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Historic Photos of Pittsburgh - Miriam Meislik
HISTORIC PHOTOS OF
PITTSBURGH
TEXT AND CAPTIONS BY MIRIAM MEISLIK
Three workers pose on their boat.
HISTORIC PHOTOS OF
PITTSBURGH
Turner Publishing Company
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Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 255-2665
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Historic Photos of Pittsburgh
Copyright © 2008 Turner Publishing Company
All rights reserved.
This book or any part thereof may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006937088
ISBN: 978-1-59652-330-2
Printed in China
09 10 11 12 13 14 15—0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE
A GROWING CITY (1800S–1899)
HILLS COME DOWN, BUILDINGS GO UP (1900–1919)
MOVING FORWARD (1920–1929)
HARD TIMES AND OTHER CHALLENGES (1930–1939)
SMOKY CITY NO MORE (1940–1949)
ERA OF RENEWAL (1950–1970S)
NOTES ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS
Rails are being repaired at the end of the South 22nd Street Bridge approach in 1910.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This volume, Historic Photos of Pittsburgh, is the result of the support of many individuals and departments at the University of Pittsburgh. It is with great appreciation that we acknowledge their valuable contributions and their generous support:
Rush G. Miller, Hillman University Librarian and Director, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Michael J. Dabrishus, Assistant University Librarian for Archives and Special Collections
Digital Research Library (DRL), University of Pittsburgh
We would also like to thank the following individuals for their valuable contributions and assistance in making this work possible:
Ronald Baraff, Rivers of Steel
Kate Colligan, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Donald Doherty
David Grinnell, Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
Michael Lee
Ted Tarka, Digital Research Library (DRL), University of Pittsburgh
PREFACE
As I began reviewing photographs to be included in this book, something struck me. No matter what era I was trying to represent, they all seemed to have the same theme. Pittsburgh may be a city of bridges, may be remembered as steel capital of the world, but it is also a city that continues to reinvent itself. These photographs represent a lively, growing city that doesn’t fear change.
Nowhere does change really become more apparent than in downtown Pittsburgh. Residents may have started at the Point, but they quickly spread out along George Wood’s original street plan and beyond. Even the precursor to the University of Pittsburgh couldn’t stay in one place, moving from its original home near the current location of Smithfield Street to Fifth Avenue and Grant Street, across the river to Allegheny City for a brief time, then back to Pittsburgh, and finally settling in Oakland.
Landmark buildings helped the city grow. With the help of prominent architects, H. H. Richardson, Henry Hornbostel, and Frederick Osterling, among others, Pittsburgh acquired the Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail, the City-County Building, and the Henry Clay Frick–financed Union Arcade. Frick also financed the construction of the Frick Building and the William Penn Hotel. By the 1950s, the city was transformed with the clearing of the Point for Point State Park and the Gateway Center office complexes. New buildings weren’t limited to downtown. Oakland would see the rise of the Cathedral of Learning, the Mellon Institute, and Heinz Chapel. The North Side would become home to the Allegheny Center Mall consisting of shopping, offices, and residential space.
Of course, nothing makes Pittsburgh what it is more than the people who live here. The images collected here attempt to show the character of the people and their neighborhoods.
This project represents countless hours of research and review. I am most grateful to those mentioned in the acknowledgments of this work, without