A few years after the Grant Building was completed, one Pittsburgh newspaper sent a reporter to the structure’s observation deck to assess the value of visiting such a lofty perch.
Look at the picturesThe Alpine heights atop the Grant Building
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Steve Mellon
Our limited knowledge of Pittsburgh’s history leads us to believe the pictures were made sometime around 1900.
The first special train arrived at Union Station in Washington D.C. before 7 a.m. and carried 535 marchers from Pittsburgh.