A view looking down from the window of the artist's studio located at 1700 Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh. The space is compressed to include not only the row of shops on the opposite side of the street, but also the buildings on the next block down the street. In the foreground, horse-drawn wagons, delivery trucks, and trolleys travel up and down the street, and a few pedestrians are seen along the sidewalk in front of the shops across the street. In the background there are the rooftops of buildings and houses, with smoke coming from the chimneys. And in the distance the skyscrapers of the Pittsburgh skyline are visible.