Last week we stopped at a house in Schenley Farms, a historic neighborhood here in Pittsburgh, and found something rather amazing still in operation...
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That's an original built-in vacuum cleaner. So very cool! Also some nice art tile (Grueby, Moravian?) with brass lantern sconces on the fireplace. They also had a lovely copper and glass awning over the back door.
Another house was full of original details (and also so full of people I couldn't take many photos). There were so many closed and caution taped doors that I missed most of the house, the few I peeked into were original/untouched bathroom and closets. But since I was in ninja picture mode, no pictures..
Another rather unassuming house had both it's original 40's bathrooms, including colored fixtures and patterned linoleum. Sadly, I don't think the future bodes well for their continued survival.
A nice hex tile floor at a storefront near us (it also has a great early light fixture that I don't have a picture of).
And just a pretty rear view of a couple of houses in Shadyside.
And lastly, some nice details from a Mt. Lebanon Tudor Revival.
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Hopefully you all had fruitful weekends, if not, hope you had a nice spot to lounge
Seriously, if I can get my act together it'd be great to meet up with you guys and see some of these great houses together.
ReplyDeleteEh, most of them are a complete wash... But if you make it down to the Washington Antique Show on Sunday I'll buy you coffee and a donut!
DeleteI wish we had houses like that around here!
ReplyDeleteI wish I lived in some of these!
DeleteWow, so so pretty :O
ReplyDeleteI wish my pictures did some of these houses justice!
DeleteTHANKS for sharing the Schenley Farms photos!!!
ReplyDeleteHow could I not? How rare to find such things still intact!
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