A century later, Point Park University is looking to return some of that swagger with plans to restore the vacant building and integrate it into the school’s Pittsburgh Playhouse project.
It’s easy to see why. Once part of “Pittsburgh’s Wall Street,” the property that got its start as the Industrial Bank retains much of the opulence that characterized turn-of-the-century architecture.
Massive bronze doors guard the entrance at 333 Fourth Ave. Marble floors, railings and wainscoting dress the spacious bank hall. Rich, wood-paneled offices — one with its own second-level balcony — are tucked inside the Fourth Avenue entrance.
Palladian arches line both walls. At the top of the three-story hall, now hidden by a ceiling introduced later in the building’s life, is the piece de resistance — a series of stained glass skylights that will again gain prominence under the university’s plan.
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