West Liberty Avenue (1903-1913)

Central Meat Market - 1912.
William G. Dooley's Central Meat Market at the corner of Stetson and West Liberty Avenue in March 1912.

West Liberty Avenue was the central roadway through the borough of West Liberty (which comprised mostly the present-day Beechview and Brookline communities). Once known as Plummers Run (due to the creek that ran down the valley), development along West Liberty Avenue began in earnest after the opening of the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel, which brought streetcar service and rapid residential development to the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh. This random collection of photos give a glimpse of what West Liberty Avenue looked like from 1903 through 1913.

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Cape May Avenue at West Liberty Avenue - May 10, 1903.
May 10, 1903 - A Pittsburgh Railways traction car brings investors and home buyers to West Liberty Avenue at Cape May,
part of the Beechwood Improvement Company's West Liberty Plan #3. The photo appears to have been
taken from the roof of the two-story building that stood along West Liberty Avenue
at this intersection. That building was the original West Liberty Schoolhouse.

A trolley passes homes along West Liberty Avenue, north of Brookside Avenue, circa 1903.
A trolley car passes homes along West Liberty Avenue, just to the north of Brookside Avenue (circa 1903).
Laid down in 1901, at the time of this photo these tracks were part of the Pittsburgh to Charleroi
Railway. By October of 1905 the line along West Liberty Avenue would be double-tracked.

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The Pittsburgh Coal Company power plant at the Brookline Junction in 1909.    Kerr's blacksmith shop at the corner of Wenzell and West Liberty Avenue in 1909.
The Pittsburgh Coal Company power plant at the Brookline Junction (left), and Kerr's blacksmith shop, in 1909.

 

Two men at a signpost at the Brookline Junction, where West Liberty Avenue meets Brookline Boulevard, in 1909.    A billboard advertising Brookline lots at the intersection with Cape May in 1910.
The Brookline Junction (left), at the corner of West Liberty Avenue and Brookline Boulevard in 1909, and a
billboard near Cape May advertising available lots in the newly developing Brookline neighborhood in 1910.

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Many of these photos show construction workers along different points of West Liberty Avenue when the initial city sewer lines were being laid in 1910. The men are hard-working craftsmen and laborers that were the backbone of the Pittsburgh "Melting Pot" culture. Without the benefit of modern machinery, these men used the tools available and played a major part in helping to build the infrastructure essential to the development of the community of Brookline.

Workers laying a sewer line south of Pauline Avenue - 1910.    Workers laying a sewer line north of Ray Avenue - 1910.
Workers laying a sewer line south of Pauline Avenue (left), and north of Ray Avenue, in 1910.

 

Workers laying a sewer line north of Ray Avenue - 1910.    Workers laying a sewer line north of Ray Avenue - 1910.
Workers laying a sewer line north of Ray Avenue in 1910. The Capital Avenue intersection is visible in the left photo.

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Along West Liberty Avenue there were several areas that were more developed than others. One of these places was the junction with Warrington Avenue, near the present-day Liberty Tunnels. This was a crossing point for most traffic from Fairhaven and West Liberty heading towards Pittsburgh. It was also a hub for the suppliers and contractors that helped build the developing community of Brookline. Along with hotels, general stores and pubs, the intersection had two lumber suppliers, building contractors, a blacksmith and a wagon repair shop.

A wooden horse near the corner of West Liberty and Warrington with an ad for the Gazette-Times - 1912.    A garage for a local building contractor - 1912.
An ad for the Gazette Times on a fence (left), and a building contractor's garage at the Warrington Junction, in 1912.

 

Ads adorn the side of Peter Shaffner's wagon repair shop, near Pioneer, in 1912.    The Hill Building Company near Warrington - 1912
Ads along the side of Shaffner's wagon repair shop (left), and the Hill Building Company office, in 1912.

 

Peter Shaffner stands outside his home at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and West Liberty in 1912.    Peter Shaffner's Hoseshoeing and Wagon Works next to his home north of Pioneer Avenue in 1912.
Peter Shaffner stands in front of his home at the corner of West Liberty Avenue and Pioneer Avenue (left),
and Shaffner's Horseshoeing and Wagon Works, next to the family home, in 1912. The Shaffner family
once owned much of the terrain near the intersection of Warrington and West Liberty Avenue
and sold the land that would one day be the South Portal of the Liberty Tunnels.

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As residential development moved south from Pittsburgh, commercial development soon followed. By 1912, there were many businesses located between Warrington Avenue and the city line in Dormont. These establishments, which included markets, bars, hotels, restaurants, liquor stores, poolrooms and clothing stores, were usually situated near the major intersections and car stops along the broad avenue.

Kerr's Horseshoeing and Wagon Building at the corner of West Liberty Avenue and Wenzell in 1912.    J. Claude Groceries, on the Brookline side of West Liberty between Belle Isle and Pauline Avenue in 1912.
Kerr's Horseshoeing and Wagon Building (left), located at the intersection of West Liberty Avenue and Wenzell,
and J. Claude Groceries, located between Belle Isle Avenue and Pauline, in 1912.

 

J.L. O'Donnell's wholesale liquor store at the corner of Curran Hill, across from Capital - 1912.    A shop across from Capital Avenue and a billboard touting homes in Beechview's Curran-Algeo Plan - 1912.
J.L O'Donnell's wholesale liquor store (left), and another store across from Capital Avenue, in 1912.
The billboard advertises lots in Beechview's Curran-Alego housing plan.

 

A Pool Room at the corner of Capital Avenue in 1912.    A small market near Brookside Avenue in 1912.
A Pool Room near the intersection with Capital Avenue (left), and a small market near Brookside Avenue, in 1912.
The Pool Room was located at the site of the present-day West Liberty Auto Glass.

 

A Stableing barn across the street from the Pool Room at Capital Avenue.    Approaching the intersection with Curran Hill, heading south, in 1912.
A Stableing barn across from Capital Avenue (left), and looking south towards the intersection with Curran Hill, in 1912.

 

J.E. Sill Roofing and Repairing - 1912    A General Store located across from the Ray Avenue steps in 1912.
J.E. Sill Roofing and Repairing, located north of Brookside across from the present-day Matthews Bronze (left),
and a General Store owned by Estella Flanders, across from the Ray Avenue steps, in 1912.

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In addition to the many commercial establishments, by 1912 there were several homes along West Liberty Avenue. Many of these dated back to the mid-1800s and were the family residences of some of the more prominent landowners of the time, like the Shaffners, Flanders, Beltzhoovers, Wenzells, Kerrs and Knowlsons. In some places West Liberty Avenue resembled an average residential street. Many of the homes shown here were torn down during the expansion of West Liberty Avenue in 1915, and most of the others were bought out, and the hillsides cut back, during later commercial expansion. Only a few of these vintage homes remain.

A side porch on a home north of Cape May - 1910.    A dog on the porch steps of a home north of Cape May - 1910.
The side porch (left), and a dog on the front porch, of a home north of Cape May in 1910.

 

Homes north of Ray Avenue - 1910.    A wagon outside a store north of Brookside Avenue in 1910.
Ground-level and hillside homes north of Ray Avenue (left), and wagons parked at a store north of Brookside, in 1910.

 

A ladder rests against a tree on the hill above West Liberty near Belle Isle in 1912.    A home on the hillside across from Pauline in 1912.
A ladder rests against a tree (left) above West Liberty Avenue, and a nearby home
on the hillside across from Pauline Avenue, in 1912.

 

A home on the Brookline side of West Liberty between Belle Isle Avenue and the Brookline Junction in 1912.    Beinhauer's Funeral Home across from the Brookline Junction in 1912.
A Brookline home between Belle Isle Avenue and the Brookline Junction (left), and the Beinhauer estate and
Livery Stables at Wenzell Avenue, in 1912. The family residence also served as the Mortuary until 1921.

 

An outdoor well pump near Cape May - 1912    An outhouse near the side of a home across from Cape May in 1912.
Before modern indoor plumbing became commonplace, the outdoor well pump and the outhouse
were essential amenities for all of the homes along West Liberty Avenue.

 

Homes above the intersection with Stetson Street and homes above on Woodward Avenue - 1912    A multiple family dwelling across from Stetson Street in 1912.
Homes along Woodward Avenue above Stetson Street (left), and a multiple-family dwelling across the street, in 1912.

 

Homes along the Beechview side of West Liberty looking north towards Capital Avenue in 1912.    The Beltzhoover residence, located at the bend leading to Capital Avenue in 1912.
Homes along the Beechview side of West Liberty Avenue, looking north towards Capital Avenue (left),
and the home of Jacob Beltzhoover, across the street at the bend leading to Capital, in 1912.

 

Homes on the Beechview side of West Liberty heading north towards Capital Avenue in 1912.    Homes south of Pauline Avenue in 1912.
Homes on the Beechview side of West Liberty, heading north towards Capital (left), and south towards Saranac, in 1912.

 

  
Another home belonging to the Flanders family (left), north of Pauline Avenue,
and the Knowlston residence, south of Pauline, in 1912.

 

A small contracting office north of Pauline in 1912.    A Brookline home just north of the city line at Dormont in 1912.
A small contracting office north of Pauline (left), and homes just north of the city line, near Dormont, in 1912.

 

Looking south towards homes near the intersection with Cape May in 1912.    Homes in Sauter Place stand in the distance as a wagon approaches the Pioneer Avenue intersection in 1912.
Looking south towards homes near Cape May (left), and looking north from Sauter Place towards Pioneer Avenue, in 1912.

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Back in the early 1900s, seeing a photographer was a novelty. There was a lot of equipment involved in the craft, and oftentimes residents would peer out the windows to see the process unfold. Little did they know that 100 years later, we would be viewing them with curiosity, wondering what life was like a century ago in Brookline.

A home north of Pioneer at Sauter Place - 1912.    I see you.
A home north of Pioneer Avenue, at the Sauter Place intersection (left) and a curious onlooker in 1912.
This home stands where the present-day Matthews Bronze facility is located.

 

A home near Cape May in 1912.    I see you.
Homes along West Liberty Avenue near Cape May (left), and a young boy in the window with a dog on the porch, in 1912.

 

A home at the corner of West Liberty and Pauline Avenue in 1912.    I see you.
A stately home at the corner of Pauline Avenue (left) with a young boy peering through the window in 1912.

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Many of these photos above were taken in preparation for a construction project along West Liberty Avenue that would take place in 1915. The roadway would be widened and paved, and the streetcar line upgraded. The city of Pittsburgh was embarking on a major road building phase and within ten years most of the roads in Brookline and the surrounding communities would be paved in either brick or belgian block. The look of the Brookline and Beechview communities would rapidly change from the rural atmosphere pictured here to a more modern urban residential and commercial district.

Beinhauers Funeral Home in 1913.    Wenzell Avenue at West Liberty Avenue in 1913.
Beinhauer's Funeral Home and Livery Stables (left), and the intersection of Wenzell and West Liberty Avenue, in 1913.
Other than the block roadway along the line of the streetcar tracks, all local roads were dirt roadways at this time.

 

Mensinger's Stone Quarry - 1913    Mensinger's Stone Quarry - 1913
Mensinger's Stone Quarry was located along the hillside near the junction of West Liberty Avenue and Warrington.
Shown in 1913, the quarry stood above Saw Mill Run Creek near where the Liberty Tunnels would be cut in 1922.

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March 1915

Looking north from near the city line towards the Brookline Junction.    Homes near the city line, looking north towards Wenzell Avenue.
Looking north from the city line near Stapleton Street (left), and homes on the Beechview side.
West Liberty Elementary School, on Pioneer Avenue, is visible at the top of the left photo.

 

Homes along the Brookline side near the city line.    A West Liberty Avenue home near Stapleton Avenue.
Homes along the Brookline side near Stapleton Avenue and the city line.

 

Looking north from near the city line at Beechview homes along West Liberty Avenue and Wenzell Avenue.    Looking south at Beechview homes along West Liberty Avenue. The first home is the Beinhauer Funeral Home.
Looking north from the city line at Beechview homes along West Liberty Avenue and Wenzell Avenue (left), and looking
south from the Brookline Junction. The building in the forefront is Beinhauer's Funeral Home and family residence.

 

Looking north towards the Brookline Junction.    Surveyors working at the Brookline Junction.
Looking north from the city line towards the Brookline Junction (left) and surveyors working at the junction.

 

Looking south from the Brookline Junction towards Dormont.    Boys sit on a stack of wood near the Brookline Junction.
Looking south from the Brookline Junction towards Dormont (left) and two boys sitting on a stack of wood, watching the
construction of the West Liberty Avenue sewer line. By 1915 the junction had become a busy traffic intersection.

 

The Pittsburgh Coal Company Power Plant at the Brookline Junction.    An outbound trolley approaches Belle Isle Avenue.
The Pittsburgh Coal Company power plant at the Brookline Junction (left) and a trolley approaching Belle Isle Avenue. The
power plant was no longer in operation and would be demolished to make room for the wide intersection at the junction.

 

The intersection of Saranac Avenue.    Workers across from the intersection with Belle Isle Avenue.
A load of pipes sit at the intersection with Saranac Avenue (left) and workers across from Belle Isle Avenue.
The men on the right are standing by the entrance to the present-day Wendy's restaurant.

 

A billboard advertising homes in Robinson Place off of Belle Isle Avenue.    A home near Belle Isle Avenue.
A billboard advertising new seven-room homes in Robinson Place (left) and a home near Belle Isle Avenue.

 

A view of homes between Belle Isle and Pauline Avenue.    Approaching Pauline Avenue.
Homes between Saranac Avenue and Pauline Avenue (left) and a view of the roadway approaching Pauline.

 

a home at the intersection with Pauline Avenue.    The roadway approaching the intersection with Ray Avenue.
A home at the intersection with Pauline Avenue (left) and a view of the roadway approaching Ray Avenue.

 

Flanders General Store across from Ray Avenue.    A laundry at the intersection with Ray Avenue.
Pedestrian traffic near Flander's General Store (left), and a laundry (right), at the intersection with Ray Avenue.

 

Homes north of Ray Avenue on the Beechview side.
Beechview homes north of Ray Avenue near the bend leading to Capital Avenue.

 

A wagon heading southbound from near Capital Avenue towards Ray Avenue.    The Beltzhoover home at the bend leading to Capital Avenue.
Looking north towards the intersection with Capital Avenue (left) and the Beltzhoover home at the bend leading to
Capital. The Beltzhoover residence was one of the many homes set to be demolished during the reconstruction.

 

The Car Stop at the intersection with Capital Avenue.    The walking board sideway across from Stetson Street.
The Car Stop at the intersection with Capital Avenue (left) and the walking board sidewalk across from Stetson Street.

 

Traffic approaching Stetson Street.    The intersection with Stetson Street.
Wagon and trolley traffic approaching the intersection with Stetson Street. The streetcar is at the Stetson Car Stop.

 

Looking south at homes between Stetson Street and Cape May Avenue.    The roadway looking south from near Stetson Street towards Capital Avenue.
Looking south at homes near Stetson Street (left) and a view of the roadway looking south towards Capital Avenue.

 

Homes across from Stetson Street.
Beechview homes along the hillside across from Stetson Street.

 

A view from Stetson Street to Cape May Avenue.    Bupp Contractor and Builders across from Cape May Avenue
A view from Stetson Street to Cape May Avenue (left) and Bupp Contractor and Builder across from Cape May.

 

A view from Cape May north towards Brookside.    A view from Sauter Place south towards Brookside.
Two views towards Brookside, one from Cape May northwards (left) and the other from Sauter Place southwards.

 

Homes above West Liberty Avenue at Brookside.    A view from Brookside north towards Sauter Place.
Homes above West Liberty Avenue at Brookside (left) and a view from Brookside north towards Sauter Place.

 

Travellers pass Sauter Place heading towards Pioneer Avenue    A traveler heading towards Warrington approaches the Pioneer Avenue intersection.
Travelers passing Sauter Place (left) and Pioneer Avenue (right) heading towards Warrington Avenue.

 

Workers rest near Pioneer Avenue.    A view south towards Pioneer Avenue from Warrington.
Workers rest near Pioneer Avenue (left) and a view south towards Pioneer from Warrington Avenue.

 

A man stands at the Pioneer Avenue intersection.    A view from Pioneer Avenue north towards Warrington.
A man stands at the Pioneer Avenue intersection (left) and a view from Pioneer to Warrington Avenue.

 

Wagons near Warrington Avenue.    A wagon full of gravel near Warrington Avenue.
Wagons loaded with construction materials near Warrington Avenue.

 

A home at the intersection of West Liberty Avenue and Warrington Avenue. The view is south towards Pioneer.    The facade of the home at the corner of West Liberty Avenue and Warrington.
Two views of a home that stood at the intersection of West Liberty Avenue and Warrington Avenue. This home stood
in the path of the proposed new sewer line and would have to be moved in the upcoming months.

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April 1915

Workers near the Brookline Junction.    Workers near the Brookline Junction.
Workers near the Brookline Junction. The photo on the left shows the Knowlson Methodist Church, the oldest in Brookline.

 

Sewer line work near Belle Isle Avenue.    Sewer line work near Belle Isle Avenue.
Sewer line work near Belle Isle Avenue.

 

A Marion Steam Shovel near Belle Isle Avenue.
One of the big Marion Steam Shovels of Booth and Flinn Construction working near Belle Isle Avenue.

 

Sewer work near Brookside Avenue.    Sewer work near Brookside Avenue.
Sewer work near Brookside Avenue. The billboard advertises "Beautiful Homes" in Brookline, only eight minutes away.

 

Workers in the sewer trench near Brookside Avenue.    A home north of Brookside Avenue.
Workers in a sewer trench near Brookside Avenue (left) and a home between Brookside and Sauter Place.

 

A home nestled under the Pioneer Avenue hillside north of Brookside Avenue near Sauter Place.
A home nestled next to the Pioneer Avenue hillside, north of Brookside Avenue near the Sauter Place plan.
The hillside home is along the lower end of Pioneer Avenue and is still standing today.

 

A wagon stands alone across from Sauter Place.    The sewer trench ran right under the porch of the Shaffner home at Pioneer Avenue.
A wagon stands alone across from Sauter Place (left) and the sewer trench running under the porch of the Shaffner home.

 

The Shaffner home just north of Pioneer Avenue.    The West Liberty Hotel at the intersection with Warrington Avenue.
The Shaffner home near Pioneer Avenue (left) and the West Liberty Hotel at the intersection with Warrington Avenue.

 

Work on the new sewer near Warrington Avenue.    Work on the new sewer near Warrington Avenue.
Work on the new sewer line near the intersection with Warrington Avenue. In the path of the line is the Warrington home
that needs to be moved out of the way to get to Saw Mill Run creek. The home was put on bricks and moved to the right.

 

Work on the new sewer near Warrington Avenue.    Work on the new sewer near Warrington Avenue.
Work on the new sewer line near the intersection with Warrington Avenue.

 

A view of the sewer line looking towards Pioneer Avenue.    The home that stood in the path of the sewer line was moved out of the way.
A view of the sewer line looking towards Pioneer Avenue (left); The home that stood in the path of the sewer was moved.

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May 1915

The church at the Brookline Junction.    The Oyer home just south of the Brookline Junction.
The old Knowlson Methodist Church (left) and the Oyer home near the Brookline Junction.

 

The new sewer line near Cape May Avenue.    A Marion shovel trenching near Sauter Place.
The new sewer line near Cape May (left) and ongoing trench work near Sauter Place.

 

Trench work near Sauter Place.    The new sewer near Pioneer Avenue.
Trench work near Sauter Place (left) and an engineer stands in the new sewer line north of Pioneer Avenue.

 

Homes in Sauter Place, under the Pioneer Avenue hillside.
A home in the Sauter Place plan, just under the Pioneer Avenue hillside.

 

The new sewer near Warrington Avenue.    Theo Lau's produce store at Warrington Avenue.
Engineers stand in the new sewer line (left) and Theo Lau's produce store at Warrington Avenue.

 

The sewer line stretches from Pioneer Avenue to Warrington.    The wagon works near Warrington Avenue.
The sewer line stretches from Pioneer Avenue to Warrington (left) and the wagon works at the intersection.

 

The Shaffner home is a staging area for the work.    Looking towards end of the sewer line at Saw Mill Run Creek.
A staging area next to the Shaffner home (left) and the sewer line approaches Saw Mill Run Creek.

 

Green and Evans Lumber Company.    The end of the sewer line.
The Green and Evans Lumber Company at the intersection with Warrington Avenue (left) and the end of the sewer line.
The hillside in the distance, once a quarry, will be the spot where the Liberty Tunnels are cut.

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July 1915

West Liberty Avenue at the Brookline Junction.    Workers installing the new streetcar tracks.
Construction work at the Brookline Junction.

 

A view from the Brookline Junction towards Dormont.    Kerr's Practical Horseshoeing and Wagon Building.
A view from the Brookline Junction towards Dormont (left) and Kerr's Practical Horseshoeing and Wagon Building.

 

Sewer line work near Pauline Avenue.    Sewer line work north of Stetson Street.
Work on the sewer line near Pauline Avenue (left) and north of Stetson Street.

 

Dooley's Meat Market at Stetson Street.    Homes north of Stetson Street.
Dooley's Meat Market at Stetson Street (left) and homes north of Stetson on the Beechview side.

 

Homes between Stetson Street and Cape May Avenue.    Sewer line work between Stetson Street and Cape May Avenue.
Homes (left) and sewer line work (right) between Stetson Street and Cape May Avenue.

 

A view from Pioneer Avenue to Warrington Avenue.
A view from Pioneer Avenue towards the intersection with Warrington Avenue.

 

A brick worker sits on a pile of bricks near Cape May.    Construction workers near Brookside Avenue.
A brick layer sits on a pile of bricks near Cape May Avenue (left) and workers near Brookside Avenue.

 

Brick layers work just south of Brookside Avenue.    Construction workers near Sauter Place.
Construction workers near Brookside Avenue (left) and Sauter Place.

 

Wagons await a load of gravel near Sauter Place.    Wagons await a load of gravel near Sauter Place.
Wagons await a load of gravel near Sauter Place.

 

The railroad tressel at Pioneer Avenue.    The Shaffner home near Pioneer Avenue.
The railroad tressel (left) and the Shaffner home (right) at Pioneer Avenue.

 

A trolley car towing supplies and a Kaufmann's wagon near the Warrington Avenue intersection.    Elijah Lee's Horseshoeing and Wagon Building.
A special trolley car towing construction materials and a Kaufmann's Delivery wagon (left) and
Elijah Lee's Horseshoeing and Wagon Building near the intersection with Warrington Avenue.

 

An old man sits near an outhouse by Warrington Avenue.    A boy stands next to the end of the sewer line at Saw Mill Run Creek.
A man sits near an outhouse (left) and a boy stands at the end of the sewer line, near Warrington Avenue.

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August 1915

A view from the city line towards the Brookline Junction.    A home near Stapleton Avenue and the city line.
A view from the city line towards the Brookline Junction, showing West Liberty Avenue homes.

 

A view from the Brookline Junction towards Dormont.    A South Hills Ice Company wagon being repaired at Kerr's blacksmith shop.
A view from the Brookline Junction towards Dormont (left) and a South Hills Ice Company wagon being repaired at Kerr's.

 

Traffic at the Belle Isle Avenue intersection.    Construction work and busy traffic from Belle Isle Avenue through to Pauline Avenue.
It's a busy construction and traffic day from Belle Isle Avenue through to Pauline Avenue.

 

Workers laying the streetcar tracks.    A home at the intersection with Pauline Avenue.
Workers toil on the streetcar tracks (left) and the home at the intersection with Pauline Avenue.

 

Roadwork from Pauline Avenue north towards Ray Avenue    A laundry at the intersection at Ray Avenue.
Roadwork from Pauline Avenue north towards Capital Avenue (left) and a laundry located at Ray Avenue.

 

Work on a gas line near Capital Avenue.    Traffic passes Stetson Street.
Work on a gas line near Capital Avenue (left) and traffic passing Stetson Street.

 

Looking north from Stetson to Cape May.    A view from Cape May looking south towards Stetson.
A view looking north from Stetson towards Cape May (left) and the reverse angle, from Cape May south towards Stetson.

 

A view looking north from Brookside to Sauter Place.    A home at the Sauter Place intersection.
A view looking north from Brookside Avenue to Sauter Place (left) and a home at the intersection with Sauter Place.

 

Trench work continues south of Pioneer Avenue.    The intersection with Pioneer Avenue, looking north.
Trench work continues south of Pioneer Avenue (left) and a view of the Pioneer Avenue intersection, looking north.

 

Looking north from Pioneer Avenue towards Warrington Avenue.    Looking south towards Pioneer Avenue from Warrington Avenue.
Two views of the Pioneer Avenue intersection, looking north towards Warrington (left) and south from Warrington.

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A view looking south towards the Brookside Avenue intersection.
A view looking south towards the Brookside Avenue intersection in April, 1915.

 

From Sauter Place (near present-day Matthews Bronze) looking north towards Pioneer Avenue in 1912.
From Sauter Place looking north towards Pioneer Avenue, which can be seen heading up the hill from left to right, in 1912.
Also visible are the West Side Belt Railway line and a home on Richter Street, on the other side of the tracks. In
the early days, Pioneer Avenue did not turn left towards West Liberty, but ran straight over the tracks and
on to Saw Mill Run. When the railroad was upgraded, the roadway was diverted to West Liberty Avenue.

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