Bidwell Apartments under Construction

1969-04

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Title
Bidwell Apartments under Construction
Creator
Melvin Coles
Identifier
MSP285.B029.F35.I01
Source Identifier
MSP285.B029.F35.I01
Description
The Bidwell Apartments, located at 1014 Sheffield Street in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood, opened in February 1970 as a high-rise community for the elderly. The eleven-story building currently contains 130 apartments for the elderly and physically challenged. In addition, the facility also houses a medical center and health care facility. The Bidwell Apartment project was one of four elderly communities planned by the Pittsburgh Housing Authority during the 1970s.
Genre
photographs
Subject
Bidwell Apartments (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Public housing--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Manchester (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Sheffield Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Bidwell Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Buildings--Design and construction--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Source
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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