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The Pittsburgh Terminal Property buildings are an historic structure on Pittsburgh’s South Side, across the river from Downtown. The facility was conceived as a central point of connection between road, river, and rail transport. The River and Railroad Terminal Company was incorporated February 8, 1898 to begin the project. Major changes needed to be made to the planned area for the buildings, requiring new city ordinances. Ordinances to change the streets and clear area for building were approved in November 6, 1903.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Pittsburgh Press, November 7th, 1903 )〕 An additional ordinance was required to create the bridge over Cabot Way that holds the road (Terminal Way) which runs between the two major buildings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Pittsburgh Press, January 13th, 1904 )〕 Contractual agreements were created with the railroads servicing the area in early 1904. They show the intended use and how interconnection with the railroad lines would work and which parties were responsible for the various costs. Construction of the buildings began on July 1, 1904, and was finally completed on May 31, 1906. The total cost of construction was approximately $1.5 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= History of the Pittsburgh Terminal Property Buildings )〕 The building was a prominent piece of early 1900s Pittsburgh architecture. It was the subject of different art works and was featured on post cards. One of the new tenants of the building, City Center Self Storage, has a collection of these historical postcards on display in their office.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Postcard collection showcasing historical Pittsburgh storage building )〕 During World War II, the 6th floor of the building was used to store ammunition and ordinance for the United States Department of War.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Pittsburgh storage building used to house ammunition during World War II )〕 The facility was in active use for warehouse and transportation until the mid-1960s. Marketing brochures from that time promote 868,000 square feet of office and warehouse space available and the availability of a teletype center.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Pittsburgh Terminal Properties brochure pictures from the late 1950's )〕 In 1992, the building was renamed River Walk Corporate Centre. Paper Products Company〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Paper Products Company web site )〕 is the largest current tenant of the building occupying lower floors of the West Building. Upper floors of the West Building have largely been converted into modern office space. Tenants include the Green Building Alliance,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Green Building Alliance web site )〕 ProFromGo Internet Marketing, 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= ProFromGo web site )〕 Venture Outdoors,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Venture Outdoors web site )〕 and G & Co Design.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= G & Co Design web site )〕 Paper Products Company is also a tenant of the lower floors of the East Building. Other East Building tenants include City Center Self Storage,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= City Center Self Storage web site )〕 Harry Giglio Photography,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Harry Giglio Photography web site )〕 and Alpha Screen Graphics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Alpha Screen Graphics web site )〕 On February 5, 2013,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Pittsburgh Terminal Warehouse and Transfer Company One Step Away from National Register of Historic Places )〕 Pennsylvania's Historic Preservation Board unanimously approved Pittsburgh Terminal Properties application for historic status in a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pittsburgh Terminal Properties」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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