Corinthian columns at the entrance look like an afterthought. Father Pitt imagines the architect presenting his clean and dignified plans to the client, who immediately points and says, “Where are the columns? It’s a bank, for Pete’s sake.”

Washington Avenue side
Ornament over the entrance
Sony Alpha 3000; Kodak EasyShare Max Z990.


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