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as one of Richardson's masterpieces; and among the noteworthy struc- 

 tures are the new Carnegie Institute, the Technical Schools, quite a 

 number of imposing and beautiful churches and the Nixon Theater — 

 regarded as among the beautiful and artistic amusement places of the 

 country. Choosing from among Pittsburgh's extraordinary number of 

 modern skyscraper business edifices, it may doubtless be said with 

 truth that the Frick Building is the finest of its kind anywhere. 



There is one feature that seems especially worthy of note. In no 

 part of the city, practically speaking, are there rows of dwelling houses 



Allegheny Observatory. 



built closely together — each house looking exactly like its neighbor. 

 Possibly the city's sponsors remembered the experience of Glasgow, 

 whence many examples and traditions were naturally derived. There 

 the evils of overcrowding bore their ill fruit until some time in the 

 sixties, when a great change was enforced. The inestimable benefit of 

 wider spaces between residences should naturally have offered its lesson. 

 At least, the builders of Pittsburgh knew — and profited from the 

 knowledge. 



The tenement districts must still be spoken of apologetically, for 

 there are portions of Pittsburgh where the dwelling houses of the 

 poor and working classes are decidedly bad. But the city is no worse 

 than many others in this respect ; and, moreover, Pittsburgh's fame as 

 the great industrial paradise has caused an influx of laboring classes 

 which no amount of intelligent study could have forestalled. As to 

 general cleanliness there is much to be hoped for, and expected. Not 

 all of the sections of the city are as well kept as they should be; but 

 nobody doubts that conditions are to be improved in the near future. 



