Tag: Isaly’s

  • Isaly’s Building, Oakland

    Isaly’s Building

    The McCormick Company, a firm that seems to have specialized in buildings for the food industry, designed this beloved landmark on the Boulevard of the Allies. It was built in 1929 for Isaly’s, a chain of dairy-delicatessen-restaurants that had begun in Ohio but took over the Pittsburgh market in a big way. At its peak, there was an Isaly’s in just about every neighborhood business district. This building had a big Isaly’s restaurant on the ground floor.

    Terra-cotta panels

    Today the building is given over to medical offices, but the Art Deco details are still well preserved.

    A feast of terra cotta
    Isaly’s Building
    Fujifilm FinePix HS10.

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