Allegheny Center in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

(re) CARstruction

Keny Marshall

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

1. (re) CARstruction Marker

Inscription.
1984 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
Dissected and re-assembled into a nine foot diameter sphere in 2009

The Jeep Grand Wagoneer was the first true luxury 4x4 vehicle, allowing Americans to enjoy rugged adventure in comfort and style. This Wagoneer now sits and dreams of days gone by and roads once traveled. Motor housings, rockers and gears are folded inside out making up the surface of the sphere. The once tightly packed SUV has become a hollow shell with the mechanisms which gave this machine its utility arranged for their physical appearance rather than their actual function.

Erected by Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.

Location. 40° 27.161′ N, 80° 0.457′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Allegheny Center. It is at the intersection of West Commons and Allegheny Square West, on the right when traveling north on West Commons. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 711 West Commons, Pittsburgh PA 15212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Allegheny Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Allegheny Market House

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church (about 300 feet away); Alumni Veterans Honor Roll (about 300 feet away); Allegheny High School (about 300 feet away); Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science (about 400 feet away); James Hay Reed (about 500 feet away); First Free Public Library Building in the United States (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

2. (re) CARstruction Marker

(re) CARstruction image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

3. (re) CARstruction

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.