Union Arcade Construction- Steeples

October 7, 1916

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Title
Union Arcade Construction- Steeples
Creator
Photo Products Co.
Date
October 7, 1916
Identifier
0079.UT
Description
A roof-top view of construction looking north from the Frick Building. The roof-top steeples were nearly complete, and the rotunda and air shafts which were used for ventilation were seen on the roof. In the background the Oliver Building and the William Penn Hotel can be seen . The Union Arcade in downtown Pittsburgh was built for Henry Clay Frick from 1915-1916, and opened for business in early 1917. Local architect Frederick J. Osterling designed the Flemish-Gothic style building which originally housed 240 retail shops and 700 offices throughout its 11 stories. The building, featuring a soaring rotunda with a Tiffany glass dome, was one of three buildings along Grant Street that Frick built in the early 1900s. In 1922 it became known as the Union Trust Building and is currently identified as Two Mellon Center. All photos are credited to Photo Products Co. of Pittsburgh, a company located in the neighboring Pittsburgh Times-Leader Building.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
photographic prints
gelatin silver prints
Subject
Buildings--Design and construction
Union Arcade Building (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Oliver Building(Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Geographic Subjects
Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Union Arcade Building Photograph Collection, 1915-1916
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Collection
Union Arcade Building Photographs
Rights Information
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