St James School, West End, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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sherpes
N 40° 26.496 W 080° 01.957
17T E 582041 N 4477221
Now used as a wedding reception facility
Waymark Code: WMDB99
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2011
Views: 2
Saved from demolition in 1997, the building was purchased by entrepreneur Frank Sanns Jr, and converted into a facility used for wedding receptions. At first it was difficult to attract investors for the project, maybe because the West End had a bit of a bad reputation, and thus some would say that people would not come here for a wedding reception. But the skeptics were proven wrong, and the building has been booked 40 weekends a year.
The facility is now known as James Centre.
St James School was a catholic school of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese. In 1991, it was selected for closure due to declining enrollment. In that year, the student population K-8 was 118 students.
Address:
327 S Main St
Pittsburgh, PA USA
15220
Web Site: [Web Link]
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