South Side Flats in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

4600 East Carson Street

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2021

1. 4600 East Carson Street Marker

Inscription. Originally the Hays Mansion owned by James B. Hays and built in the mid-1800's, this property was purchased by Charles H. Butterweck in 1916 from Stella and Louis Hays. Although the original home was destroyed in the 1936 flood, there is pictured the original parlor of the home, showing leather chairs stuffed with real horsehair. There was a wooden boardwalk fronting the home for foot traffic. In 1859, the first public transportation system began in Pittsburgh as a horse- or mule-drawn trolley. One route along East Carson Street offered people the opportunity to live in one neighborhood and work in another. Some of these horse-drawn trolleys operated in the Southside until 1923. On the corner of Beck's Run Road and East Carson Street, Reick's small store sold tobacco, soap, ice cream, Coca-Cola and sundries to men who worked the railroad, (called gandy dancers), mill workers, and local residents. This store sat where Page Dairy Mart stands today. The trestle used for supporting the railroad over the low part of Beck's Run Road was first constructed of wood, then steel. In 1924, the Pennsylvania Railroad replaced the steel

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with reinforced concrete viaduct, carrying 5 tracks, and is in use today.

Photographs courtesy of Page Dairy Mart and The Baldwin Historical Society. Design and production Modern Reproductions, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 40° 24.654′ N, 79° 57.296′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the South Side Flats. It is on Three Rivers Heritage Trail 1.3 miles south of Hot Metal Bridge, on the right when traveling south. Not accessible to motorized vehicles. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2021

2. 4600 East Carson Street Marker

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Flood Of 1936 (within shouting distance of this marker); Coal Tipple (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Redman's Mills (about 600 feet away); St. Francis of Assisi (approx. 0.7 miles away); Church of the Good Shepherd (approx. ¾ mile away); First Hungarian Reformed Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Jones and Laughlin (approx. 1.1 miles away); Eliza Furnace (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Also see . . . Friends of the Riverfront. (Submitted on June 1, 2021.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 111 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.