[PRCo] Re: Wabash Terminal

[Bob Rathke]

The Lorant book says that Gateway 4 opened in 1960.  I took a photo of it
nearing completion in September, 1959.  I took photos of Gateway 1, 2 and 3
in 1954, which was shortly after they opened.  KDKA was already located in
the Gateway building closest to the Allegheny River (their original studios
were in the Chamber of Commerce Bldg.).

I have a Gulf Oil map from around 1955 that shows the outlines of the
original three buildings, plus four more buildings (4, 5, 6 and 7) that were
planned.  The four proposed buildings also had the cruciform shape, but they
were eventually built in square or rectangular designs.

Bob 4/10/04

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams at adelphia.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 11:46 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Wabash Terminal


> The Wabash Terminal sat where Gateway 4 is today.  The first three Gateway
> buildings were built much earlier than the fourth, so the 1955 date may
not
> count.  I distinctly remember it's being torn down, but do not remember
the
> exact date.  But I think it may have been in that 1955-56 time frame.  It
> strikes me that Gateway 4 opened in the '60s, though.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Fred
> Schneider
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 5:01 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Wabash Terminal
>
>
> It had to be gone by 1955 because I was in the P&WV Gateway Center offices
> in April of that year.  I was also in the old P&WV terminal offices in the
> early 1950s, after the shed had been torn down.  Have you looked at
Stefan
> Lorant's book?  If you are simply looking for a confirmation that the
> office building lasted after the 1946 train shed fire, I can personally
> confirm that.
>
> Bob Rathke wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know when the Wabash Terminal building was torn down?  It
was
> located on what is now called Stanwix St., and today Four Gateway Center
is
> on the site.
> > Carnegie Library and other sources state that the 9-track trainshed and
> part of the 11-story building were destoryed by two fires in 1946 - the
> first on March 6, and the second fire on March 22.  The closing of the
> terminal is recognized as the beginning of the development of Gateway
> Center.
> >
> > Four Gateway Center opened in 1960.  Although the trainshed was removed
in
> the 1940's, some sources say that the Terminal building wasn't torn down
> until 1953 or 1955.  I always thought that the building was demolished in
> the late 40's.  Can anyone confirm this?
> >
> > Bob 4/9/04
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