Pages

▼

Friday, February 28, 2014

The American Bridge office building: going...gone!

The American Bridge office building that once looked like this:


"Main Office Building of American Bridge Works, Ambridge, Pa."
postcard
Fisher-M'Conegly  Post Card Co., Homestead, PA.
1903 or 1904?
and this:


American Bridge office building,
 uncredited photo,
1924 Centennial Souvenir Program

Now looks like this:


The rubble formerly known as the American Bridge office 4th St. wing,
February 26, 2014,
Credit: P.J. Shotter, used with permission


Thanks to Mike and P.J. Shotter for these photos of some of the last moments of the American Bridge office and the rubble that it became:


American Bridge office building,
4th Street wing,
last phase of demolition,
February 24, 2014,
credit: Mike Shotter, used with permission

American Bridge office building,
4th Street wing,
turned into dust and rubble,
last phase of demolition,
February 24, 2014
credit: Mike Shotter, used with permission

American Bridge office building,
4th Street wing,
last phase of demolition,
February 24, 2014,
credit: Mike Shotter, used with permission

American Bridge office building,
4th Street wing
last phase of demolition,
February 24, 2014,
credit: Mike Shotter, used with permission


The rubble formerly known as the American Bridge office 4th St. wing,
February 26, 2014,
Credit: P.J. Shotter, used with permission

The rubble formerly known as the American Bridge office,
February 26, 2014,
Credit: P.J. Shotter, used with permission

The rubble formerly known as the American Bridge office,
February 26, 2014,
Credit: P.J. Shotter, used with permission

The rubble formerly known as the American Bridge office,
February 26, 2014,
Credit: P.J. Shotter, used with permission

at

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2015 at 12:36 PM

    What a beautiful building to tear down. Sad.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousMarch 19, 2015 at 11:47 AM

    jd aka john domansky
    AB co was & still is a great attraction on ebay, auctions & any selling venue. any tools, equipment, paper stuff, photos, still demand a good price. a safety belt w/attachments goes for hundreds, had some pics of AM working on Mackinaw bridge & went over it on 1961 honeymoon trip) ABco at ussteel in gary ind. great company, unlce anton breck (sons tony & gerard & girl named Jane married a jim durbin in 1940s years later we visited daugther & sons same house). worked there too. lived on 15 & duss corner house, Aunt anna fed when I walked by, same thing in Fair Oaks aumt Mary Otrahalic did same. great relatives, great people.

    ReplyDelete