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* St. Michael Church
The influence of the Catholic Church was strong in the Slopes. St. Michael parish started in a house in 1848 where the church front now stands. Designed by Charles Bartberger of Stuttgart, Germany, who also designed St. Paul of the … Continue reading
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Pius St.
Make right and walk along Pius St. To your left is the former St. Michael Church.
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St. Michael Street steps
Descend 151 steps to Pius Street. Directly ahead is St. Michael Church.
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Hackstown St.
Turn right. On the left, past 18 Hackstown, are the St. Michael Street steps.
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St. Thomas St. Steps
Make left and descend the 78 steps to Hackstown Street. At eye level ahead is the steeple of the former St. Michael’s Church. Also visible is the Mon River and Pitt’s upper campus.
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St. Joseph Way
Walk the short distance to the St. Thomas St. steps, which begin just past 125 St. Joseph Way.
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St. Joseph Way Steps
Make right and ascend the 77 steps to St. Joseph Way. Note that all of the houses have access via the steps only.
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Hackstown St. & St. Joseph Way Steps
On the right as you descend Brosville is Hackstown St. and St. Joseph Way Steps. Moving day has to be tough!
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* Brosville-Monastery Welcome Garden
Terraced into the green space on the right is a fabricated canvas of COR-TEN steel plate installed against a curved retaining wall. The scrim replicates a section of the Slopes neighborhood from a lot and block map. A state Elm … Continue reading
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Brosville St.
Turn right and keep right on the grass below Brosville-Monastery Welcome Garden.
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