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PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST OF THE ALCOA BUILDING, A WELL-KNOWN POST-WAR CORPORATE SKYSCRAPER BUILT IN 1953 AND DESIGNED BY THE FIRM OF HARRISON AND ABRAMOVITZ. - ALCOA Building, 425 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Photographer
Traub, Nicholas, creator
Title
PERSPECTIVE VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST OF THE ALCOA BUILDING, A WELL-KNOWN POST-WAR CORPORATE SKYSCRAPER BUILT IN 1953 AND DESIGNED BY THE FIRM OF HARRISON AND ABRAMOVITZ. - ALCOA Building, 425 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Allegheny County; Pittsburgh
Date 2005
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HABS PA-6724-1
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The ALCOA building was built from 1951-1953 as the corporate headquarters for the Aluminum Company of America. It is an internationally known example for a post-World War II International Style corporate tower by the architectural firm of Harrison and Abramovitz. Aluminum is used throughout the skyscraper to promote ALCOA's product.
  • Survey number: HABS PA-6724
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa4035.photos.222975p
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