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As late as 1981 Gulf Oil employed 3,100 within the building. [6] Now called Gulf Tower, it has 44 floors and rises 177.4 m (582 ft) above downtown Pittsburgh. The crown of the skyscraper is modeled after the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in the style of a step pyramid. The building was listed as a Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic ...
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Pittsburgh" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
September 5, 2011 – The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee brought 6 to 10 inches (25 cm) of rain in Pennsylvania, some areas over 14 inches (36 cm). Lee's leftovers spread into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, in some areas causing severe flooding, and record rainfalls throughout much of eastern Pennsylvania.
The flood eventually led to calls for the construction of a dam upstream on the Allegheny to prevent future floods of this magnitude. Laws providing for the construction of the dam were passed in 1936 and 1938 , but it would take nearly three decades, and a bitter fight with the Seneca Nation of Indians , before the Kinzua Dam was finally ...
The dam is one of 16 flood control structures in the Corps' Pittsburgh District. [2] With a capacity of 355,000 acre-feet (438,000 dam 3), the lake is usually kept at a much lower level of 5,140 acre-feet (6,340 dam 3), to accommodate flash floods. [1] Water is released as quickly as possible while not exacerbating flooding conditions downstream.
On March 17 and 18, 1936, Pittsburgh suffered the worst flood in its history, with flood levels peaking at 46 feet. This catastrophe killed 69 victims, destroyed thousands of buildings, caused $3B (2006 dollars) in damages, and put more than 60,000 steelworkers out of work.
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Pages in category "Demolished buildings and structures in Pittsburgh" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.