David L. Lawrence David L. Lawrence served as Pittsburgh's mayor for four terms and as Pennsylvania's governor for one term. (Pittsburgh City Archives, Office of the City Clerk)
David L. Lawrence David L. Lawrence served as Pittsburgh's mayor for four terms and as Pennsylvania's governor for one term. (Pittsburgh City Archives, Office of the City Clerk)
David L. Lawrence Mayor David L. Lawrence gives Jackie Robinson a key to the city. (Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System)
David L. Lawrence A scene during the Pennsylvania Railroad freight terminal and warehouse dedication showing Mayor David L. Lawrence (far right) and other dignitaries. The 600,000 square foot warehouses, designed by architects Larsen and Donnells, were erected between March 1950 and March 1951. The structures, in a modified form, are presently standing and house corporate offices. (Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System)
David L. Lawrence A scene during the Pennsylvania Railroad freight terminal and warehouse dedication showing Mayor David L. Lawrence (far right) and other dignitaries. The 600,000 square foot warehouses, designed by architects Larsen and Donnells, were erected between March 1950 and March 1951. The structures, in a modified form, are presently standing and house corporate offices. (Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System)
David L. Lawrence • Pittsburgh Mayor David L. Lawrence takes a swing with a sledge hammer at a chisel held in the keystone of Old City Hall by city councilman A. L. Wolk, while councilman Thomas Gallagher and others look on. Old City Hall located at Smithfield Street and Virgin Alley. The cornerstone was laid August 8, 1868, and the building was constructed between 1869 and 1872 for the sum of $408,790. It was sold August 8, 1952, for nearly $2,500,000 to a real estate group planning to demolish it for commercial development. (Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System)
David L. Lawrence Former Governor of Pennsylvania David L. Lawrence speaking at the dedication ceremonies of the new Samuel and Ettie Klein Frank Wing of Montefiore Hospital, which was Phase I of a planned building expansion. June 28, 1964 (Detre Library and Archives, Sen. John Heinz History Center)