Latrobe, PA and a little plus.

Ex-Ithacan · #1 Posted **Oct 15, 2013, 11:05 PM**

Latrobe is a small city about 40 miles east of Pittsburgh.
The golfer Arnold Palmer and Fred Rogers (from Mr. Roger's neighborhood fame) are from Latrobe.
The regional airport is named after Palmer. The city has a bit over 8,000 folks, down from
nearly 12,000 in 1960. It has several closed factories (mostly steel/metal related)
but still has a brewery which orinally brewed Rolling Rock (though now puts out Sam Adams among
other brews).
The town doesn't look as depressed as many other rust belt cities,
though it appears rather gray and empty in these pics (taken on a Sunday afternoon).
Anyway here are some pics from a brief tour.

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11. Pee-Wee football (on Sunday).

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15. Steelers fans at the senior housing.

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A little way outside of town is St. Vincent College, a Benedictine liberal arts school.
Some info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Vincent_College

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42. Chuck Noll Field (where the Pittsburg Steelers have spring training)>

43. Yep, that Fred Rogers.

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48. The Monastery under renovations.

49. So long from Latrobe.

Hope you enjoyed.

dc_denizen · #2 Posted **Oct 15, 2013, 11:22 PM**

Interesting..."from the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe, as a tribute to your good taste".

Shasta · #3 Posted **Oct 16, 2013, 1:28 AM**

Nice. Latrobe is one of those small cities that has always intrigued me but I never made it down there when I was in Central/Western NY.

What's the story with Mozart Hall? I dig that thing.

ColDayMan · #4 Posted **Oct 16, 2013, 4:01 AM**

It's got that random West Virginia city vibe going on. I dig.

Danny · #5 Posted **Oct 16, 2013, 8:01 AM**

Nice pictures of Latrobe. Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed this tour.

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain.

Ex-Ithacan · #6 Posted **Oct 17, 2013, 4:24 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shasta

Nice. Latrobe is one of those small cities that has always intrigued me but I never made it down there when I was in Central/Western NY.

What's the story with Mozart Hall? I dig that thing.

All I could find out about the place is that it was built in 1890, most recently had a restaurant for a while and also was a music venue.

Thanks for the replies fellas.

MplsTodd · #7 Posted **Oct 17, 2013, 4:57 PM**

Nice tour. I also liked that Mozart Building--they definitely don't build them like that anymore!

Did you see the brewery? Is it in town?

photoLith · #8 Posted **Oct 18, 2013, 1:08 AM**

That mill you posted in the first part is sick. Ive been inside it a few times to urbex the shit out of it. Its pretty epic inside. And that Catholic Church is awesome. I randomly saw that while driving and was amazed such an impressive structure would be all by itself like that.

DetroitSky · #9 Posted **Oct 20, 2013, 2:03 AM**

Great tour! Looks like an interesting place.

gothamite · #10 Posted **Oct 20, 2013, 8:35 PM**

Fred Rogers and Rolling Rock

? What more could you ask?

Austinlee · #11 Posted **Oct 21, 2013, 12:01 AM**

Awesome city! One of my favorite satellite cities in the Pittsburgh metro. That Mozart Hall is SCREAMING for a renovation.

Ex-Ithacan · #12 Posted **Oct 22, 2013, 11:51 PM**

Thanks for the comments fellas. I did see the Brewery, and had taken a pic of the Rolling Rock sign during a previous visit, but I can't find the darn thing.

Shasta · #13 Posted **Oct 23, 2013, 4:26 AM**

I wish I could transport Mozart Hall to Houston and plop it down on the vacant lot facing Market Square. SO MUCH POTENTIAL. I seriously want to marry that thing. Legalize architectural marriage!