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E-dot Mar 8, 2010 1:53 AM

US Steel Tower construction - Pittsburgh, PA
 
I was wondering does anyone have any photos of the US steel tower under construction during 1967-1970?

Austinlee Mar 19, 2010 5:08 PM

I found 1 pic at least.

http://www.lera.com/pimg/ussteel/6079696_large.jpg

http://www.lera.com/projects/hir/ussteel.htm


How about a picture of the UPMC letters being assembled more recently:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/image...siness_500.jpg
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/image...siness_500.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...l/11069995.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/11069995

MattofSloppyVariety Mar 21, 2010 3:21 AM

http://brooklineconnection.com/histo...teelBldg70.JPG

hopefully this one posts, i found it while i was just poking around the net

atl2phx Mar 21, 2010 3:24 AM

always liked this building.....is it SOM?

Austinlee Mar 21, 2010 1:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atl2phx (Post 4756975)
always liked this building.....is it SOM?

No. Harrison, Abramovitz & Abbe
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Steel_Tower



My favorite fun fact is that this tower has 2.3 million sq ft. Compare that to the Empire State Building which is 2.2 million even though it is much taller. It shows how thick this building is all the way to the top.

betawest Jun 26, 2010 6:08 PM

What a beast!

qwho Jul 1, 2010 6:38 PM

I had a meeting there last week, as I do relatively often.

My sister and her husband work there, and my dad worked there for a very long time before he retired. Even though it is not the most attractive, I always liked it. Pretty cool to see it under construction.

Also remember going to top of the triangle for swanky dinners as a kid too. :)

wkiehl101 Oct 2, 2010 4:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwho (Post 4897583)
I had a meeting there last week, as I do relatively often.

My sister and her husband work there, and my dad worked there for a very long time before he retired. Even though it is not the most attractive, I always liked it. Pretty cool to see it under construction.

Also remember going to top of the triangle for swanky dinners as a kid too. :)

I love that building (and the ones that have gone up since then). That building is like a unique signature for the Pittsburgh skyline. I always loved going toward downtown on I-376 past the Squirrel Hill tubes and seeing it pop into view after rounding the hill before the Oakland exit. It's equally neat viewed from I-279 southbound.

I ate once up in the restaurant too, took my family there for my mom's birthday...it was called "Top of the Triangle" then...

zeno3333333 Nov 24, 2010 11:33 PM

Here is a great image of what the large outside supporting beams look like after being first made. Go to...

http://www.lera.com/pimg/ussteel/4626174_large.jpg

betawest Mar 12, 2011 3:07 AM

I like this thread very much. :) Anymore pictures?

evile9669 Mar 8, 2012 3:03 AM

us steel building 1969
 
I found this picture on the net .Its not mine but Id like to repost posted by melissa on Tribe on Monday, May 7, 2007 - this is my first post im sorry if I did this wrong http://pghtribe.tribe.net/photos/950...7-619bff966148


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