The lobby of the Koppers Building is one of our richest Art Deco interiors, and here it is decorated for Christmas.
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Art Deco Christmas in the Koppers Building
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Nativity Scene at St. Paul’s Cathedral
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Christmas Wreath on Broadway
This is the time of year when neighborhood associations put up the Christmas decorations along the main business streets of every neighborhood. Here is one of the wreaths along Broadway in Beechview.
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Merry Christmas
Transept entrance to St. Paul’s Cathedral, with Christmas wreaths flanking it.
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Skating at PPG Place
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Last of the Fall Colors
In the suburbs the trees are mostly bare, but some trees in sheltered spots downtown are still in the process of changing. This is a little parklet next to the Dollar Bank building on Fourth Avenue.
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Skating Rink at PPG Place
This year’s Christmas tree lights up in animated falling-snowflake patterns.
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White Christmas
Above: Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) under a Christmas snow. Below: English ivy (Hedera helix).
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Light Up Night, 1998
Luminarias surround the obelisk on PPG Plaza. We had to forgo Light Up Night this year, but it will be back when large crowds closely packed seem like less of a threat.
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Horne’s Christmas Tree in Afternoon Sun
Once again the season has arrived to decorate the corner of the old Horne’s department store. Though the store is long gone, the current owners of the building keep up the ancient tradition.
