Construction of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport Terminal Building

1949-05-03

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Construction of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport Terminal Building
  • Title
  • Construction of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport Terminal Building
  • Creator
  • Duscheid
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B029.F01.I04
  • Description
  • Looking northwest from the intersection of Taxiway “P” and the Northeast Runway is a view of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport Terminal Building under construction. Ground for the Greater Pittsburgh Airport was broken on July 18, 1946, in Moon and Findlay Townships, 16 miles west of Pittsburgh. The construction project was financed with a peoples’ bond issue. By the time of the dedication on May 31, 1952, the cost had run up to $33 million. The terminal building, known as “The Taj Mahal” by some residents, was one of the largest in the world, encompassing 750,000 square feet, and was actually a small city within itself, containing 65 hotel rooms, restaurants, shops, banking facilities, and many other conveniences. The terminal shut down in 1992 when the new terminal in Findlay Township opened.
  • Subject
  • Airport terminals--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County.
    Greater Pittsburgh Airport (Pa.)
    Buildings--Design and construction--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County.
    Steel framing (Building)--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County.
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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