[PRCo] Liberty and Seventh Avenues

[Matt Barry]

Hello all,

Browsing through Historic Pittsburgh again, and noted the attached 
photograph.    At first look, I thought it was something taken a few 
years after the abandonment of the East End lines, given the disconnect 
between the Liberty and Seventh Avenue tracks.     Closer look at the 
vehicles and manner of dress of the pedestrians, I think this is the 
1930's or 1940's.

Anybody?

The description is:
Title: Liberty Avenue Street Scene
Date: unknown
Creator: Judge of Good Pictures
Description: The intersection of Liberty Avenue and Seventh Avenue in 
downtown Pittsburgh. In the right center of the photograph is the 
Triangle Building, an example of Victorian architecture. Andrew Pebbles 
designed the building in 1884. The structure was constructed in three 
stages. Three stories were built during the first stage. Three more 
floors were added during the second stage to accommodate demand for more 
office space. Eventually the structure was expanded to occupy the entire 
block bounded by Liberty Avenue, Seventh Avenue, and Smithfield Street. 
In the left background is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Union Station. 
Construction of the Union Station at Grant Street and Liberty Avenue 
lasted from 1898 to 1903. The building's designers, Bottle Burnham & 
Company of Chicago, incorporated French heads and leaf ornamentation to 
give the rotunda its striking appeal. The structure has recently been 
converted to apartments and is currently called The Pennsylvanian.

Matt





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