Aunt Fanny’s Nosheria

Aunt Fanny’s Nosheria was located in East Liberty from 1977 into the early 1980s. A partnership called Deli Associates purchased a former Gulf Oil Corp. gas station at 5624 Baum Blvd. in early 1977 for $165,000 and hired architect Donald Solow and Triangle Construction to renovate the property into a restaurant. Investors included Beth Adams, Larry Adams, Harvey Goss, Donald Hirschman, Richard Kann, and Stephen Katz. Iz Cohen was restaurant manager. Originally billed as a “drive-in” delicatessen, the restaurant had cafeteria-style service without wait staff. Aunt Fanny’s Nosheria closed in the early 1980s. Wingfield’s Place was operating out of the location by 1985.

Bibliography

• “Drive-In Nosheria To Open,” Pittsburgh Press, Feb. 6, 1977 (online—Newspapers.com).
• Tomb, Geoffrey. “Dining Out: Lining Up for Fanny’s,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 10, 1977 (online—Newspapers.com).
• Aunt Fanny’s Nosheria advertisement, Jewish Chronicle, Aug. 18, 1977 (online).
• Aunt Fanny’s Nosheria advertisement, The Tartan, Sept. 20, 1977, p. 14 (online—Newspapers.com).
• Sachs, Sylvia. “Professionals Find Other Jobs Add Diversity To Lives,” Pittsburgh Press, Oct. 7, 1978 (online—Newspapers.com).
• Aunt Fanny’s Nosheria advertisement, Pittsburgh Press, Dec. 7, 1978 (online—Newspapers.com).
• Aunt Fanny’s Nosheria menu, 1980 [MFF 384] (online).

Exhibit History

• Author: Eric Lidji
• Original: November 22, 2022
• Current: November 22, 2022