[PRCo] Pittsburgh newspapers

[Bob Rathke]

The Sun-Telegraph's printing plant was in their editorial building on Grant
St. (now the site of the U.S. Steel Bldg.).  The S-T had the most modern
4-color presses of the three Pittwburgh dailies in the late 1950s, but when
the S-T was acquired by the Post-Gazette in 1960, they decided to combine
the editorial offices and printing plant in the P-G Bldg. on Grant St. and
the Blvd. of the Allies.  The P-G building was more modern than the S-T
building, and also had better access for trucks.

By 1964 the P-G moved into the Pittsburgh Press building on the Blvd. of the
Allies and Stanwix St.  The City of Pittsburgh then took over the P-G
building and added several floors for its Public Safety Dept.

I took some photos of the last days of PRC trolleys on Grant St. before the
PAT takeover on 3/1/64, and the P-G building is in the background -
structural steel can be seen going up for the additional floors.

Bob 1/18/03

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----- Original Message -----
From: Harold Geissenheimer <transitmgr2 at earthlink.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 12:38 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh-Some Place Special


>
> Tom
>
> Thanks for your memories.  W here was the Sun Telegraph printed?
>
> Any one know?
>
> Harold Geissenheimer
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