Three Rivers Stadium Under Construction

August 15, 1969

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Three Rivers Stadium Under Construction
  • Title
  • Three Rivers Stadium Under Construction
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • August 15, 1969
  • Identifier
  • 715.69121580.CP
  • Description
  • A view of the construction of the Three Rivers Stadium. The process of building the stadium began in 1948 when the first proposal was made to replace Forbes Field, then the Pirates' home. A site on the north side of the city was chosen in 1958 but a series of political squabbles and labor disputes delayed the project for a decade. Finally, on April 25, 1968, construction began. The stadium was scheduled to open for the start of the 1970 season but unlike Forbes Field, which had been built in four months, construction at the new site dragged on. The stadium wasn’t ready on opening day nor was it ready for its revised target date of May 29 because the lights had yet to be put in place. The new stadium was finally ready on July 16, 1970. The stadium had cost $40 million.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Stadiums--Design and construction
  • Geographic Subjects
  • North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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