Gateway station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit)

Gateway Center station was opened on July 3, 1985 as part of the new subway system that replaced the remaining downtown street running trolleys. The station features a mural by artist Romare Bearden. Commissioned by Pittsburgh Regional Transit as part of the original station complex, the mural is now valued at $15 million. The Heinz Endowments has pledged $250,000 toward the costs of removal and refurbishment. The mural was removed when the station was demolished, but was reinstalled in the new station. The original mural had one tile which had accidentally been placed upside-down, and the reinstallation of the mural faithfully reproduced this error. ==See also==