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Three Rivers Stadium

1935/1980

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Three Rivers Stadium
  • Title
  • Three Rivers Stadium
  • Creator
  • Judge of Good Pictures
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B022.F04.I04
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B022.F04.I04
  • Description
  • Three Rivers Stadium was the home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers from 1970 to 2000. The stadium, which took more than 2 years to build at a cost of $55 million, seated 47,971 fans for baseball games, and 59,000 for football games. The location, the former site of Exposition Park in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood, was chosen in 1958, but 10 years of labor and political disputes delayed the start of construction until April 25, 1968. The Pirates opened their tenure at Three Rivers on July 16, 1970, with a 3-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, and lost the final game at the stadium on October 1, 2000, to the Chicago Cubs, 10-9. Three Rivers Stadium was imploded on February 11, 2001, having been replaced by two new stadiums, Heinz Field and PNC Park. The Manchester Bridge (right) and Fort Duquesne Bridge (left) are also pictured in the background.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Manchester Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Fort Duquesne Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Stadiums--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
    Aerial views--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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