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PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). It previously was the home of the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2011 to 2014. Construction was completed on August 1, 2010, [ 7] and the arena opened in time for the ...
The arena's design incorporated 2,950 tons of stainless steel from Pittsburgh. [11] To make room for the arena, the city used eminent domain to displace 8,000 residents and 400 businesses from the lower Hill District, the cultural center of black life in Pittsburgh. [13] Demolition began in 1955 and was finished by 1960. [14]
PPG Place. / 40.4398; -80.0032. PPG Place is a complex in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consisting of six buildings within three city blocks and five and a half acres. PPG Place was designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee . Named for its anchor tenant, PPG Industries, which initiated the project for its headquarters, the ...
The 2009 grand opening The stage. The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is a U.S. nonprofit arts organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that presents performing and visual arts programs that celebrate the contributions of African Americans not only in Western Pennsylvania, but nationally and internationally.
Pittsburgh. / 40.43972°N 79.97639°W / 40.43972; -79.97639. Pittsburgh ( / ˈpɪtsbɜːrɡ / PITS-burg) is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as ...
The tallest building in Pittsburgh is the 64- story U.S. Steel Tower, which rises 841 feet (256 m), was completed in 1970, [ 2] and is also the fifth tallest building in Pennsylvania. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is BNY Mellon Center, which rises 725 feet (221 m). [ 3]
The Alcoa Building (a.k.a. the Regional Enterprise Tower) is a 410-foot-tall (120 m) skyscraper in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was completed in 1953 and has 31 floors. It is the 15th tallest building in the city and is adjacent to Mellon Square. In 2016, the top half of the building (floors 14-31) was converted to apartments known as ...
Petersen Events Center. / 40.443777; -79.962274. The Petersen Events Center (more commonly known as " The Pete " [ 3]) is a 12,508-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland neighborhood. The arena is named for philanthropists John Petersen and his wife Gertrude, who donated $10 million for its ...