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William Penn Hotel

According to Wikipedia, the William Penn was built from 1915 to 1916 at a cost of USD $6-million. When it opened on March 11, 1916, newspapers hailed as the Grandest Hotel in the nation. Notice the two over-hanging archways between the three towers.

 

The hotel follows an E plan and it faces the elegant Mellon Square park.

 

The contemporary, grey skyscraper behind the hotel is BNY Mellon Center, once the head office of Mellon Bank/ Mellon Financial. The Mellons in Pittsburgh were one of America's wealthiest and most well-known families.

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Taken on October 11, 2018