What Happened to Millionaire's Row in Pittsburgh?

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Between the years of 1830 and 1930, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania emerged as an epicenter of wealth and prosperity, boasting a greater number of millionaires than even the illustrious metropolis of New York City. In this enchanting exploration, we embark on a voyage through time, discovering the remnants of grandeur and the long-forgotten mansions that once defined Pittsburgh's resplendent Golden Age.
As we traverse the storied streets and delve into the rich history of this remarkable city, we reveal the architectural treasures that have withstood the test of time, as well as those that have faded into the mists of history. These opulent estates, once the symbols of unrivaled affluence, now serve as poignant reminders of an era marked by industrial triumph and societal opulence.
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@sherribennington8812 Жыл бұрын

I live in Steubenville, Ohio. About 30 miles from Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is still a power house, but sadly overlooked. There are world class hospitals, m.d.s, universities, restaurants, museums, the Gateway Clpper fleet, the zoo ect. We come from the west and go through the Fort Pitt. tunnel, as soon as you emerge from the tunnel there she is...it's a spectacular sight in all her glory!

@gieb6428 Жыл бұрын

30 miles? Not a She

@sherribennington8812 Жыл бұрын

@@gieb6428 sir, what do you mean?

@protorhinocerator142 Жыл бұрын

It's fun being in the car with someone who has never been to Pittsburgh and emerging from the Ft Pitt tunnels. POW! The city just magically teleports in front of you. I can't think of any other city that does this.

@sherribennington8812 Жыл бұрын

@@protorhinocerator142 you're so ✅️ right!

@Gumbyloomy Жыл бұрын

Omg yes thank you for bringing up the tunnels! They’re so magical

@tnickknight Жыл бұрын

Pittsburgh is the most underrated city in the USA. It's a shame how it has been treated, nice to know it has been slowly coming back.

@kevinrice7635 Жыл бұрын

Democrats ruined pgh

@tnickknight Жыл бұрын

@@kevinrice7635 Not really, the red states below are like developing nations. The Blue states are the only decent states in the USA

@kevinrice7635 Жыл бұрын

@@tnickknight yeah California's got it right...dark blue just for you 💙

@tnickknight Жыл бұрын

@@kevinrice7635 You mean the most successful State in the union by a mile. You better hope they do well, they pay for the poor red states.

@user-ev5md5sz9x Жыл бұрын

PIttsburgh has been amazing since at least 2018! It’s a fantastic city.

@markanthony1004 10 ай бұрын

Pittsburgh is an awesome city honestly. One of the best places I’ve visited on my many work trips

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

I definitely agree wholeheartedly

@maurawhite3119 Жыл бұрын

I'm originally from Pittsburgh and love when focus on my home town...which is filled with extreme history...the wealth at one time was unmatched

@protorhinocerator142 Жыл бұрын

This is because Pittsburgh was the city that built every other city. There would be no skyscrapers in NYC if not for Pittsburgh making all that steel. By the time Pittsburgh was undercut by foreign steel markets, all of our US cities were already established and buildings were built.

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

So glad to have been born and brought up in Pittsburgh

@dougmoore5209 11 ай бұрын

I think Pittsburgh is a beautiful city. Her downtown skyline is impressive.

@cynthiagardner8109 Жыл бұрын

I’m a fourth generation Pittsburgher and I couldn’t have done this any better. Spectacular research and cogent details. Bravo, Ken. Such a fun effort is this and all!

@dongray9852 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Southwest Pennsylvania and every year at Christmas every elementary school student in the Laurel Highlands (about an hour east of Pgh) received a small gift from the Mellon family. Generally a small clothing item, but always something useful... They were giving back to the community that supported them, back in the 60s. Sorry most elites forgot their Noblesse Obligé these days.

@courtneykephart8921 Жыл бұрын

Some of the houses off of fifth avenue are still there as Chatham University's dorm rooms and offices. Andrew Mellon's house that is now offices and connected to the dining hall, was connected to them by tunnels that are now caved in.

@kjquinn7856 Жыл бұрын

There are also several on the campus of Community College of Allegheny County on the North Side near West Park.

@maurawhite3119 Жыл бұрын

Courtney, you are exactly correct

@maurawhite3119 Жыл бұрын

Kevin, I attended community College north side campus for a year...amazing mansions there as well

@LaurenWinkler Жыл бұрын

Chatham has a music and arts summer camp that has some of its classes in the old university mansions. When I went there in the late 90s, the camp pool was in the basement of Andrew Mellon’s mansion. They’ve since built a new pool, but nothing beat walking through the mansion.

@wendyannh Жыл бұрын

@@LaurenWinkler Indeed. In addition to attending the camp one summer, when I was was in high school, I took my lifesaving course (from my mother!) in the pool in the Mellon house. I absolutely loved swimming there. Unfortunately, they have now covered it over and turned the space into a lecture hall. Such a shame, because it was so stunning.

@MissionaryInMexico Жыл бұрын

Pittsburgh was quite nice. My first visit there was in 1980. I spent a lot of time there ever since. In 1986 I moved a friend's family to one of those millionaire row homes. We really couldn't believe he was moving there... Until he told us he only paid $250,000 for it. Today, that house is worth $3,000,000, and my friend's dad was only in that house for 4 years from '86 to '90. Then he moved back to Erie. His son and I were on the billy blanks Tae Kwon Do fighring team together, and we fought tournaments together, in Pittsburgh and in Erie, and Akron, and Youngsville.

@googiegress7459 Жыл бұрын

Roughly a 7% increase in value per year, which is a modest annual improvement over inflation. I'm surprised that, if 250k was cheap back then, it isn't worth 10m today.

@alexyerkey3141 Жыл бұрын

The people who bought those giant homes in shadyside and friendship in the 80’s are making bank now

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

A million dollars 💵 went a really long way in 1986. About $3 million in todays money

@davidayn2853 11 ай бұрын

The Moreland-Hoffstatt mansion on 5th Avenue was, and still is, my favorite house in Pittsburgh. You should do a tour of this grand house.

@ThePeteBkk 9 ай бұрын

Good memories of Pgh. from the late 80's. Spent Saturday and Sunday afternoons walking around Shadyside and Squirrel Hill admiring the old houses and trying to clear my head. If I were to revisit the USA, this city will be on my list.

@AncientActivist Ай бұрын

I lived in Shadyside while attending Carnegie Mellon University. ❤

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

I was born and raised in monroeville a suburb of Pittsburgh and moved to Raleigh Durham 24 years ago

@LaurenWinkler Жыл бұрын

As a lifelong Pittsburgher, this is the episode I’ve been waiting for! Thanks! I went to middle school a block from Clayton and visited it growing up. I’m also partial to the Mellon mansion, since the area is a popular park now, and love the mansions that have become university buildings at Chatham University. I’ve always wanted to see where Andrew Carnegie lived in Pittsburgh. If you can find info, I’d love to see it.

@jfbrennen Жыл бұрын

Andrew Carnegie's last home in Pittsburgh before he moved to New York was his mansion called Fairfield. It belonged to Andrew's brother Thomas and his widow Lucy until 1919; Fairfield was bought that year by C. J. Holleman who tore down the mansion and converted the property to a housing development called Carnegie Manor; the current Carnegie Place in Point Breeze runs through the property where Fairfield stood. The carriage house is reportedly all that remains of Fairfield, and it is now a private residence on Carnegie Place.

@LaurenWinkler Жыл бұрын

@@jfbrennen, thanks!

@charlescrusan8240 Жыл бұрын

@@jfbrennen

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

Cool 🆒

@r2gelfand Жыл бұрын

Grew up in Pittsburgh but have lived all over the country. Came back in 2005 and can think of no other place I'd rather live.

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

Except of course Cary, NC outside of Raleigh Durham

@jimwhitman3678 Жыл бұрын

Being from Pittsburgh, I appreciate your recent coverage. Thank you 🙏🏼

@janetcarbone4213 Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@susanst.82 Жыл бұрын

And I too!

@ClueSign Жыл бұрын

As do I!

@aprilleerose Жыл бұрын

Me included ❤

@edwardlenz4505 4 ай бұрын

Clayton has always been my favorite. For a while, I lived across the street on Penn Ave. and took many walks to enjoy its amazing beauty. Fortunately, for all of us, it is still there.

@markpirolo9939 Жыл бұрын

When I was a student at CMU I lived in three different small apartments in the McCook house on 5th ave. It has now been restored and renovated into The Mansions on 5th boutique hotel but for for several decades it was owned by the Bonavita family and operated as a boarding house for CMU students. It was a truly amazing place to live.

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

CMU is a very beautiful campus and been there with my Boy Scout troop in 1999-2000

@sumerlawrence Жыл бұрын

Not many factory managers could "ketchup " to the great things Henry Heinz was doing for his employees 😁

@jessiemyrle4907 Жыл бұрын

GOOD ONE!!!!!

@lukasdoerr9167 Жыл бұрын

I want to groan but I'm prevented from doing so by the fact that I'll probably use this joke at the first opportunity.

@LilacorFTW Жыл бұрын

Love the ketchup reference! I have a Heinz Mr. Tomato alarm clock, lol. And yes, Heinz was kind to his employees, exceedingly so for the day. But George Westinghouse, another Pittsburgher also did wonderful things for his workers as well. Look him up!

@gieb6428 Жыл бұрын

Westinghouse was quite kind also

@kimbarnett619 Жыл бұрын

Cute comment

@DennisFreitas-bn7nh 6 ай бұрын

Nice history about others times the Pittsburg City.

@deborahduthie4519 Жыл бұрын

What a pity that these glorious homes were demolished. They are all beautiful and one can only imagine the wonders within.

@danielebrparish4271 Жыл бұрын

And fewer still can imagine the problems within. Like no HVAC systems, rusted out and inadequate plumbing. lack of insulation, dangerously antiquated wiring, chimneys and other brickwork in bad need of repointing and many other hazards that are between the walls or floors and therefore can't be seen. Rebuilding a house is 30% more expensive than new construction. Completely rewiring and replumbing one of these houses is just the beginning. The bathrooms and kitchen would have to be completely refurbished a fire sprinkler system and laundry room added. One would need a 7 figure budget just to make it livable. When completed the utility and insurance costs would require the owner to have an income worthy of a mention in Forbes.

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

@@danielebrparish4271glad and grateful I have a nice hvac system in my 25 year old house 🏠 in Cary, NC

@tudorjason Жыл бұрын

The topography of Pittsburgh has always fascinated me. Having a point on the peninsula for downtown with all the freeway bridges always looks interesting.

@Airbournjack Жыл бұрын

The topology combined with the very sectioned off neighborhoods makes for a unique city. Grids are only found atop the hills for the most part and the winding connections and one way roads are confusing for many visitors. An expected result from basically building on top of cliffs, hills and ravines along 3 rivers.

@kross8471 Жыл бұрын

Trust me when i say this, when its 6pm rush hour traffic and you're stuck on Fort Pitt Bridge bumper to bumper, there is nothing fascinating or interesting.🤣😂🤣 ty for the love tho

@lisareed5669 Жыл бұрын

Literally defined our country's history.

@bridgieoh9326 Жыл бұрын

@@kross8471 ... people need to learn to weave/zipper better on the under portion of the bridge. Traffic would go much faster if people were patient on the bridge. I was was on it tonight, I ended up letting at least 10 various cars cut over the lanes from left to right.

@devinmcclain9201 Жыл бұрын

Wait til you drive here. Opinion will change guaranteed.

@drohegda Жыл бұрын

Growing up in Pittsburgh your school could arrange a field trip to the Heinz factory, no charge and you seen the gigantic soup pots operating, canning, boxing, everything with a guide to answer questions, it was Marvelous. When done everybody would go to a huge cafeteria for a free hot free meal og their products Corn, Beans soup, mashedpotatoes etc, what everybody waited for the whole day was to receive your Pickle Badge, it was a small plastic pickle with Heinz nane in center a gold small pin on back, grade school high school everybody wait to get one, a Really Fond Memory for a kid, now a senior, Thank You, Heinz 57 👍👍

@tomodonovan5931 Жыл бұрын

Did you ever wonder about Gerber? I think that was Pittsburgh based as well. I worked with a girl who was marrying into the Gerber family, and I mentioned this to my Mom who was born and raised in Pittsburgh, and she sounded impressed when I told her this info. Gerber fed a lot of American infants last century, and it's a part of American culture, sort of like those who were brought up drinking wine in France. But I did not know Heinz also made Mustard. I am always reminded of this fact when I pass thru the mustard section in the grocery stores. Going back to Gerber, you will see a lot of home movies of kids eating a Gerber meal on the old 8mm silent films parents kept. Those films are treasured, and can never be replaced. Of course, if you put them on a DVD disc!

@hannie2069 9 ай бұрын

As a Pittsburgh resident since i was 9 months old, this city's very underrated. I'm happy that this popped up on my recommended feed because i don't see too many videos on it. I grew up (and currently still live) in Penn Hills, which is about 30 minutes from downtown. I remember as a kid in girl scouts and also even now on my work commute, i've gone past the Mellon mansion, and have toured the Frick mansion. Based off of the stories my dad has told me, Pittsburgh has a very rich history and is home to a lot of Polish folks. I've only ever lived here and i don't think i've seen a more culturally diverse city Thank you for making this video, i've never seen anything like it before covering all of the amazing historical parts of this city💙

@chrisgress4086 Жыл бұрын

Grew up in Pittsburgh. I remember sleeping on the porch on hot summer nights and watching the sky turn red from the mills and all of noise coming from the mills. I thought my dad would get me in the mill when I graduated in 1980, he told me the mills are going to shut down so I went in the Navy and returned in 1984. Couldnt find work but landed a job out of state. I wonder if the schools teach local history of Pittsburgh, probably not, it should be required. My mom worked at Heinz in the late 40's and told me how she smelt like vinegar on her street car ride home to Lincoln Place.

@UOIGET Ай бұрын

I’m from Lincoln Place born in 1975 and moved away in 1989 after our mother passed we lived on Ollie st…

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

Life was really nice 👍 before smartphones and the internet 🛜

@audreyconfer7678 Жыл бұрын

I love Pittsburgh, I go to school a little outside the city and every time I go it feels so cozy

@aprilleerose Жыл бұрын

I live in Pittsburgh but I grew up in Cincinnati. I adore both cities for many reasons. ❤

@kidmohair8151 Жыл бұрын

what happened? with the "decline" of the US steel industry, brought on by the owners and corporate finagling of investors, the need and desire to have opulent mansions owned by the very wealthy in the places where they "made their fortunes" on the backs of their employees, also declined. in short they moved outta town...

@sicigregory3518 Жыл бұрын

I’m sure the mansions were completely trolled because of their shoddy business practices. Worms in the wood, too much sand in the concrete, hidden speakers, faulty appliances, etc. The men should have known better. It had already happened in England.

@g.t.richardson6311 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever been to Pittsburgh? Doubt it tool

@ivanlowjones Жыл бұрын

These videos always make me homesick for the 'Burgh. I'm living behind Confederate lines in Tennessee now but I always tell people that although I live in Tennessee, I'm still a Pittsburgher through and through.

@ClueSign Жыл бұрын

Hope you get to visit soon.

@ivanlowjones Жыл бұрын

@@ClueSign Just there this past October.

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

What part of Pittsburgh are you from? I’m from monroeville

@ivanlowjones 10 күн бұрын

@@PraveenSriram Grew up next door to you in Penn Hills. I spent more time than I care to remember in Monroeville Mall on the weekends as a teenager in the 80's.

@customerservice3739 Жыл бұрын

Heinz was a very good man with the most beautiful mansion! Thanks for the wonderful history lesson.

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

Does he have any great grandchildren who are still alive?

@rachelolsen3428 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe I lived in Pittsburgh and didn't know some of this! I think the city has definitely made a comeback. I loved living there and it's now been nationally ranked as one of the best cities to move to.

@Mattzusinas Жыл бұрын

One of the cheapest. Cheapest. Not best.

@gieb6428 Жыл бұрын

Come back from what?

@devinmcclain9201 Жыл бұрын

And one of the most racist for its size.

@bigballsgaming42069 8 ай бұрын

@@devinmcclain9201same w/ portland, denver, chicago, austin, newark...

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

@@devinmcclain9201not necessarily even though I was bullied in the mid nineties as an Indian in a white Catholic school 🏫

@Abandoned_Brane Жыл бұрын

Cleveland, the sister city to Pittsburgh also had a millionaires row. Long gone. Detroit, our older sibling had a lot of millionaires.

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

Pittsburgh is really beautiful 🤩 city 🏙️ since 2018

@dant.6364 Жыл бұрын

@8:56 “scarce remaining architecture”? lol The wealth of architecture in Pittsburgh is a strong point when compared to other cities. That’s why so many movies are filmed here.

@tombatro Жыл бұрын

That comment wrecked the video. Guys clearly never been to Pittsburgh

@karenpierce256 Жыл бұрын

After watching this I had to look up more info about Heinz. What an interesting man. And I also googled White, Thaw and Nesbit, thank you! That became an interesting rabbit hole! I love obscure history. So many of the same people are always talked about and it’s nice discovering new historical people

@colleendavidson1820 Жыл бұрын

Nesbit was from Tarentum, only thing she had going for her were her looks and used that to her advantage, or abused it.

@user-ch7mn1kj4b Жыл бұрын

You should read David McCullough’s book The Johnstown Flood. It gives good insight into these men.

@kristingallo2158 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Sharpsburg right across from his original house. Used to play in that yard . No one ever went to it as a historical site. Mostly just used by kids. Somehow I don't think he'd mind that. Many snowmen lived there.

@lisareed5669 Жыл бұрын

Watch the movie Ragtime. And there are tons of documentaries on youtube. And others that are not so good.

@jfbrennen Жыл бұрын

There's a movie about the White/Thaw/Nesbit affair, made in 1955, called The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing. It doesn't really add much info that you can't learn elsewhere, but it's interesting as one of Joan Collins' first leading roles. A 22-year-old Collins played Evelyn Nesbit.

@andrewbrendan1579 Жыл бұрын

Terrific video, Ken! What a pleasure to see so many houses. My favorite here is the Heinz mansion. Thank you for all the time and work that goes into this and the others also. As I was watching I was reminded of a novel that you and your viewers might enjoy. It's "The Valley of Decision" by Marcia Davenport, published in 1944. It's about how a young Irish girl becomes a maid in the home of a wealthy Pittsburgh family in the 1870's and of how the story of her family and of the family she works for become connected over the years and up to the early days of World War II. "The Valley of Decision" is an excellent book that is still good reading today. Part of it deals with the winter during which the ice up in the mountains that was holding back the water of the river gave way during a thaw and the water came crashing into the city. Cary Grant was in the movie version of the novel. Marcia Davenport ten years later published "My Brother's Keeper" inspired by the tragic Collyer brothers in New York City who died in their hoard-filled mansion. It's another excellent book that accurately shows how hoarding starts and what it does to people a little at a time and it was written before much serious study was done on the subject.

@christianaadams3950 Жыл бұрын

I was born in Pittsburgh. My dad was the second Dean of the School of Pharmacy at Duquesne. We left when I was three but I have always loved the stories of Pittsburgh. "The Valley of Decision" remains my favorite book of all time. I won't even say how many times I've read it! I also recommend "Brothers and Keepers" by John Edgar Wideman, As you most likely know, he and his brother grew up in Pittsburgh. John Wideman is a renowned professor and author; his brother was incarcerated for murder.

@ClueSign Жыл бұрын

Thank you -- I am new to Pittsburgh, and would love to ready historical fiction about the area.

@discoblair938 Жыл бұрын

When I grew up in Pittsburgh we were still considered a major city. The 3 largest headquarters cities were New York,Chicago, and Pittsburgh- the perfect triangle. The money here was staggering; we had it all:iron,steel, coal,coke,glass, aluminum. Now, it is all gone.

@dayburks Жыл бұрын

So true

@mikestein1024 3 ай бұрын

Now you got green energy so is it worth the trade off for our political class to move all our jobs into China for the slave labor

@xeriscapeguy Жыл бұрын

Squirrel Hill. Jacobean Revival is my absolute favorite.

@HelenTudor-Douglas Жыл бұрын

I lived in Shadyside from 1990-1992 with my (at that time) 2 young Sons. Nearly every year, we take a drive through Pittsburgh & make sure we always stop at "Little's Shoe Store" in Squirrel Hill & Kennywood. Such happy memories we have of living in Pittsburgh!! : )

@drohegda Жыл бұрын

Its ironic its call Little's after the family but a lot of their sales a for people with big feet. 😀😀👍

@gieb6428 Жыл бұрын

I got shoes from there when I was a kid 1950s

@drohegda Жыл бұрын

@Yippee Skippy are you from the south side where they have all those bars.

@drohegda Жыл бұрын

@Yippee Skippy Thank You My Friend it was great talking about the Burgh.🍺🍺👍

@spongebobsucks12 Жыл бұрын

Detroit and Pittsburgh were done dirty by globalization, saddest rust belt cities. But at least Pittsburgh is doing better now. Much love to west PA from the east.

@dayburks Жыл бұрын

Doing better in some areas definitely but they still got rid of a lot of businesses that hurt some neighborhoods in Pittsburgh

@bettyb1313 21 күн бұрын

I'm from Pittsburgh and everyday I think just how lucky I am to live here. So much innovation it's shocking!

@ashleymarks6144 Жыл бұрын

I know comparison photos are difficult to come by, but I thought seeing what these properties look like now was always interesting. You have been able to show that comparison in a couple vids that I remember. I love your content. Thanks for all you do.

@kathleenmartin8334 Жыл бұрын

Westinghouse also added refrigeration to his home. He was one of the first people to install an ice box or “refrigerator”. Plus, he installed natural gas powered room lights. One day Henry Clay Frick decided to raise the price of “coke” (cooked coal) by 10 cents. Andrew Carnegie became so mad, he never spoke to Frick again. That was the main reason Frick decided to move to New York. In addition, Frick and Carnegie lived close to each other. But after Frick raised the price of the coke, they never spoke to each other.

@miller7759 Жыл бұрын

Great content Sir Hello from Butler County Birth Place of the Jeep. Western Pa is the Best!!!

@TheLemon333 Жыл бұрын

I like these. Would be cool to point out streets on a map where these houses are. I'm always trying to get oriented.

@AllisonJaffeID Жыл бұрын

Wow was thinking the exact same thing. I even goggle for a map while watching and couldn’t really find much.

@AMCICurriculumDirectorMrsJay Жыл бұрын

So much history in the city of Pittsburgh! Great presentation! Thank you

@Rondon216 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this wonderful video. A missing bit of information is when the Mellon mansion was torn down, the materials were given to a Catholic parish in New Kensington, Pa. Mount St. Peter Catholic Church still stands and is one of the most beautiful and unique churches in the area. All made from the Mellon mansion!

@erock7138 Жыл бұрын

The east end area.. like shadyside, Lawrenceville, etc… is a time capsule. I’ve spent years doing rehabs and maintenance work on buildings in that area. The yards are filled with old bottles and other stuff they considered trash back in the early 1900’s. I’ve also pulled old newspapers out of walls, dating back to 1904. I personally know of one mansion, that had a safe in the basement. And they had to of placed the safe in there during construction, and then built the rest of the house. Because the dimensions of the safe, and the dimensions of every doorway and staircase leading out. It would’ve been impossible to get the safe out without ripping down walls. After some research, I found out who the original owner was, James Frank Drake.

@PraveenSriram 10 күн бұрын

Definitely 💯

@kathleenmartin8334 Жыл бұрын

I use to live in Pittsburgh and have visited many of those homes and read books about the history of Pittsburgh. Plus, the John’s Town flood is closely related to many of the millionaires from Pittsburgh. All those millionaires were members of the Johnstown Hunting & Fishing club, located above the Johnstown dam.

@don1643 9 ай бұрын

I am from Johnstown and the actual name of the club was "Southfork Hunting and Fishing Club".

@kathleenmartin8334 9 ай бұрын

@@don1643 Thanks, for informing me about the correct name of the Hunting and Fishing Club in John’s Town.

@janetcarbone4213 9 ай бұрын

The Johnstown flood and Andrew Carnegie’s involvement in it was I think one of the main reasons for his philanthropy He felt guilty for not doing his part for not maintaining the Southfork dam.

@don1643 9 ай бұрын

In his own book, The Gospel of Wealth, Carnegie says that a man who dies rich dies disgraced.@@janetcarbone4213

@user-hi5zk2pm8f 8 ай бұрын

Johnstown@@kathleenmartin8334

@scotttimm9313 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for including the image of the Moreland-Hofstot mansion. When I was living in Pittsburgh I got to know Henry Hofstot well, and was a guest at the house many times. It's one thing to see the exterior facades, but another thing completely to get to move through the interior spaces and marvel at the craftsmanship of this incredible home.

@ClueSign Жыл бұрын

Wow -- how fortunate you are to have known Hofstot and to have been inside that opulent home.

@EJD339 Жыл бұрын

I’ve lived in 7 different cities in 11 years and I moved to Pittsburgh last year for work and holy hell did it surprise me. If you’re going to live in a winter city, think about this one.

@raycaster4398 Жыл бұрын

Yes, being from McKeesport I can attest to 6-month long winters. Pittsburgh area: One of the top two national regions with the most grey overcast skies. Genuinely nice, hard-working god-fearing family type people.

@32toddv Жыл бұрын

Henry Heinz sounds to be the most impressive man of his time... It is one thing to be a rich company owner, and another thing to care and take care of they're workers.

@eleanorakaloyeropoulou6763 Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you did this!!!!

@Pittsburgh-412 Жыл бұрын

I lived here my entire 39 year life and this video had actually taught me a few things

@jennycalloway4329 Жыл бұрын

Excellent job!! I have lived in pgh my entire life... I am a pgh history buff big time... I was just at Frick yesterday lol... thank you for this great video

@gieb6428 Жыл бұрын

There is a mansion on the north side that faces the park. A single millionaire woman had it built. I can't remember her name. Maybe you could have fun finding out who she was? Good luck

@jennycalloway4329 Жыл бұрын

@@gieb6428 Is it the three story stone mansion on the corner? If so, I toured that house one Christmas many years ago... It was stunning... elevator and all... At that time it was occupied by a single dad of three boys... I'm going to do some looking around on her... Thanks

@markauble3928 Жыл бұрын

This was great. Thank you.

@p.mckenzie2921 Жыл бұрын

I love the queen Annie.with the trim work. Thanks for sharing wonderful videos.and each one I learn something new.blessings to you 👩🏻‍🌾🤗

@Donald_Shaw Жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing us around some of the great mansions on millionaire's row in Pittsburgh. Ken you make every video interesting and entertaining.

@wendyannh Жыл бұрын

Hi, Don, are you the Don Shaw I know, Jan's husband? I'm Wendy H. from WT and temple (don't like to use my last name here, though).

@Donald_Shaw Жыл бұрын

@@wendyannh Sorry, I'm not the Don Shaw you know.

@sandrawilcox4986 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting and well done video. Thanks

@paco7992 Жыл бұрын

These are so good!!

@anniebiggs1217 Жыл бұрын

I just love how this channel goes into great detail about the different historical mansions in America so cool I love mansions which is what makes this channel so interesting great video and narration! 😊👍🏻

@GreenfieldsFinestPodcast Жыл бұрын

Pittsburgh is a great city, great people, great history. Amazing video. Frick’s one house is over in Homestead. It’s a shame they tried to remodel it and ran out of money.

@thinktonka Жыл бұрын

Another great video! Love that you covered a wealthy neighborhood this time. You should look into Grosse Pointe outside Detroit. It's where the wealthy automakers built their mansions.

@windronner1 Жыл бұрын

Great expose series. Enjoy very much.

@nuthinbutlove Жыл бұрын

Amazing. I walked past a few of those buildings nearly everyday and never knew their history. The more I've recently learned about my hometown the more I've come to understand regarding my own life.

@ML-xi2rt Жыл бұрын

Excellent once again! ❤

@americanborn8287 Жыл бұрын

JL steel mansion in shady side fully renovated. I had the wonderful opportunity to work there. Beautiful grounds with many fountains. The boiler system was unbelievably big. Incredible vaulted ceilings.

@raebean6018 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for these videos. I find them so interesting!

@Stuckneutral 11 ай бұрын

WOW! A lot of fascinating information here.. I love these videos but at the same time it saddens me to see so much of Pittsburgh's history destroyed,

@christopherkraft1327 Жыл бұрын

The area was beautiful & eclectic!!! Thanks for sharing this exciting video!!! Your right, googling Mr White proved he was a "colorful character indeed"!! 👍👍🙂

@danielintheantipodes6741 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy Heinz canned spaghetti in tomato sauce. I am definitely going to carry on enjoying it after hearing what a decent man he was. Thank you for the video!

@wendyannh Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this lovely feature on the city of my birth and current residence. I grew up and still live right among these fabled mansions, and it's lovely to learn more about the ones that are long gone.

@user-xd8pj2mm4t 9 ай бұрын

I took care of an elder who spent her life here,she was fun!

@CK-dp6je Жыл бұрын

fantastic episode! Thanks

@kalmanto Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this very much..

@PGH_LOVER Жыл бұрын

Living in Pittsburgh, there are still many homes that would be interesting to you. I would check out the book 'Pittsburgh, a Urban Portrait " by Franklin Toker.

@kellingtonlink956 Жыл бұрын

What a fascinating history. This video makes me want to visit the fine city of Pittsburg (I visited once as a child). Thanks for the video.

@TheKatava Жыл бұрын

Please do visit we would love to have you here

@wendyannh Жыл бұрын

Pittsburgh-with-an-"h" would love to have you visit.

@gieb6428 Жыл бұрын

Add the H. It is part of Pittsburgh history also.

@ClueSign Жыл бұрын

Hope you visit, and if you do, take a visit to the Heinz History Museum in the Strip District; a great place full of local history and artifacts.

@PSPguy2 Жыл бұрын

interesting as always.

@ticker1ch Жыл бұрын

Great survey and overview! 😉

@jreiland07 Жыл бұрын

I love my city just how it is - a hidden gem. I don’t want us to become like coastal cities where inheritance is the only way to get on the housing ladder.

@kshenriques 7 ай бұрын

Thats how it is in NYC. That's part of why im here

@bobbyspapercraft Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful home thank you for sharing

@ruti317 Жыл бұрын

A few years ago I read 'The Good Provider" which is a very interesting biography on Heinz. Their family home is still in Sharpsburg and is great condition. His mansion was demolished due the the financial responsibility of upkeep. My nephew owns the carriage house which he renovated into apartments. Pittsburgh has so many remaining mansions, but so many were taken down in the name of progress.

@susanbissell6319 Жыл бұрын

My grandparents are part of the grand Pittsburgh mansions. My grandfather's home as a child is a French Restaurant I think in Bloomfield. My grandmother's mansion she grew up in was torn down years ago. Her father was a prominent Judge here in Pittsburgh.

@lisareed5669 Жыл бұрын

Restoration

@kellychamberlain6093 Жыл бұрын

Great Channel by the way.

@doloresmitchell8083 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for video

@elwoodbellman997 Жыл бұрын

Well done!!!!

@beerybill Жыл бұрын

Many spiffy houses remain in the vast East End section of Pittsburgh.

@lizlittle1641 Жыл бұрын

I like Worthington's house. It looks rustic.

@andrelindor1775 Ай бұрын

I'm from Pittsburgh, you should see the old houses in neighboring towns and smalls cities like Greensburg, Butler, Washington, Ligonier etc.

@blairbrownie1223 6 күн бұрын

Yes, Greensburg has some beautiful architecture, and many small businesses downtown, all within walking distance. I just discovered the Caffeinated Cat 🐈

@edana42 Жыл бұрын

Best thing that ever happened to Pittsburgh was the closing of the steel mills and manufacturing in general. Pittsburgh was filthy. Now, it is a beautiful city with a thriving cultural district. I LOVE PITTSBURGH

@kristingallo2158 Жыл бұрын

My dad was a welder. Yay for you I guess.

@jeffreylorberdesign Жыл бұрын

Wow! I learned so much, what a joy!

@bobbyspapercraft Жыл бұрын

Henry Heinz. Is rolling over in his grave knowing what they did to his product now

@samiyaferguson9177 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Pittsburg in a small town right outside of the main city. Our home was an old Victorian and it had bay windows, a parlor, fireplace in every bedroom, crown molding, a servants quarters in the attic and a second servants staircase to the kitchen. A lot of old homes in Pittsburg have a certain “grandness” to them. I really miss that style of architecture 💜

@thomasburns858 Жыл бұрын

Please don’t knock the “h” out of Pittsburgh.

@samiyaferguson9177 Жыл бұрын

Oh that’s really embarrassing lol thanks! My autocorrect did that 😅

@gieb6428 Жыл бұрын

What small town?

@samiyaferguson9177 Жыл бұрын

Bellevue, right next to Brighton heights and north hills. Our home was very old and beautiful. My parents were very middle class and they bought that home for 100k 30 years ago. I love the house I grew up in, so much character and charm 😊

@ronfroehlich4697 Жыл бұрын

@@samiyaferguson9177 Awesome! I'm from the same neighborhood (end of North Fremont) I lived in an apartment on Lincoln Avenue across the street from the Rusty Nail when I was in my twenties, too.

@RedVynil Жыл бұрын

From what I'm told (dad was the town historian) Heinz had several mansions in my neighborhood, Aspinwall, and some, if not all of them, are still standing but converted into apartment buildings. A block behind my house is now a baseball field that is technically part of Sharpsburg but that was where the Heinz radish farm was and people in the area from there into Sharpsburg used to complain about the smell of the radishes. There are also still a lot of mansions on the N. Side, mostly near C.C.A.C. where I went to college and some of them are still standing and are either apartment houses or office buildings that belong to the college. Beyers Hall, Jones Hall, West Hall and Huntz Hall. Oops!! No, Huntz was one of the Bowery Boys, "Sach", where I got my nick name when I was in college!

@ArizonaAmbience Жыл бұрын

interesting video! I spent my teens as a mover in and out of the big name current mansions in Shadyside, Beachwood BLVD, and Fox Chapel, really interesting to see pre WWI wealth. BUt as the narrator said I had to leave in 2011 due to lack of work in my early 20's and moved south, but still love that city!

@jonmurman8117 Жыл бұрын

Beechwood blvd. Born and raised.

@BinaPgh412 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Even though I knew some of this info, I didn’t know all! I’m born, raised and still living in Pgh!!

@kathleenmartin8334 4 ай бұрын

Henry Frick left Pittsburgh because he got into a disagreement with Andrew Carnegie about the increased price of Coke. Carnegie did not want to pay more for Coke and Frick wanted more money for his Coke. After the disagreement, Carnegie & Frick never spoke to each other again.

@atropineman3541 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@ericboncuk5303 Жыл бұрын

Love the Burgh. The view from Mt Washington is fantastic.

@dayburks Жыл бұрын

I never been up mt Washington before, I might have to go up there

@LJB103 Жыл бұрын

I like the Moreland-Hoffstot mansion (now apartments) - sort of a mini-Rosecliff. The Morris Kaufmann mansion in Squirrel Hill was another great one. Very good video.

@wendyannh Жыл бұрын

So they did actually turn it into apartments? I recently moved from a few doors away and there were contractors there for a while, but of course it was very quiet as to what they were actually doing.

@LJB103 Жыл бұрын

@@wendyannh It's listed as apartments online now. I remember that it was for sale several years ago (not that i could afford it!).

@wendyannh Жыл бұрын

@Louis Yes, but I have still never seen any actual listings for them, and there are only rare signs of life around the house.