Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal and Warehouse under Construction

1950-07-07

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Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal and Warehouse under Construction

Title
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal and Warehouse under Construction
Creator
A. Church Photographers
Identifier
MSP80.B001.F16.I02
Source Identifier
MSP80.B001.F16.I02
Description
The 1700-foot long, 600,000 square-foot Pennsylvania Railroad Company freight warehouses between 12th and 16th Streets, and Liberty and Penn Avenues in Pittsburgh’s Strip District neighborhood in the beginning stages of construction. The modern buildings, one two-story and the other one-story, were fireproof and housed an extensive sprinkler system. The structures, in a modified form, are presently standing and house corporate offices.
Genre
photographs
Subject
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Terminal and Warehouse (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Warehouses--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Liberty Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Strip District (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Penn Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Buildings--Design and construction--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Downtown (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
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Rights Holder
Senator John Heinz History Center