Downtown Smoke

Scls036
Rooftop view of skyscrapers and parking garage with heavy smoke obscuring many background buildings. For more than a century, Pittsburgh was marked as a smoky city. In 1941 an effective smoke control ordinance was passed in the city of Pittsburgh, but t
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Downtown
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Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
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Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh Original URL
Subjects
Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Air--Pollution--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History.; Air quality management--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History.; Business enterprises--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Identifier
SCLS036
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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  • Chuck over 13 years ago

    View of the Koppers Building and beyond

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