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In 1942, the Pittsburgh City Photographer captured this view of buildings on West Carson Street, with North Pole Ice Cream and Lawrence Paint along the riverfront and the Jesse C. Stewart Co. grain buildings across the street. The 1913 grain elevator has an L-shaped top; in 1945 the company built another elevator next to it.
Places: The building that burned on West Carson Street last week illuminated more than the night sky. (Today)
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Work starts Monday morning on the demolition of the Becky Thatcher.
Demolition crews began the sad task of demolishing 111 years of history that lay tipped over in the Ohio River as a clamshell scoop tore into the upper decks of the Becky Thatcher, a steamship to the same waters she once surveyed. (Today)
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Testiness between documentary filmmakers Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett overflowed onto the Oscar stage.
Maybe it went semi-unnoticed because they were accepting one of the night's lower-profile awards, but the personal tiff between "Music by Prudence" producer Elinor Burkett and director-producer (Today)
Learning to read is serious business. But that doesn't mean it can't be done in a fun way. (Today)
Capsule reviews of recent children's book releases. (Today)