Union Restaurant Pittsburg Remnant

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Union Restaurant Pittsburg Remnant

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We see touristy items like this coated in a silver material of which I admit to being ignorant...not even sure if there are silver particles present. Perhaps someone may know? In lieu of having any of the silverware from this location, this object is all that is left from the original basement restaurant of the Frick Building of Pittsburg (now Pittsburgh). Henry Clay Frick was tied-in to Andrew Carnegie, and a disagreement over handling a steel industry strike led to Frick establishing his structure next to the iron magnate's own. He was also instrumental in the re-building of the Pittsburg Union Station among many other contributions to the city's history. The Union Restaurant Company operated this venture c.1903-12, when the surrounding landscape was lowered and the basement became the new mezzanine above ground, making the building 21 stories in all. There is no maker mark for the trinket.

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More accurate detail of history of Union Restaurant & Cafe/Union Restaurant Company found in Frick papers files at University site (non-commercial ref.): https://digital.library.pitt.edu/island ... 94#ref5356
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1913 photo view of road re-grading project outside Frick and Bakewell Buildings where restaurant was located over time: http://retrographer.org/photos/2384
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