Aerial view of Allegheny Center and Downtown Pittsburgh

1935/1980

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Aerial view of Allegheny Center and Downtown Pittsburgh
  • Title
  • Aerial view of Allegheny Center and Downtown Pittsburgh
  • Creator
  • A. Church Photographers
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B033.F01.I02
  • Description
  • An aerial view of the North Side looking toward downtown Pittsburgh with Allegheny Center pictured in the center. Allegheny Center, designed by architects Detter & Ritchey, was a $65 million project of Alcoa Properties, Inc. The construction project razed about 518 buildings to make way for 2 professional buildings, 4 apartment complexes totaling 840 units, 50 townhouses, a shopping mall, and a 3-acre public square. The public square was the object of an international design competition sponsored by the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority. The entire Allegheny Redevelopment Area encompasses approximately 79-acres on the North Side, about a half-mile from downtown Pittsburgh.
  • Subject
  • Allegheny Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Aerial views--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
  • 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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