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Plaque

Object number2011.116.10

Date1963

MediumSteel; Wood

Credit LineGift of Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County

DescriptionRectangular steel plaque mounted on wood backing.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 42 × 30.125 × 1.375 in. (106.7 × 76.5 × 3.5 cm)
InscriptionsEmbossed on text on steel plate: "THE CIVIC ARENA / & EXHIBIT HALL / PUBLIC AUDITORIUM AUTHORITY OF / PITTSBURGH AND ALLEGHENY COUNTY / WILLIAM B. McFALL CHAIRMAN / DAVID J. McDONALD VICE CHAIRMAN / A. L. WOLK VICE CHAIRMAN / NICHOLAS STABILE SECRETARY & TREASURER / CARL B. JANSEN MEMBER / EDWARD FRAHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / CITY OF PITTSBURGH / JOSEPH M. BARR, MAYOR / MEMBERS OF COUNCIL / THOMAS J. GALLAGHER / PRESIDENT / IRMA M. D'ASCENZO / PATRICK T. FAGAN / DAVID OLBUM / JOHN F. COUNAHAN / CHARLES D. McCARTHY / JAMES JORDON [sic] / HOMER R. GREENE [sic] / JAMES CRAIG KUHN, JR. / ALLEGHENY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS / DR. WILLIAM D. McCLELLAND CHAIRMAN / JOHN E. McGRADY JOHN M. WALKER / MITCHELL AND RITCHEY ARCHITECTS / BUILDING DEDICATED / SEPTEMBER 17, 1961 / PUBLIC AUDITORIUM AUTHORITY OF PITTSBURGH AND ALLEGHENY COUNTY / CHRIS J. WITTING CHAIRMAN / PHILIP BASKIN VICE CHAIRMAN / NICHOLAS STABILE SECRETARY & TREASURER / DAVID J. McDONALD MEMBER / DR. J. HUBER WAGNER MEMBER / CHARLES W. STRONG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / PAST BOARD MEMBERS / *BREHON SOMERVILLE 1954 / A. L. WOLK 1954-1962 / *SIDNEY A. SWENSRUD 1954-1960 / CARL B. JANSEN 1960-1962 / *WILLIAM B. McFALL 1954-1962 / CHAIRMAN / TABLET DEDICATED / SEPTEMBER 17, 1962".

Reverse has a white adhesive sticker at top center with printed black barcode and "5333".
Historical NotesCivic Arena and Exhibit Hall dedication plaque.

Related institution Pittsburgh Penguins

Related institution City of Pittsburgh

Related institution Pittsburgh City Council

Related institution Allegheny County Board of Commissioners

Related institution Mitchell and Ritchey

Related person Dahlen K. Ritchey

Related person James Mitchell

Related person Joseph M. Barr

Related person Philip Baskin

Related person John F. Counahan

Related person Irma M. D’Ascenzo

Related person Patrick T. Fagan