Demolition of buildings for Mellon Square Park

1952-08

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Demolition of buildings for Mellon Square Park
  • Title
  • Demolition of buildings for Mellon Square Park
  • Creator
  • Clyde Hare
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B014.F11.I01
  • Description
  • Caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Demolition of existing buildings including People’s Natural Gas Co. Building between Smithfield and Oliver and Wm. Penn Way and 6th Avenue – location of new Parking Park – underground parking area.” Many buildings were cleared making way for the construction of Mellon Square Park in the acre between Smithfield Street, Oliver and Sixth Avenues, and William Penn Place in downtown Pittsburgh. Enough material was removed from the construction site to fill the equivalent of 540 boxcars and enough concrete was poured into the hole to pack 90 boxcars solid. The 1.37-acre, $7.9 million park opened in 1955.
  • Subject
  • Mellon Square (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Smithfield Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Alcoa Building (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Smithfield United Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Wrecking--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Buildings--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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