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Yard Way Steps
Turn right and climb these 52 steps to Huron St. and Winter’s playground. Though currently closed, it is scheduled for reconstruction in summer 2024. When ready, ascend an additional 63 steps to Shamokin. Welcome to Billy Buck Hill! Stop, rest … Continue reading
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Baldauf St.
Turn left and keep right. Walk along the street to rejoin the Yard Way steps just before 1900 Baldauf.
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Short Street Steps
Take a deep breath and climb these 106 steps to Baldauf St.
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Magdalene St.
Make right and walk along Magdalene. Notice the views over the rooftops of downtown and Hill District. Continue to Short St. Steps, which are just before the last white house on the left, 6 Magdalene.
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Yard Way Steps
Take right and climb 38 steps to Magdalene St., the first intersection. Most of the steps on Yard Way date back to 1944 and number 314 in total. They are the longest set of stairs on this side of the … Continue reading
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Pius St. continued
Continue east along Pius St. Just before 86 Pius are Pius St. Steps.
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* St. Michael Parish
Beginning after S. 15th St., the complex on the right includes the Burning Bush (40 Pius), which had offered an overnight retreat center for meditation. It is now under consideration for redevelopment as living units. At 44 Pius is the … Continue reading
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* Cholera Plague of 1849
In 1849, a deadly cholera plague struck Pittsburgh. The parish could not find enough burial places for its deceased members. Parishioners prayed to St. Roch and vowed to keep a day holy if the plague would cease. It did. Another … Continue reading
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