Union Arcade Construction- Roof and Steeples

September 7, 1916

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Union Arcade Construction- Roof and Steeples
  • Title
  • Union Arcade Construction- Roof and Steeples
  • Creator
  • Photo Products Co.
  • Date
  • September 7, 1916
  • Identifier
  • 0071.UT
  • Description
  • A view from Kaufmann's Department Store at the corner of Cherry Way and Fifth Avenue, looking east. Construction continued on the roof-top steeples, and the ornate terra-cotta accents were nearly finished. The William Penn Hotel can be seen in the background. 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
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Union Arcade Building Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. 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.
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