Penn-Liberty Historic District - Pittsburgh, PA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The plaque says, "The Penn-Liberty Historic District is one of the best-preserved and most nearly intact portions of Pittsburgh's turn-of-the-century retailing district. The character of the buildings demonstrates the vitality of Pittsburgh commerce after the Civil War, when much American trade passed though the city into the Midwest via the rivers and railroads that bordered the district to the north.

Pittsburgh's location connected Western Pennsylvania to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. When the Pennsylvania Canal and later the Pennsylvania Railroad arrived at the Allegheny River Bank, the future of the region north of Liberty Avenue as a translation-based retail and wholesale area was assured. In the late nineteenth century, Pittsurph took pride in its role, labeling itself "the natural point of distribution for the most prosperous section in the United States". The Penn-Liberty Historic District is the enduring result of the forces which shaped Pittsburgh as a commercial center.

The District displays a range of late Victorian and early twentieth-century commercial architectural styles. Although shop fronts have been altered, most buildings have survived remarkably well.

The historic designation and restoration of the Penn-Liberty Historic District are part of the public/private program to revitalize Pittsburgh's downtown cultural district".

Group that erected the marker: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Libery Ave, Pittsburgh, PA URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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