Verizon Switch Station and Boron Gas Station at the Intersection of Forward and Murray Avenues and Pocusset St.

1990

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Verizon Switch Station and Boron Gas Station at the Intersection of Forward and Murray Avenues and Pocusset St.
  • Title
  • Verizon Switch Station and Boron Gas Station at the Intersection of Forward and Murray Avenues and Pocusset St.
  • Creator
  • Hughes, Patricia (Member of the Squirrel Hill Historical Society)
  • Date
  • 1990
  • Identifier
  • 20230417-hpshhs-0034
  • Description
  • The Verizon switch station began as the Bell Telephone Co. building in 1926. It was once the bustling center for all phone calls passing through the Squirrel Hill area. Across the street is a Boron gas station.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Service stations
    Streets
    Stores, Retail
    Commercial buildings
    Buildings
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Contributor
  • Squirrel Hill Historical Society
  • Collection
  • Squirrel Hill Historical Society and Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition Photograph Collection
  • 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: Squirrel Hill Historical Society
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  • Rights Holder
  • Squirrel Hill Historical Society