This was the distribution center for fresh produce for the region. This would handle the produce for all of the railroads hauling produce to the region.
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| Jackson-Township historical preservation posted Carloads of fruits & vegetables at the Kroger Depot Terminal in the area of the Strip District along the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh around 1941. (Photo by John Vachon via Farm Security Administration/Shorpy] Gary Monroe: That's Herrs Island upstream on the Allegheny. Pig island now called Washingtons Landing. [Note all of the open hatches above the ice bunkers. I see a CB&Q car among the PFE cars.] |
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| Jackson-Township historical preservation posted The produce terminal in the city's Strip District has been a Pittsburgh landmark for more than 80 years. Built in 1926 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, it was for decades the first stop for produce arriving in Pittsburgh. In 1949, the terminal's railroad yards had space for 660 cars. 1949 image from Post-Gazette archives. |
This produce terminal helps explain why there were so many tracks north of Pennsy's passenger train facilities.
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| 1951/51 Pittsburgh East @ 24,000 |
At least one of the buildings has been repurposed rather than torn down.
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| Street View, Jun 2022 |
The south end of that building.
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| Street View, Oct 2024 |
Some buildings still perform the original function of the Strip District. But the buildings are new to accommodate semi trucks instead of refers and horse & wagons.
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| Satellite |
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| HisoricPittsburgh |
Chicago had four produce terminals as the volume increased and the mode of transportation evolved from railroad plus horse & wagon to railroad plus small trucks to 18-wheelers: Water Street and South Water Market, Chicago Produce Terminal and today's Chicago International Produce Market (CIPM).
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