Allegheny County PA Archives-  Photos: Grant Building, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

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Postcard, ca. 1940
Grant Building, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Grant Building
(3rd Ave. and Grant St.)
This beautiful office building is the headquarters of KDKA, the world's 
pioneer broadcasting station.  Atop the building is a 3,250,000 candlepower 
aerial beacon which can be seen for more than 75 miles from Pittsburgh on 
clear nights.  Beneath this large beacon is a flashing red neon light 
which spells the word "Pittsburgh" in morse code.  Aviators can see 
this light approximately 150 miles away.