Construction of Mellon Square Park and Garage

1954/1955

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Construction of Mellon Square Park and Garage
  • Title
  • Construction of Mellon Square Park and Garage
  • Creator
  • Paul Slantis
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B014.F10.I03
  • Description
  • On April 22, 1949, The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Sarah Mellon Scaife, and Richard King Mellon Foundation announced a gift to the City of Pittsburgh of $4 million (later boosted to $4.3 million) to build the 1.37-acre Mellon Square, designed by architects Mitchell and Ritchey of Pittsburgh. On September 28, 1953, at 12:15 p.m. ground was broken. At the peak of construction several hundred Pittsburgh workers were employed on this project. More than 1,250 tons of reinforcing steel was used. Braces (left and right foreground) kept streets from possible cave-ins. The total cost of the Mellon Square project was $7.8 million.
  • Subject
  • Mellon Square (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Construction workers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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