Posted April 30, 200718 yr yeah... I know you guys are getting sick of the daily Pittsburgh photo threads... but I just don't care... This thread is mostly South/Central Oakland... near the University of Pittsburgh... largely inhabited by undergraduates... though more "townie" as you get further from the campus... nothing comprehensive... just me rambling around but first... the view from the front window of my apartment in Bloomfield... what a convenient place to live... right across the street from Starbucks, W.G. Grinders, Paddy Cake Bakery, etc. the view from the back of my apartment... towards the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland just a little bit of the western edge of Shadyside Central Catholic High School... Danny Marino's alma mater my favourite temple in the city I believe this is the "Cloud Factory" of "Mysteries of Pittsburgh" fame the "Lost Neighborhood" Oakland has an extremely eclectic collection of rows entering Dan Marino's neighbourhood what an awkward structure new houses in Oakland secret overlook... looking down at the Hot Metal Bridge crossing the Monongahela River connecting Oakland to the South Side... houses cling to the South Side Slopes... an area featured in the New York Times last year... American Eagle's new HQ is the big red building to the right looking west towards Downtown... in the foreground is the Technology Park... a brownfield redevelopment of a former steel mill site... unfortunately it's very suburban in appearance right now... but there are plans to significantly increase the density in the near future looking up the Monongahela River... Hays Woods is an undeveloped forested area of 600 acres... just minutes from Downtown... apparently others have enjoyed this view before me work is progressing on the pedestrian portion of the Hot Metal Bridge... to the right is the South Side Works... another brownfield redevelopment of a steel mill site... it's a mixed-use complex featuring diverse retail, dining, office, residential and plenty of structured parking... the next phases include more office and residential... a 15-story hotel and a Hofbrauhaus the eastern edge of the South Side... and houses "in the cut" Oakland hillside housing Oakland density really going out of the way now descending into the forest at the intersection of Frazier St. and Romeo St. some bonus Downtown Downtown's skinny buildings are popular for loft conversions crossing the Allegheny
April 30, 200718 yr Your camera is turning pink again. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 30, 200718 yr yes... I'm looking into a new camera... something with a more powerful zoom... at present my creative vision outstrips my technical resources.
April 30, 200718 yr Excuses, excuses... "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 30, 200718 yr I love Pittsburgh and it really has a lot going for it, I think, but I just hate it's housing stock. All those ugly awnings and no real continuity makes the city just look gritty. However there are some exceptions (Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, some Northside neighborhoods...)
April 30, 200718 yr That Hot Metal Bridge has many similarities to the Purple People Bridge in Cincy...they have similar architecture, almost identical look, a pedestrian component, and a mixed-use development at one side. looking up the Monongahela River... Hays Woods is an undeveloped forested area of 600 acres... just minutes from Downtown... Uhhh...I can see why its undeveloped! That looks to be extremely steep terrain to be building anything on. Oh, and one more thing...this approach reminds me very much of the Columbia Parkway approach in Cincinnati. Sorry for all of the Cincy comparisons, but the two cities are very similar in many ways. The first visible bridge is also identical architecturally to the first visible bridge for Cincy's approach (Clade Way Bridge aka Big Mac Bridge). The similarities are uncanny!
April 30, 200718 yr Hot Metal Bridge is a dual-span bridge... the upstream component... which carries vehicular traffic... was built as a railroad bridge... the other span... under conversion to pedestrian access... carried crucibles of molten steel from the blast furnaces to the rolling mills
May 3, 200718 yr Nice. I'd like to see some pics of Carnegie Mellon. It's in this area right? Its a beautiful campus.
May 4, 200718 yr Incredible tour. Those stone houses are my favorite. Wonder how much those go on the market for.
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