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Fifth & Forbes is Pittsburgh's last remaining retail sector
that contains a
high percentage of historic buildings and remains untouched by "urban
renewal." It includes some of the finest examples of period
architecture in our
downtown and has a refreshing human scale to it that is largely
due to building
height, store front designs and architectural detailing. Meandering
in and
around its Market Square core one encounters many locally owned
businesses as well
as many derelict and empty buildings. In 2000, Preservation Pittsburgh
joined
with many other citizens and preservationists to save it from a
massive urban
renewal project that would have leveled five blocks and replaced
these
heritage sites with an urban mall filled with chain stores. We
participated in the
Plan B and Plan C Task Forces and continue to advocate for a renewing
process
that respects the contributions of local businesses and historic
architectural
sites.
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