Lost Historic Buildings of Pittsburgh (Demolished)

[SnappyPenguins]

Why demolish such beautiful old buildings? The modern world sucks.

[sheikowi]

What would Saint Andrew Carnegie do?

[sheikowi]

How long did it take the geniuses to realized that they were replacing these jewels with crap. I don't think the "leaders" could differentiate between beauty and smoke, so they got rid of both. But it's still an amazing place, as it processes armies of po'boys for New York and L.A..

[SMINERD]

Great video. Awesome message. I thought the Wabash Terminal burned down?

[beyondtheforest]

@SMINERD I think the inside of it burned, but the structure was still intact. That is the event to preceeded the Gateway Center plan.

[Dreambro1]

The Major Cities of the US used to be Grand with great houses and buildings, Now everything is cheap prefabricated junk.

[Dreambro1]

I believe most of Manhattan NY has been demolished and is now home to just steel and glass buildings built since the 60s.

[Dreambro1]

I noticed that in the 1950s, many a old building was demolished to make way for the More Modular looking buildings. And I also noticed too, that with all these new regulations in place, it is becoming cheaper to just build new than to renovate. (So they say) Why it cost Millions to renovate, I dont know. I think Construction gouges just as much as medical and car repair!

[bruiser1157]

We are the first people to live among the ruins we created. That -- or demolish beautiful architecture in the name of progress.  I suppose that is the Amercan Way. I live in Detroit and much that was created in the late 1800's and early 1900's has been destroyed in a similar fashion. I am not sure why the American mindset is that if it's old it is useless. The architecture of old was build with integrity.

[theqman1956]

The one building they could have saved in my mind was the North Side Market House. What a wonderful building with character! With the stadiums and development making its way to the North Side 35 years later, it would have been a destination location for unique shopping experiences, much like the strip district offers. It makes me sad every time it see it. Parking or lack thereof killed that building.

[flightsimulatorace]

Civic Arena is next.

[bingobongo445]

 It took a century to build it but less than 2 decades to tear it all down.

[Nostalgico80]

Except for some effort to build something new useful to the Pittsburgh's community, as it could be a new campus, I see in the big part of the demolitions above the consequences of someone's greed and bribing. Am I wrong?

Here, in Sassari, Sardinia, in another part of the world, we had the same problem, and still we have got 'em.

[19Chuck80]

thanks, amazing so many archetectural maevels been gone so long

[joetylerdale]

Beautiful reminisce of what made Pittsburgh!

Thank You.