[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh's stadium that was never built

[Fred Schneider]

I love the automobiles coming on and off the Panhandle Bridge in the artist's rendering.    Those Americans love cars so all bridges must be for cars.   


On Mar 30, 2011, at 12:50 PM, Bob Rathke wrote:

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> In cleaning out some old files, I found a 1958 architect's rendering of the stadium that was proposed to be built over the Monongahela River at Smithfield St.  
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> See attached scan of the rendering, and also the summary description that accompanied it. The area to the right of the stadium plaza is the site of today's Station Square.  Also note the PAT (former PRR), Liberty and 12th St. bridges beyond the stadium. 
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> The City chose the Northside site instead, and construction of Three Rivers Stadium began in 1967.  
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> Bob
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