Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


Guastavino Tile Ceiling in a Back Alley

Tile ceiling of the arcade
Fujifilm FinePix HS10.

One of the hidden beauties of downtown Pittsburgh: you have to go back behind the Bell Telephone Building on Strawberry Way, a tiny alley, where you will find an unexpectedly elegant arcade. Look up and you discover the ceiling of Guastavino tile in subdued greenish shades—a gem hidden from everyone who refuses to go wandering in back alleys.



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