Posted May 4, 200718 yr so... I feel a little embarrassed to post yet another Pittsburgh thread... but I can't help myself... this one is unlike anything I've ever posted before... relax... and keep your eyes open... for you are now a spectator of the Topographical City The view from my apartment... the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning looms over Oakland St. Paul's Cathedral Duquesne University in the foreground... University of Pittsburgh in the distance... Oak Hill in the middle South Side with Squirrel Hill / Greenfield in background PNC's FirstSide... completed in 2001... LEED-certified green building Grant Building... 1928 vintage The Try St. Terminal (bottom center) has just been converted to student apartments for the Art Institute of Pittsburgh The intricate detail at the top of the Park Building (foreground)... built in 1896, it is Pittsburgh's oldest existing skyscraper... it unfortunately suffered serious defacement during the mid-20th century 151 FirstSide is nearing completion... it is an 18-story condo tower... the beginnings of a wave of new residential downtown The Mt. Washington overlooks were refurbished last year South Side Slopes... the overhead apparatus of the Allentown trolly line is visible bottom right the historic Mon Wharf looking towards the redeveloped areas of the Lower Hill District the Monongahela Incline descending into the lush vegetation the prominent church no longer beckons the faithful... but serves as luxury condos with breathtaking views of the cityscape Gateway Center... early 50s office complex i love these old buildings a few more old gems Duquesne University... alma mater of step2me city of bridges... Allegheny River North Side and PNC Park Heinz Field, Community College of Allegheny County and North Side neighborhoods Allegheny General Hospital and a bunch of ugly 1960s apartment buildings looking towards the Strip District and Lawrenceville in the distance... the huge brick complex in the foreground is the long-vacant Armstrong Cork Factory... just converted into 295 apartments... in the background the new Children's Hospital is under construction and designed for LEED "green" certification the old Heinz Factory is now 265 apartments close-up of PNC Park and some of the new development on the North Shore mid-rise mania Duquesne Incline Ft. Pitt Bridge crossing the Monongahela awesome Troy Hill on the right... Spring Hill on the left... and Spring Garden in the narrow valley in between the Ohio River Strip District, Polish Hill, Bloomfield, Garfield, etc. Duquesne Heights the confluence Convention Center... largest LEED-certified green building in the world... University of Pitt in background... the Goodyear's (lower right) days are numbered... as a "green" neighborhood of 700 residential units in multiple towers will begin construction on that site later this year this city is awesome Manchester... spot the infill? Monongahela bridges a rather steep backyard I thought this view would be better... from Round Top in Crafton Heights a Burnham original... former rail offices... now apartments... though Amtrak still stops there... the soon-to-be-demolished Mellon Arena behind it The Oliver Building (center) is one of my favorites the Renaissance Hotel in middle how many other American cities offer you views like this? (rhetorical) so rich in texture running out of light Come to the Pittsburgh Forum Meet on May 12th Farewell from "America's Most Livable City"* *according to Places Rated Almanac
May 4, 200718 yr hold up they aren't loading, is something wrong with my comp? It's been on the fritz lately
May 4, 200718 yr with all your threads and posts about Pittsburgh, I am seriously considering that city as one of the places where i want to look for work when i finish school.... it is soo amazing and thank you for all of your threads.. keep them coming!!!!
May 4, 200718 yr Evergrey, you should talk about Pittsburgh's declining population and industry base like you do in every Ohio city's thread.
May 4, 200718 yr Evergrey, you should talk about Pittsburgh's declining population and industry base like you do in every Ohio city's thread. Very true remark W.28th!! Very nice thread anyway Evergrey.
May 4, 200718 yr ^,^^ Come on guys, appreciate the nice set of photos as they are. Leave the statistics to debate in the city threads.
May 4, 200718 yr Pittsburgh is nice and certainly beautiful, but it just seems to have...something that just bothers me. It might be the housing stock, it might be the hills everywhere (i like hills, but I also like some flat), lack of easy transportation (large, direct highways i mean), the Steelers, or the excessive amount of grit. That said, I still think the city is gorgeous and really does have a lot going for it. Oakland has two great universities, Schenley Park, Museums, etc, Shadyside has wonderful homes and a great business district, and Southside is very impressive. I hear downtown is really making a comeback as well. I hope the best for Pittsburgh
May 5, 200718 yr Let's leave the anti-Pittsburgh stuff out of this thread, folks. Nice shots! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 6, 200718 yr Let's leave the anti-Pittsburgh stuff out of this thread, folks. Nice shots! If that was directed at me, sorry. I was just trying to describe the love/hate relationship I have with Pittsburgh. Kind of like LA, you love to hate it, and hate to love it.
May 6, 200718 yr No, it wasn't directed at you. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 6, 200718 yr Great pics! I have to agree, leave the bashing out of THIS thread....that is what you have us Clevelanders for on UO!! :wink:
May 6, 200718 yr I agree this isn't the place for bashing, but I'll go on to say noone bashed any city in this thread. One person made an observation and spoke on it. Back to Pittsburgh.
May 6, 200718 yr well, I guess these photos must be pretty awesome this time around if they're provoking this type of violent attack from the Cleveland Boosters Association! I have a project for you... why don't some of you guys with a little extra time on your hands... search my 18 pages of posts... and come up with all the hard examples of me bashing Cleveland and you can start a thread on it... "Examples of Evergrey Bashing Cleveland".
May 6, 200718 yr ^ That wasn't directed at you...nor anyone in general...just making fun of myself and Cleveland in general....not that I don't like Cleveland..I LOVE it...but damn I wish we had YOUR skyline!
May 6, 200718 yr ^^Thanks for the assignment, I'll get right on that... ^pittsburgh's skyline is overrated.
May 7, 200718 yr I know for a fact on another site you said something to the effect of "x building does much to improve Cleveland's diminutive skyline" That's definitely a backhanded "compliment" I would take the time to find others, but you know what you've said on this site and others, there's no need for anyone to help you remember your negative comments about Cleveland hidden behind some frail compliment.
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