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Real places bring history to life. Click on each building to discover some facts about East Carson Street and South Side life, to solve some puzzles, and to play some games. Students from Arlington Elementary, Bishop Leonard Catholic, Philip Murray, and Phillips Elementary schools studied, explored, sketched and painted these Pittsburgh buildings. They are just some of the historic main street buildings on East Carson Street worth saving and recycling as the needs of the community change over time.

Historic Buildings

River Walk Corporate Centre
333 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Designed in 1898, completed in 1906

 

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian
Catholic Church

109 South 7th St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1895, enlarged in 1917

South Side High School Apartments
930 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Original building built in 1897

 

Charlie Murdochs
1005-07 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1913

Silver Eye Center for Photography
1015 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in the 1880s

 

First National Bank
1114 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1926

Cindy Esser's Floral Shop
1122 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1926

 

South Side Recreation Center
12th and East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1893, rebuilt in 1915

1206 East Carson Street
12th and East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built around 1890

 

City Theater "Annex"
1315 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built around 1900

1317 East Carson Street
1317 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built around 1900

 

Carson City Saloon
1401 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1896

Beneficial Building
1505-07 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1881

 

AMPD Group
1511 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in the 1870s

Nakama Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
1611 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built around 1900

 

Maul Building
1704 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1910

1703 East Carson Street
1703 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in the 1880s

 

Edward Marc Chocolatier & The Milkshake Factory
1705 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in the 1880s

La Fond Galleries
1711 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in the 1880s

 

S Bar
1713-15 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1900 (1713 East Carson)
Built in 1882 (1715 East Carson)

PNC Bank
1736 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1902

 

The UPS Store
1739 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1873

Fat Head's Saloon
1805-07 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1874 (1805 East Carson)
Built c.1870 (1807 East Carson)

 

Chiropractor Building
1813 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in the 1870s

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh—
South Side

2205 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in 1909

 

Mallorca Restaurant
2228 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in the 1870s

The Library
2302 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in the 1880s

 

Cupka's Cafe II
2314 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in the 1860s

The Pretzel Shop
2316 East Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Built in the 1880s

 

East Carson Street
South Side
Pittsburgh, PA 15203