Trilon Description of this Point Park concept drawing reads, “Trilon proposed by David A. Wallace, City Planner and Architect, Baltimore, Md. at PRPA annual dinner meeting January 23, 1961.” The trilon was never built; instead city planners placed a fountain at Point State Park. (Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center)
1913 Plan for Point State Park A view of a 1913 architectural rendering for suggested structural improvements to Point State Park. (Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System)
Point Improvement View of proposed Point improvement plans, January 27, 1915. (Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System)
Point Improvements Drawing of the proposed Point improvement, April 5, 1916. (Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System)
Point State Park and Gateway Center Aerial view of planned redevelopment area for Point State Park and Gateway Center, January 1, 1940. (Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System)
Gateway to the West An image of a proposed redevelopment plan of the Point in downtown Pittsburgh, featuring a "Gateway to the West" monument. (Mel Seidenberg Photographs, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center)
Gateway to the West An image of a proposed redevelopment plan of the Point in downtown Pittsburgh, featuring a "Gateway to the West" monument. (Mel Seidenberg Photographs, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center)
Trilon Description of this Point Park concept drawing reads, “Trilon proposed by David A. Wallace, City Planner and Architect, Baltimore, Md. at PRPA annual dinner meeting January 23, 1961.” The trilon was never built; instead city planners placed a fountain at Point State Park. (Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center)