22places
23businesses
1862oldest
4still open
19gone
10with photos
Pittsburgh on When It Was is 22 addresses and the 23 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1862. 4 are still open today; 19 are gone, and 13 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.
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Byham Theatre
803 Liberty Avenue · 1904–present
This theater opened on Halloween night 1904 as the Gayety vaudeville house. Under the name the Fulton, it hosted the world premiere of "Nigh…
Forbes Field
230 South Bouquet Street · 1909–1970
Babe Ruth hit the last three home runs of his career here on May 25, 1935, and in more than 4,700 games nobody ever threw a no-hitter here.
Stanley Theatre (Benedum Center)
237 7th Street · 1928–present
Bob Marley played his last live concert in 1980 in this 1928 movie palace, back when it was the Stanley Theatre.
The Original Oyster House
20 Market Square · 1870–present
Oysters cost a penny and beer a dime when this bar opened in 1870. Its Market Square site had been the Bear Tavern since 1827.
Primanti Bros. (Original Location)
46 18th Street · 1933–present
The fries and coleslaw went on the sandwich itself so Depression-era truck drivers in the Strip District could eat with one hand.
Hotel Schenley (William Pitt Union)
3959 Fifth Avenue · 1898–1956
Three Rivers Stadium
600 Stadium Circle · 1970–2000
Homestead Steel Works
154 East Waterfront Drive · 1881–1986
Pittsburgh, decade by decade
- 1860s
- 1870s
- 1880s
- 1890s
- 1900s
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1960s
- 1970s
Still here, and gone
Still open (4)
- The Original Oyster House 1870–present
- Byham Theatre 1904–present
- Stanley Theatre (Benedum Center) 1928–present
- Primanti Bros. (Original Location) 1933–present
Gone (19)
- Kaufmann's Department Store 1871–2015
- Civic Arena (The Igloo) 1961–2010
- Civic Arena 1961–2010
- Chiodo's Tavern 1947–2005
- Crawford Grill No. 2 1943–2003
- Froggy's 1978–2003
- Three Rivers Stadium 1970–2000
- Three Rivers Stadium 1970–2000
- Electric Banana 1977–1999
- Pitt Stadium 1925–1999
- Syria Mosque 1916–1991
- Homestead Steel Works 1881–1986
By kind of place
Stadium (4)
Forbes Field · Three Rivers Stadium · Pitt Stadium · Three Rivers Stadium
Theater (3)
Syria Mosque · Stanley Theatre (Benedum Center) · Byham Theatre
Restaurant (2)
The Original Oyster House · Primanti Bros. (Original Location)
Arena (2)
Civic Arena (The Igloo) · Civic Arena
Bar (2)
Hotel (1)
Hotel Schenley (William Pitt Union)
Steel Mill (1)
Nightclub (1)
Every place in Pittsburgh (22)
- Byham Theatre 803 Liberty Avenue · 1904–present
- Chiodo's Tavern 107 West 8th Avenue · 1947–2005
- Civic Arena 300 Auditorium Place · 1961–2010
- Civic Arena (The Igloo) 66 Mario Lemieux Place · 1961–2010
- Crawford Grill No. 2 2141 Wylie Avenue · 1943–2003
- Dixmont State Hospital 1100 Huntington Road · 1862–1984
- Duquesne Brewing Company 2100 Mary Street · 1899–1972
- Electric Banana 3887 Bigelow Boulevard · 1977–1999 · 2 businesses
- Forbes Field 230 South Bouquet Street · 1909–1970
- Froggy's 100 Market Street · 1978–2003
- Homestead Steel Works 154 East Waterfront Drive · 1881–1986
- Hotel Schenley (William Pitt Union) 3959 Fifth Avenue · 1898–1956
- Jenkins Arcade 425 Penn Avenue · 1911–1984
- Kaufmann's Department Store 400 Fifth Avenue · 1871–2015
- Luna Park 4500 Baum Boulevard · 1905–1909
- Pitt Stadium 3719 Terrace Street · 1925–1999
- Primanti Bros. (Original Location) 46 18th Street · 1933–present
- Stanley Theatre (Benedum Center) 237 7th Street · 1928–present
- The Original Oyster House 20 Market Square · 1870–present
- Three Rivers Stadium 100 Art Rooney Avenue · 1970–2000
- Three Rivers Stadium 600 Stadium Circle · 1970–2000
- Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal 400 Liberty Avenue · 1904–1946
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