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Demolition of the Carnegie-Illinois Building
1953-03
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Title
Demolition of the Carnegie-Illinois Building
Creator
Harold Corsini
Identifier
MSP285.B001.F14.I02
Description
The Carnegie-Illinois Building (left foreground), located on Fifth Avenue and Cherry Way, was the first steel high-rise built in Pittsburgh to have both a fireproof steel frame and elevators. The steel framework of the building was left uncovered for a time during construction so that curious onlookers could examine it. A Quattrocento skin, designed by Longfellow, Alden and Harlow, was eventually placed over the steel skeleton. The building was named in honor of Thomas, brother of Andrew Carnegie, and was built between 1893 and 1895. The building was demolished (pictured here) to make way for expansion of Kaufmann's Department Store.
Subject
Carnegie-Illinois Building (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Wrecking--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Fifth Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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