Category: Allegheny West

  • Carved Wood, Allegheny West

    Carved ornaments at the base of a porch column in Allegheny West. After spending the better part of their lives slightly ashamed of their decorative elements, the Victorian houses in Allegheny West once again show them off with bright contrasting paint schemes.

  • A Stroll Among the Millionaires

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    The sidewalk of Lincoln Avenue in Allegheny West. A hundred years ago, this neighborhood had more millionaires per square mile than anywhere else on earth.

  • Exuberantly Gothic

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    Calvary Methodist Church in Allegheny West is famous for its Tiffany windows, some of the greatest works of the Tiffany studios. Even if it didn’t have those windows, though, it might still be famous for this doorway.