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Penn Avenue under water during the Flood of 1936

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Penn Avenue under water during the Flood of 1936
  • Title
  • Penn Avenue under water during the Flood of 1936
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B013.F21.I02
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B013.F21.I02
  • Description
  • The 1936 flood, which began on Saint Patrick’s Day, spread rapidly through Pittsburgh and other Western Pennsylvania river communities. The flood waters continued to rise until approximately 6 a.m. on March 19, when the waters peaked at 46 feet. Thirty-six people were killed and another 500 were injured. The financial damages were estimated between $150 million and $200 million. As illustrated in this photograph, Penn Avenue, one of the busiest streets in downtown Pittsburgh was brought to a standstill. The storefronts of local business, including the Fort Pitt Hat Cleaning Company (pictured on the right) located at 316 Penn Avenue, were enveloped by water.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Flood, 1936.
    Floods--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Penn Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • 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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