October 23, 2012 / Pittsburgh n'at

Pittsburgh aerial view

 

In 1935, Pittsburgh was still a city of “sweat and gold,” smoky and burgeoning with economic activity.   Its population peaked that year at 690,328.  A a significant number were first and second-generation immigrants from Eastern Europe. 

We know very little about this photograph, besides its date and the following information written on the back: “The city of Pittsburgh with very little smoke looking East from junctions of Rivers forming Ohio.”

Altitude: 1000

Time: 5:30.

(Photo by The Detroit News Airplane Photography)

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