Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel under Construction

1959-04-30

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Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel under Construction
  • Title
  • Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel under Construction
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B007.F05.I02
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B007.F05.I02
  • Description
  • The Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel (left center), located in Gateway Center in downtown Pittsburgh, was designed by architect William B. Tabler. The 22-stoty, 813-room structure cost $15 million to build, equip and furnish. The hotel contains one of the world’s largest ballrooms at the time of its opening, holding 2,000 people at banquets and 2,660 at meetings. A special freight elevator large enough to carry automobiles and other large exhibits is capable of delivering items directly to the ballroom. Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel and Towers opened in 1959.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Point State Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Gateway Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Buildings--Design and construction--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Hotels--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • 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
  • Rights Information
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