In Pittsburgh’s Hill District, a Village Takes Care of Itself

Offering affordable temporary housing to Black artists, The Garfield PGH invokes community and familial legacy.

A guest bedroom at The Garfield PGH, whose interiors were overseen by Nadia Hayes. // Photo courtesy Ashley A. Ross

Written by Lila Allen

Joseph Garfield Moss, Jr., can still remember how the aroma of his mother Rebecca’s yeast rolls wafted from the open windows of his childhood home onto Adelaide Street. Back then, there was no A/C; just a warm breeze th…