Turn right and ascend these steps, built in 1928. The Oakley St. Steps mosaic was completed in 2016. The first of its kind in Pittsburgh, the installation was designed by artist Laura Jean McLaughlin, who led a group of 100 community volunteers in assembling the tiny mosaics on mesh. The finished panels cover 200 square feet and were mortared and grouted onto 77 of the 98 risers to McCord St. The project was community-designed, funded and created. Notice the foundations of long gone houses on the left as you climb over the mosaic. Cross McCord St. and climb another 63 steps to Shelley St. Take a break. You’ve just climbed the equivalent of 12 floors.
* Oakley Way Steps & Mosaic Public Art Project
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