Grant Building, Pittsburgh

The Grant Building stands proudly on Grant Street in Pittsburgh, a street historically significant for the city's corporate and governmental affairs. Completed in 1930, this towering structure boasts thirty-seven floors, reaching a height of 485 feet above downtown Pittsburgh. Its façade, fashioned in the art deco style, showcases a blend of Belgian granite, limestone, and brick.

One notable feature of the building was its radio antenna, extending approximately 100–150 feet from the tower's roof, equipped with an aviation beacon that transmitted the Morse Code message "P-I-T-T-S-B-U-R-G-H". This beacon, visible up to 150 miles away on clear nights, served as a distinctive landmark. Despite occasional malfunctions in the older technology, a smaller version of the beacon continues to flash the city's name, albeit with occasional misspellings like "P-I-T-E-T-S-B-K-R-R-H". Fortunately, repairs in July 2009 restored the beacon's functionality, once again proudly illuminating the correct spelling of Pittsburgh.

Additionally, the tower on the roof doubled as the broadcast antenna for radio station KDKA Pittsburgh, renowned for making the first commercially licensed radio broadcast on the memorable election night of 1920.