Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) in its autumnal red.
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Matched Pair of Victorian Commercial Buildings on Carson Street
Both could use a little spiffing up, but they are fine examples of the Victorian commercial architecture for which Carson Street is famous.
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Under the Railroad Overpass, South Side
Little mineral stalactites dangle from the railroad overpass over 21st Street, South Side.
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Lamppost, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Details matter. The bronze lampposts in front of the building are exceptionally elegant, which adds to the effect even if you don’t notice the lampposts themselves.
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Porcelainberry
It is an invasive species in our area, but it is not hard to see how it got here. These beautiful multicolored berries decorate the vines in the fall; they would tempt any gardener with a wall to cover. These wild vines were fruiting beside a gravel parking lot at the back of the South Side.
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War Memorial Park in Beechview
The little triangular park at Broadway, Shiras Avenue, and Bensonia Avenue is cluttered with monuments. There’s one for the First World War, one for the Second, one for Vietnam and Korea, and one for wars since then and “going forward,” as the city’s Twitter account put it when it was announced. The eagle above sits on the World War II memorial, the largest of the lot.
The latest memorial, for everything after Vietnam.
The World War I memorial.
The World War II memorial.
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A Polychrome Balcony
Colorful paint adds a bit of whimsy to a small apartment building in Shadyside.
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Sunnyledge
Built for a prosperous doctor, this house was designed by Longfellow and Harlow (soon to be Longfellow, Alden, and Harlow), and shows the restrained good taste that would be the hallmark of the firm’s work for decades. Although it is technically on the Squirrel Hill side of the street, socially this house forms part of the Shadyside millionaires’ row along Fifth Avenue.
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Reflections of St. Paul’s
St. Paul’s Cathedral reflected in the Software Engineering Institute across the street.
