Many pass this Old White Barn in North Hills of Pittsburgh . But do you know its history?

 If you have ever traveled up Camp Horne Road in North Hills of Pittsburgh you more than likely passed an old white barn where Camp Horne turns into Mt Nebo Road and Lowries Run Road

But as you look around when leaves are off the tress you see some old remnants in the woods surrounding it . 

 Whats now been long time abandoned was once a beautiful Golf Course  known as Green Valley with a interesting history 

In 1893 after learning to play golf in Massachusetts a local Pittsburgher  John Moorehead jr.  was excited to bring the game here to his native Pittsburgh 

 After setting the game up at several different country clubs   In 1947 on his Family homestead he opened Green Valley  Golf Club which operated till 2003 when it was sold to Allegheny Health networks who originally where interested in building a Hospital on the property but in 2004 a terrible Hurricanes Remnants came thru Pittsburgh Hurricane Ivan and destroyed much of the property .

The hospital was never built and it sits abandoned today you can barely see the barn now that trees have grown up all around it. 

This Beehive had nothing to do with bees and is now closed Forever

 If you ever traveled out US 22 William Penn highway in Delmont you more than likely passed a rundown wooden building and the infamous  Beehive Sign which advertised an adult book store and entertainment venue

The places was always kind of dingy till they did a  small remodel and painting a few years ago and for most part was  out of the public eye except for a couple incidents involving  illegal drugs .

This was one of many adult bookstores and clubs that one time where located in Westmoreland County  

along US 22   the most Infamous and now closed was Climax I and II  further up the road which where forced closed  couple decades back .

 

The adult Book stores and clubs where numerous all thru Allegheny and Westmoreland but Technology caught up with them  and in some cases the law. Liberty ave in Pittsburgh was polluted with them and was a famous Red light District till the massage parlor wars broke out and all the clubs , book stores and adult theaters are gone leaving only the old Edison hotel  gentleman's club left .

Recently the infamous adult bookstore on Route 51 in Elisabeth closed  as well as 2 adult stores in Butler county after pressure from community groups forced them out in 80s.

Between the Internet and Porn Hub and Amazon and Wish  you no longer need to go to an adult book store to buy overpriced movies and adult toys .

So young men and lady's will never know the thrill of sneaking into one of these places in the middle of the night.  

Of course several  so called Gentleman's  Clubs have opened so not all is lost.  lets face it their nothing more than Titty Bars . But if that's the kind of entertainment you like so be it.

But the golden age of red light districts is over in the tristate .