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  • Skinny Building Open for Business

    Skinny Building and Roberts Building

    The Skinny Building, possibly the world’s narrowest commercial building, has returned to its roots as a lunch counter.

    Skinny Building from the Forbes Avenue side
    Skinny Building
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  • The Skinny Building Restored Again

    The Skinny Building

    Only nine years ago, the Skinny Building was restored—the upper floors, at any rate. The ground floor was linked with the building next door as part of a convenience store with an unattractive modern front. Now the building has been thoroughly re-restored, along with its neighbor the Roberts Jewelry building, and both have been given individual ground-floor treatments more in sympathy with their upper floors. PNC, which now owns both buildings, has made good on its pledge to restore them and display art in the upper floors of the Skinny Building.

    The Skinny Building
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  • Skinny Building Restored Again

    Since PNC bought the Skinny Building, arguably the world’s narrowest commercial building, it has been shrouded and under renovation. The shrouds are off now, and we can see the results.

  • Skinny Building Under Wraps

    Skinny Building shrouded

    The Skinny Building and its neighbor the Roberts Building have been bought by PNC. Here they are shrouded for renovation work. The last old Pa Pitt heard, PNC was planning on displaying art in the upper windows of the Skinny Building.

  • Skinny Building in Black and White

    Skinny Building

    The exceedingly improbable Skinny Building, which is five feet eight inches deep, seen in wintry December light. The picture was taken two years ago, but Father Pitt didn’t like the harsh lighting and high contrast in the original picture. Looking at it again just recently, he thought perhaps the lighting could be made into the subject of the picture if it were a black-and-white picture.

    The building has been sold to PNC, which plans to display art in the upper floors.