Greater Pittsburgh Airport Night Scene

1955

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Title
Greater Pittsburgh Airport Night Scene
Identifier
MSP285.B001.F04.I02
Source Identifier
MSP285.B001.F04.I02
Description
Pictured is an exterior view of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport. The illuminated fountains were dedicated on August 24, 1955. Ground for the terminal itself was broken on July 18, 1946, in Moon and Findlay Townships, 16 miles west of Pittsburgh. The construction project was financed with a peoples’ bond issue. By the time of the dedication on May 31, 1952, the cost had run up to $33 million. The terminal building, known as “The Taj Mahal” by some residents, was one of the largest in the world, encompassing 750,000 square feet, and was actually a small city within itself, containing 65 hotel rooms, restaurants, shops, banking facilities, and many other conveniences. The terminal shut down in 1992 when the new terminal in Findlay Township opened. Demolition of the old terminal began in July 1997.
Genre
photographs
Subject
Greater Pittsburgh Airport (Pa.)
Fountains--Pennsylvania--Moon Township.
Airport terminals--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County.
Source
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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