Flooding on River Avenue on the North Side

1964-03

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Flooding on River Avenue on the North Side

Title
Flooding on River Avenue on the North Side
Identifier
MSP57.B007.F03.I05
Source Identifier
MSP57.B007.F03.I05
Description
Floodwaters of the Allegheny River cover River Avenue and the main railroad line beside the H.J. Heinz Company main plant on the North Side section of Pittsburgh. This 1964 flood was not a major flood compared to the devastating 1936 flood, which inundated much of downtown Pittsburgh and nearly all riverfront industries. In 1965 the Kinzua Dam and associated reservoirs on the upper Allegheny River were completed. After its completion, the dam played a major role in suppressing floods.
Genre
photographs
Subject
H.J. Heinz Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
Pittsburgh (Pa.).--Flood, 1964.
River Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Floods--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Commercial buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Source
H.J. Heinz Company, Photographs, 1864-1991, MSP 57, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
H.J. Heinz Company Photographs
Rights Information
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Rights Holder
Senator John Heinz History Center