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Navratil, Henry O., creator
Title
VIEW LOOKING WEST FROM BASEMENT UNDER OPEN CONCOURSE - CEILING OF BRICK ARCHES; WOOD PANELS MARK LOCATION OF ORIGINAL GLASS PRISM SKYLIGHTS REPLACED WITH CONCRETE - Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Open Concourse and Concourse Roof Extension, 1101 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Description
D. H. Burnham and Company; Buncher Company; Narvatil, Henry O, photographer; Chamberlain, Holly K, historian
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Allegheny County; Pittsburgh
Date 1982
date QS:P571,+1982-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HABS PA,2-PITBU,37C-4
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: This architecturally and historically significant railroad station symbolizes the importance of railroads to the development of the region. The open concourse served as a connecting area between the waiting room and individual track platforms. It permitted passengers to walk to the many platforms with minimal crossing of tracks or interference with train movements. The concourse extensions roof connected the former barrel-shaped train shed to the open concourse roof. The train shed covered 14 tracks and 7 platforms. The concourse extension roof included a venting system to allow steam locomotive exhaust smoke and gasses to be carried above the patron platform and soot to be collected in an overhead chamber instead of falling on passerby.
  • Survey number: HABS PA-1175-B
  • Building/structure dates: 1892- 1902 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1983 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1983 Demolished
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa1773.photos.132926p
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