Pittsburgh, 4 Years Worth

[Jonboy1983]

Dude, excellent pics of my hometown!

That one shot of Beltzhoover with all those row-houses on that one side street intersecting with Beltzhoover Ave., that was Lillian Street I believe, and my face pretty much lit up when I saw you got a shot of that. My grandmother lived there before moving to Overbrook!

A high speed rail corridor linking Pittsburgh with Chicago would be great. I've heard of talk about such a corridor to link Pittsburgh with Harrisburg tho and another one linking Cleveland and the Burgh.

I'm impressed you're actually exploring the whole region. There is a lot to see out there. I'd highly recommend looking at Falling Water if ever you get the opportunity. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Edgar Kaufmann and is considered an architectural and engineering marvel.

[Jayayess1190]

Schenley Park offers great views:


Oakland:


Building on Fifth Ave:






Consol Energy Center to open really soon:

[Jayayess1190]

These are the last until later this month when I go back up to Pittsburgh for a summer class. As of right now I have $500 saved up on Amazon (thanks to surveys) towards the oncoming Panasonic GF2.

Downtown on sunny days in April:








Liberty Ave looking up:



Fifth Ave near the new Fairmont Hotel is getting a makeover:





Penn Ave home to theaters and culture:


Mellon Square is always peaceful:



Downtown on a stormy day:

While waiting for the bus:


Looking to Station Square:

[Jayayess1190]

I am back in the city until Aug 3rd. Flew from Philly to Pittsburgh via Southwest, this is some of what I saw:

An airport somewhere a little bit after takeoff:


Flying over the city, we see my college the University of Pittsburgh as well as Oakland and beyond:




Downtown, the Mellon Arena, and the Consol Energy Center:


Downtown:


The North Shore:


Homes near the airport:

[dugdogmaster]

Wow, really unique aerial views of the city

[Jayayess1190]

[Jayayess1190]

Wilkinsburg:





East Liberty, future home of a 2-story Target store:






Downtown, I can always find soulless corners:



The Skyline:


The Smithfield Street Bridge leads to the

[Austinlee]

I also love the aerials. Very cool.


I just showed a couple houses on this street about a month ago. That is called Tiffany Ridge in Moon Twp. overlooking Coraopolis and the Ohio river.

[Jayayess1190]

I have not posted in a while but I had computer issues. I am not in Pittsburgh until later this month, but I have plenty of pics to post from being up there for my summer class at Pitt.

PPG Place:




Grant St has some of the cities tallest:



Skyline from Warrington Ave:






History:


Blvd of the Allies:




The Birmingham Bridge connects Oakland/Soho with the South Side:


Part of my view of Oaklandfrom my room in Tower C:

[Jonboy1983]

Hey, sweet pics yet again, especially those areals from the Southwest 737.

That airport you flew over shortly after takeoff near PHL? I believe that was the Chester County Airport near Coatesville. I reckognized the Coatesville-Downingtown bypass and Business US-30 behind it.

Have you gone to any of the north hills yet? Ross Twp., Cranberry? Those are rappidly growing parts of the Greater Pittsburgh region. There is an upscale mall at Ross (Ross Park Mall).

[Jayayess1190]

Originally Posted by Jonboy1983

Hey, sweet pics yet again, especially those areals from the Southwest 737.

That airport you flew over shortly after takeoff near PHL? I believe that was the Chester County Airport near Coatesville. I reckognized the Coatesville-Downingtown bypass and Business US-30 behind it.

Have you gone to any of the north hills yet? Ross Twp., Cranberry? Those are rappidly growing parts of the Greater Pittsburgh region. There is an upscale mall at Ross (Ross Park Mall).

Not yet. I get free rides on PAT with my id, so I go where PAT goes (except New Castle). But in the fall I plan on going to places like Braddock and guess I should head out to Cranberry and Ross townships.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Few North American cities are more photogenic. Thanks for all the great photos.

[Jayayess1190]

East Liberty:



Giant Cupcake in East Liberty:


Approaching Downtown:



Chatham Center near downtown:




Downtown
Exiting Steel Plaza "T" station gives you this:


Fifth Ave near Liberty:






The Allegheny:



Livin' near the Allegheny:

[Jayayess1190]

Back to Pitt tomorrow, so in the coming new school year I plan to hit some new places I have yet to explore (as long as I can get there on the bur or T), like Braddock.

Cool building to live in:


PNC Park with a game going on:


North Shore Building:


Skyscraper jungle:












Construction continues on the North Shore Connector light rail extension due to open in late 2011:




The closed Gateway Center, the former end of the line station will also reopen in 2011:


Console Energy Center finally gets some energy:


A special motorcycling parking lot under a highway in downtown:


City livin':


Storm clouds over Oakland:


Sunset over the Monongahela:


Bus stop wisdom:


Nightfall from the hills of the South Shore:


Homes overlooking downtown:

[Jayayess1190]

Carnegie, PA. A town 6 miles from downtown Pittsburgh:

Offices on the hills above:


Downtown:

[dugdogmaster]

Nice updates

[Jonboy1983]

I have one other suggestion. How about checking out one of the Giant Eagle Market Districts if you have not already done so. I was in Pittsburgh this past weekend for a bridal shower and bachelor party that my family threw for my fiancee and yours truely respectively. Breakfast was extra at the Courtyard Marriott Pittsburgh Airport, so I suggested we (my fiancee and future in-laws who all are life-long residents of Greater Philly) go to the new Market District in Robinson, which was about a 5 minute drive from the hotel. Long story short, they were very impressed with it, even more so that Wegmans. Not to mention, the Robinson location is HUUUGE -- bigger than any of Wegmans' many midatlantic/northeastern locations!

I guess if you can't get out to Robinson, there are locations in Bethel Park and Shadyside/East Liberty...

Nice shots of PNC Park. Such a nice ballpark that has to double as a garbage dump every year from April to early October...

[Austinlee]

Carnegie is a neat, dense little suburb but the color of those lamposts and bollards make me want to vomit.

[Jayayess1190]

View from the Station Square Sheraton stayed in when my parents, brother, and I came to move in:





The skyline from Station Square:


Skyline view from just off the upper campus of Pitt, I live up here on the hill now:


Headed down towards 5th Ave:


The Cathedral of Learning at dusk:


Art on a building on Penn Ave:


Penn Ave looking downtown:



The skyline from a downtown bound G1 bus:


A small street near Negley E. Busway station:


East Liberty, home to new development like Borders and soon a 2 story Target:


LST 325 docked on the North Shore of the Allegheny:


The Allegheny:


A shot from New Castle:

[Jayayess1190]

Took a trip out to Braddock, here is what I saw. Many of these photos were taken on the main street through town, Braddock Ave:

The city welcomes you:



The view coming into town on Kenmawr Ave:




Traffic headed onto the Rankin Bridge:



A typical street sign:


A banner on a light pole:


Braddock has plenty of open space so people have decided to use it to their advantage:









Braddock is easily accessibl by many Port Authority bus routes, including the 61A which goes to Oakland and downtown Pittsburgh, and is located a short distance from the Swissvale East Busway terminus which offers the quickest ride to downtown Pittsburgh:



Kennywood Amusement Park is easily viewable from all over the city:



Residences:









Commercial on Braddock Ave:


















Church:


And of course there are the industries: