The two-bedroom showstopper on the North Side once had boarded up windows and collapsing walls. March 8, 2021 PHOTOS BY GENE YUGER OF PITTSBURGHREALESTATEMEDIA.COM Ron Meisberger’s journey to renovate his turn-of-the century row house in the historic Allegheny West neighborhood on Pittsburgh’s North Side is filled with great stories — and a few critters. “When I first saw this house, there was a raccoon living in it,” he says. “My brothers said they would have kept the raccoon and tore down the house.” That was in 2003. Transformed into a showplace, Meisberger and his wife enjoyed living at 1005 Galveston Ave. for many years before leasing it as a rental. It’s now on the market for $325,000 (MLS #1487867 Laura Palmer, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, 412/980-0812, coldwellbankerhomes.com). It is under agreement.