Union Arcade Site Excavation (Aerial View)

June 12, 1915

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Union Arcade Site Excavation (Aerial View)

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Title
Union Arcade Site Excavation (Aerial View)
Creator
Photo Products Co.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
June 12, 1915
Identifier
0001.UT
Description
The start of construction on the Union Arcade, looking southeast. Horse-drawn carts were used for hauling supplies for the building, and the William Penn Hotel is visible on the left, which is also under construction. 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.)
Geographic Subjects
Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Union Arcade Building Photograph Collection, 1915-1916
Collection
Union Arcade Building Photographs
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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