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Piatts describe progress on transforming a former Downtown department store
Monday, May 7, 2007 at 12:00PM | Share Article Piatts describe progress on transforming a former Downtown department store
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - May 7, 2007
By Mark Belko
From the rooftop of the former Lazarus-Macy's department store, Downtown Pittsburgh dances in a ballet of steel and brick, grittiness and elegance.
The shiny glass steeples of PPG Place mix with low-slung buildings on Fifth and Forbes avenues and old gems like the Commonwealth Building, Union National Bank and the Arrott Building.
Architecture shrouded at street level becomes more visible, from gargoyles to the crouching Atlas-like figures holding up one roof.
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