Aerial view of Oakland

1953/1955

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Aerial view of Oakland
  • Title
  • Aerial view of Oakland
  • Creator
  • Judge of Good Pictures
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B031.F31.I04
  • Description
  • Oakland derived its name from the abundance of oak trees found on the farm of William Eichenbaum, who settled there in 1840. The township was annexed by the City of Pittsburgh in 1868. Oakland developed rapidly following the Great Fire of 1845 in downtown Pittsburgh, with people moving out to what was then suburban area. By 1860 passenger rail service encouraged residential growth as far as Bates and North Bellefield Streets, and commercial development along Fifth Avenue. Oakland features the 42-story Cathedral of Learning (center), located on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus. It is the tallest gothic styled building and second-tallest education building in the world.
  • Subject
  • Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    University of Pittsburgh.Cathedral of Learning.
    Aerial views--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Mellon Institute (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Fifth Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Carnegie Museum (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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