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
Places and landmarks
Downtown Pittsburgh’s development and redevelopment is amazing to see in photos over time, but so too are the area’s neighborhoods and suburbs, from East Liberty to Carnegie and beyond.
As early as 1910, Frederick Law Olmsted, the son of the man who designed New York’s Central Park, had, in a written report, proposed turning the Point into a park.