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The Garden, which opened in 1915, was designed by Thomas H. Scott. It has a graceful, Beaux-Arts style terra cotta facade.
When it first opened, it was called the New Garden Theatre, to distinguish it from an earlier theater of the same name.
After decades as a first and second-run neighborhood house, it switched to adult films in 1972.
Today, it remains the only remaining porn house in the city of Pittsburgh, though its days may be numbered if the city has its way.
Since the late 90s, the city government has been trying to seize the property and shut it down, as part of a rehabilitation of neighborhood. It's hoped that once the theater is closed, the Garden can be restored to its original appearance and used for performing arts or concerts in the future.