Posted June 21, 201014 yr Here is a collection of shots I took from Pittsburgh this past weekend. You can never get enough of that skyline! Street life in the Strip District: World Famous sandwich at Primantis Here is my favorite set of old buildings in Pittsburgh. They unfortuantely are very difficult to photograph: Market Square being renovated. They are cutting off the central area for just pedestrians. Any ideas public square? Old Catholic Church in Mt. Washington Station Square:
June 21, 201014 yr The Market Square renovation is a MUCH needed improvement. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 21, 201014 yr Great pics! I was in The Burgh last weekend, too. But just on Saturday evening. Did the Pirates play on Saturay afternoon? There was no one at the park by the time we went past it at about 8:30 p.m. I was very impressed with the number of people out and about in downtown. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 21, 201014 yr Fantastic... Love the festive feel of the bridges. I always thought the Veterans Bridge in Cleveland should be adorned with a couple flags at the pinnacle.
June 21, 201014 yr Pittsburgh is awesome. It's downtown is on a whole other level than any of the 3 C's.
June 21, 201014 yr Great pics! I was in The Burgh last weekend, too. But just on Saturday evening. Did the Pirates play on Saturay afternoon? There was no one at the park by the time we went past it at about 8:30 p.m. I was very impressed with the number of people out and about in downtown. The game was on Saturday evening and yes there were a surprising number of people there. I think the number was so high because they commerated the 1960 World Series..
June 21, 201014 yr Pittsburgh is awesome. It's downtown is on a whole other level than any of the 3 C's. I totally agree that downtown Pittsburgh is awesome. The major whole however is that to my knowledge there are not a lot of people actually living downtown.
June 21, 201014 yr Pittsburgh is awesome. It's downtown is on a whole other level than any of the 3 C's. Not really. I think you're looking at visual perspective, which in that case it's awesome. Pittsburgh has many renovations for residential but nothing more than Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. I believe Cleveland and Cincinnati have a larger downtown population while Cleveland itself has a full-service grocery store, etc. Activity-wise, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland are generally around the same though during work hours, Pittsburgh's is more "busy" since there are over 140,000 downtown workers. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 21, 201014 yr Pittsburgh is awesome. It's downtown is on a whole other level than any of the 3 C's. Not really. I think you're looking at visual perspective, which in that case it's awesome. Pittsburgh has many renovations for residential but nothing more than Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. I believe Cleveland and Cincinnati have a larger downtown population while Cleveland itself has a full-service grocery store, etc. Activity-wise, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland are generally around the same though during work hours, Pittsburgh's is more "busy" since there are over 140,000 downtown workers. How many workers are there downtown in Cincy and Pittsburgh?
June 21, 201014 yr If I remember correctly, Cincinnati has 120,000ish downtown workers. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 21, 201014 yr The Toledo Blade did a report in 2008 on Ohio downtowns and reported 84,000 in downtown Cincinnati in 2000, and 72,000 in 2003. http://toledoblade.com/assets/pdf/TO48871622.PDF Note- these are only private-sector jobs.
June 21, 201014 yr Great pics. PGH and CVG look so much alike in some of those river shots it is spooky! As far as size, how does PGH's DT footprint compare in size to 3C's? As dense as CVG is, PGH looks even more so if not a little smaller.
June 21, 201014 yr Pittsburgh is awesome. It's downtown is on a whole other level than any of the 3 C's. Not really. I think you're looking at visual perspective, which in that case it's awesome. Pittsburgh has many renovations for residential but nothing more than Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. I believe Cleveland and Cincinnati have a larger downtown population while Cleveland itself has a full-service grocery store, etc. Activity-wise, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland are generally around the same though during work hours, Pittsburgh's is more "busy" since there are over 140,000 downtown workers. Oh, I just meant in terms of size, not so much vibrancy.
June 21, 201014 yr Well, even size-wise, downtown Pittsburgh is only 0.8 square miles from I-579 to the Point. Cincinnati's downtown is exactly that while Cleveland and Columbus' are larger. I think the visual T you get with streetwall canyons gives you that impression that Pittsburgh is "larger" and it's certainly taller than Cincinnati. The Toledo Blade did a report in 2008 on Ohio downtowns and reported 84,000 in downtown Cincinnati in 2000, and 72,000 in 2003. http://toledoblade.com/assets/pdf/TO48871622.PDF Note- these are only private-sector jobs. Yeah, I read that it was 120,000 total somewhere on this site (Cincinnatius?). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 21, 201014 yr As far as size, how does PGH's DT footprint compare in size to 3C's? As dense as CVG is, PGH looks even more so if not a little smaller. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh's CBD's are both 0.8 square miles. Cleveland's is what, 2sq miles? Columbus is like 3 sq miles. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 21, 201014 yr Well, even size-wise, downtown Pittsburgh is only 0.8 square miles from I-579 to the Point. Cincinnati's downtown is exactly that while Cleveland and Columbus' are larger. I think the visual T you get with streetwall canyons gives you that impression that Pittsburgh is "larger" and it's certainly taller than Cincinnati. The Toledo Blade did a report in 2008 on Ohio downtowns and reported 84,000 in downtown Cincinnati in 2000, and 72,000 in 2003. http://toledoblade.com/assets/pdf/TO48871622.PDF Note- these are only private-sector jobs. Yeah, I read that it was 120,000 total somewhere on this site (Cincinnatius?). I agree...and add that one of the reasons Pitt's downtown looks so large is that it is squeezed within the triangle and bordered by two rivers...not spread out. This creates a big visual impact and unique illusion.
June 22, 201014 yr It's elements of forced perspective, much like the Disney castles/Main Street USA. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 22, 201014 yr There sure aren't many surface parking lots in downtown Pittsburgh and the streets are pretty narrow, unlike Cleveland's 100-foot-wide thoroughfares. Any city with narrow streets and few "missing teeth" is OK in my urban book. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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