Pittsburgh, pa. 1936- the great st. Patrick's day flood scrapbook with Pittsburgh sun telegraph newspaper of march 29, 1936, special flood supplement of the flood in pictures. on march 17th and 18th, 1936, the city of Pittsburgh pa. witnessed the worst flood in its history when flood levels peaked at 46 feet. this flood became known as the great st. Patrick's day flood. the aftermath was devastating, over 100,000 building were destroyed, and damage cost was estimated as 4.26 billion in todays dollars. this item includes the newspaper of record and a scrapbook of collected pictures. the scrapbook is a dramatic and documented in 172 pages pictures and newspaper clippings of the flood's history, destruction and human interest stories.