Interior of Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal and Warehouse

1951-04-03

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Interior of Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal and Warehouse
  • Title
  • Interior of Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal and Warehouse
  • Creator
  • A. Church Photographers
  • Identifier
  • MSP80.B001.F17.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP80.B001.F17.I01
  • Description
  • The 1700-foot long, 600,000 square foot Pennsylvania Railroad Company freight warehouses were located between Penn and Liberty Avenues and extended from 12th to 16th Streets in the Strip District section of Pittsburgh. The fireproof freight warehouses, designed by architects Larsen and Donnells, were constructed between March 1950 and March 1951, and consisted of one two-story and a one-story structure that contained 25 fire doors furnished by the Richard Wilcox Manufacturing Company. The general contractor on the project was the Trimble Company.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Pennsylvania Railroad.Freight Terminal and Warehouse (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Warehouses (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Trimble Company Photographs, 1924-1951, MSP 80, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Trimble Company Records
  • Rights Information
  • In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: Senator John Heinz History Center
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  • Rights Holder
  • Senator John Heinz History Center