Union Arcade Construction- Fourth Floor

November 20, 1915

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Title
Union Arcade Construction- Fourth Floor
Creator
Photo Products Co.
Date
November 20, 1915
Identifier
0021.UT
Description
Looking east, a view of construction progress showing mid-level floors being framed in with steel supports. The William Penn Hotel , in the final stages of construction, can also be seen. The Union Arcade in downtown Pittsburgh was built for Henry Clay Frick from 1915-1916, and opened for business in early 1917. Local architect Frederick J. Osterling designed the Flemish-Gothic style building which originally housed 240 retail shops and 700 offices throughout its 11 stories. The building, featuring a soaring rotunda with a Tiffany glass dome, was one of three buildings along Grant Street that Frick built in the early 1900s. In 1922 it became known as the Union Trust Building and is currently identified as Two Mellon Center. All photos are credited to Photo Products Co. of Pittsburgh, a company located in the neighboring Pittsburgh Times-Leader Building.
Place of Publication
Downtown
Type
still image
Subject
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Union Arcade Building (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Union Trust Building (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Osterling, F.J., 1865-1934.
William Penn Hotel (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Hotels-Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Design
Geographic Subjects
Downtown
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
Union Arcade Building Photographs
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