Bellefield Boiler Plant
Bellefield Boiler Plant, also known as "The Cloud Factory" from its nickname's use in Michael Chabon's 1988 debut novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, is a boiler plant located in Junction Hollow between the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University in the Oakland district of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Photo: TheZachMorrisExperience, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Carnegie Museum of Art.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896. Carnegie Museum of Natural History is situated 430 feet northwest of Bellefield Boiler Plant.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Art gallery
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The Carnegie Museum of Art is an art museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum was originally known as the Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute and was located at what became the Main Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Carnegie Museum of Art is situated 540 feet north of Bellefield Boiler Plant.
Cathedral of Learning
Photo: Pjah73, Public domain.
The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story skyscraper that serves as the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Cathedral of Learning is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Bellefield Boiler Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panther Hollow and Oakland.
Panther Hollow
Neighborhood
Panther Hollow is a small, somewhat isolated community at the bottom of Joncaire Street in Junction Hollow that runs along Boundary Street and is located in the Central Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Oakland
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Oakland is a bustling college neighborhood on the eastern side of Pittsburgh, home to Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The surrounding area is made up of several distinct neighborhoods, including the pleasant districts of Squirrel Hill and Shadyside.
Shadyside
Neighborhood
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Shadyside is a neighborhood in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It has three zip codes and representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 8.
Bellefield Boiler Plant
- Type: Electrical generator
- Also known as: “Cloud Factory” and “The Cloud Factory”
- Categories: heat-only boiler station, building, and industry
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.4422° or 40° 26′ 32″ northLongitude
-79.94912° or 79° 56′ 57″ westOpen location code
87G2C3R2+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 302715370OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5135662
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In Other Languages
“Bellefield Boiler Plant” goes by many names.
- German: “Heizwerk Bellefield”
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Highlights include Alcohol House and Schenley Bridge.
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