The Pittsburgh Pirates Considered Building Their Stadium Over a River

Pittsburgh sports fans may be familiar with PNC Park, home to the Pittsburgh Pirates. But even those who follow baseball may not have known that the Pennsylvania city once had plans for a “Jetsons-style stadium” that would have been positioned over the Monongahela River. The design from 1958 featured a large futuristic stadium building as well as a hotel and parking area that would’ve spanned a wide bridge-like structure located where the Smithfield Street Bridge stands today.