Oakdale is a pleasant little borough in the western suburbs. The town was devastated by floods from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan in 2004, and some of it never recovered; but the back streets are full of pleasant houses, and the business district has business in it, and the population is growing.
The tiny urban core of Oakdale is a row of shops on Noblestown Road.
This building, 120 years old this year, has kept its corner entrance.
The odd polygonal end of this building probably had large showroom windows at one time.
Finally, an old service station. Few old-fashioned service stations have survived without massive alterations, but this one still keeps its attractive little red-roofed hut with—once again—a corner entrance.
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