Gateway Center (PAT Station)
History
Gateway Center station was opened on July 3, 1985 as part of the new subway system that replaced the remaining downtown street running trolleys. Named for Gateway Center, the adjacent office complex, the station served the western portion of downtown. The stop also served major buildings such as One PPG Place and Fifth Avenue Place, the shopping and dining district at Market Square, and the historical and recreational hub of Point State Park.
Gateway Center closed on October 30, 2009, as part of the North Shore Connector project, and a newly constructed station (named Gateway) opened just north of the original station on March 25, 2012. The original platform under Liberty Ave was left intact and abandoned, and can be seen while riding the train towards Wood Street.
The station features a mural by artist Romare Bearden. Commissioned by Pittsburgh Regional Transit as part of the original station complex, the mural is now valued at $15 million. The Heinz Endowments has pledged $250,000 toward the costs of removal and refurbishment. The mural was removed when the station was demolished, but was reinstalled in the new station. The original mural had one tile which had accidentally been placed upside-down, and the reinstallation of the mural faithfully reproduced this error.
See also
- Gateway Center (Pittsburgh)
- Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal (former train station)
References
- ^ "Pittsburgh's Graffiti Resistant Subway to Open on July 3". The Indiana Gazette. July 2, 1985. p. 25. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tunnel Under Pittsburgh River to Open March 25". The Latrobe Bulletin. March 13, 2012. p. A7. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "System Map Fall 2020". Port Authority.
- ^ Official Port Authority information page
- ^ Schmitz, Jon (November 2, 2009). "Subway station closing causes no major delays". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ "Old Gateway Center Station". 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Pittsburgh subway station tile mural worth $15 million". Associated Press. April 24, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "Heinz Endowments gives $250,000 to restore $15 million mural". Associated Press. May 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ Thomas, Mary (14 March 2012). "Romare Bearden's tile mural once again shows his love for city and its people". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
External links
- Media related to Gateway (PAT station) at Wikimedia Commons
- North Shore Connector - Gateway Station Archived 2017-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Gateway Station - North Shore Connector