On a storefront on Carson Street, South Side.
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Cast-Iron Ornament
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Terra-Cotta Ornaments on the Maul Building
The splendid terra-cotta facing of the Maul Building is covered with ornaments that may have been standard catalogue items, but nevertheless show considerable artistic talent.
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Terra Cotta on the Thompson’s Building
Two ornaments from the terra-cotta façade of the old Thompson’s Restaurant building on Market Street just off the Diamond.
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Art Deco Details in Mount Lebanon
Colorful Art Deco ornament on a building in the Washington Road business district, the Pittsburgh area’s most thoroughly Art Deco neighborhood.
These splendid details are on a building that, at first glance, seems utterly undistinguished. A bit of sensitive restoration to the storefronts could emphasize the Art Deco character of the building and make it more of an ornament to its streetscape.
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Terra Cotta on the Kaufmann’s Building
The Kaufmann’s building at Fifth and Smithfield was designed by Benno Janssen, who gave it a facing of ornate terra-cotta tiles. Compare these decorations to the similar ones on Janssen’s earlier Buhl Building farther down Fifth Avenue.
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Decoration on the Liberty Theater
The classical building at Liberty Avenue and Strawberry Way was built originally as the Liberty Theater in 1913. It lasted only ten years as a theater before being converted to office space as the Baum Building.
