Pittsburgh - Dahntahn and then some

TBone7281 · #1 Posted: **Dec 29, 2011, 9:40 PM**

I took this week off from work and decided to spend yesterday wandering around downtown. (Dahntahn to locals.) I parked at my company lot in the Strip District and wandered around for around 5 hours taking pictures as I went.

1. The bane of the East... The Squirrel Hill Tunnel.

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3. Some shots from the top of the parking garage at 24th & Smallman.

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6. Downtown through a snow squall.

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8. The Lofts, luxury apartments along the Allegheny River. Hines Ward of the Pittsburgh Steelers lived here for a number of years.

9. Clearing the lot behind my office... not sure what's going in yet, if anything.

10. They have been remodeling this place into apartments for the last few years.

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13. Looking North up the Allegheny.

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15. The Lofts from the river side.

16. "Become a river liver"

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19. "Fruit Auction Sales Building", aka The Produce Terminal Building.

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32. Seagate Research

33. The Convention Center

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44. In the summer the sides are full of water. Kind of dismal this time of year.

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I have a bunch more but they will have to wait. Today is Grandma's birthday and she doesn't like to wait. Off to dinner.

arkitekte · #2 Posted: **Dec 29, 2011, 11:09 PM**

Very nice!

glowrock · #3 Posted: **Dec 29, 2011, 11:57 PM**

Nice shots, dude!

Aaron (Glowrock)

Evergrey · #4 Posted: **Dec 30, 2011, 12:26 AM**

Great job. Hope to see more. I love your eye for composition.

3. I loathe that sloppy vacant/parking lot just out of view on the bottom left. Really destroys the cohesion of the Strip in a really critical area. Hopefully something gets built there someday.

7. Always liked that building front and center.

9. That may be the next phase of the "Cork Factory Lofts"... see Pittsburgh Development thread.

14 & 17. Absolutely horrifying example of riverfront architecture... an endless blank modern warehouse wall.

32. I believe Seagate evacuated Pittsburgh about a year ago. Not sure if there's anything left there... though a light is on. Perhaps, as a Strip District worker, you're privy to more information.

Austinlee · #5 Posted: **Dec 30, 2011, 12:32 AM**

Great shots. You need to do more photo tours!

TBone7281 · #6 Posted: **Dec 30, 2011, 3:06 AM**

Thanks guys, more shortly.

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Originally Posted by Evergrey

3. I loathe that sloppy vacant/parking lot just out of view on the bottom left. Really destroys the cohesion of the Strip in a really critical area. Hopefully something gets built there someday.

You mean this? I agree... but that's where most of us park for work so I'd be sad to see it go for completely selfish reasons. If I'm working somewhere else though...

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14 & 17. Absolutely horrifying example of riverfront architecture... an endless blank modern warehouse wall.

Without a doubt... I was enjoying the houses and other structures that line the hills, but the stuff that actually lines that part of the Allegheny is horrible.

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32. I believe Seagate evacuated Pittsburgh about a year ago. Not sure if there's anything left there... though a light is on. Perhaps, as a Strip District worker, you're privy to more information.

That could very well be. Honestly the lot is really well kept up and there was a couple lights on so I just kind of assumed they were closed down for the holidays. Wonder if they got some new tenants.

Nineties Flava · #7 Posted: **Dec 30, 2011, 3:08 AM**

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Great shots. You need to do more photo tours!

Agreed... I enjoyed this thread. Never been to Pittsburgh but it looks like it's worth visiting.

TBone7281 · #8 Posted: **Dec 30, 2011, 3:43 AM**

51. Alcoa

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54. Roberto Clemente Bridge

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59. There is a barbershop in the ground floor of Gateway Towers, right as you come up on Point State Park with a wall of mirrors so I caught a quick shot of my reflection.

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61. The old Hilton, now in the process of becoming a Wyndham Grand.

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63. Point State Park

64. Messing with the zoom on my camera. This is up on Mt. Washington.

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68. Fort Pitt Block House, built in 1764

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70. The bane of the West - Fort Pitt Tunnels

71. If you grew up around here, this was probably one of your field trips - The Gateway Clipper fleet.

72. The Duquesne Incline.

73. Looking west to where the Allegheny and Monongahela meet to form the Ohio.

74. Carnegie Science Center (and their submarine).

75. I forgot they are working on the Point fountain. It's pretty much a huge mess right now.

76. Turning back around from near the edge of Point State Park, this is the view of downtown.

77. I couldn't decide if it was terrible or funny that the marker to show where the French fort was is covered in goose crap.

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84. The new Gateway Center T Station in the forefront. (The T is Pittsburgh's tiny subway system for those of you not familiar with the area.

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86. 2 PNC in the middle.

87. 3 PNC

88. Working on some beautification by 3 PNC. I think this was mentioned in the Pittsburgh Rundown II thread.

89. From one side of Market Square.

90. Serving and Protecting. From somewhere else.

91. One PPG Place has always been one of my favorite buildings so I apologize in advance if there are a lot of shots.

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97. Heinz Ketchup Triceratops?

98. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Stegosaurus?

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montréaliste · #9 Posted: **Dec 30, 2011, 4:04 AM**

Great looking downtown. I also hope to visit the neighborhoods one day and check out the sweet high perched houses. Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll plant my flag and build another french fort, a snowfort that is...

TBone7281 · #10 Posted: **Dec 30, 2011, 4:38 AM**

Halfway there...

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110. One Oxford Centre

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113. City County Building

114. Allegheny County Courthouse

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116. The Frick Building

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121. Pittsburgh's second tallest building, BNY Mellon Center (725ft)

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126. Pittsburgh's tallest building,US Steel Tower (841ft)

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129. "Occupy Pittsburgh". I won't make this a political discussion, I'll just say: "Well, their tents and garbage are there."

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133. BNY Mellon Client Services Building. Actually met the wife and ate in their cafeteria for lunch. (She works on the 13th floor.)

134. Steel Plaza T Station

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136. BNY Mellon from inside the T Station.

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142. This is the only nativity scene in the United States authorized by the Vatican.

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146. US Steel Tower is made out of a product called Cor-ten steel. The idea is that it resists corrosion. It does this by forming a layer of intentional oxidization, which had the effect of turning the surrounding area brown.

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148. Dismantling the Civic Arena.

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One more batch to go but that will wait until tomorrow. Bedtime for this guy.

TBone7281 · #11 Posted: **Dec 30, 2011, 8:05 PM**

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157. St. Benedict the Moor Church

158. St. Benedict (Moor means black)

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170. Looking south down I-579

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176. The Post Office might be terrible at running a business, but damn it, they're prepared.

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Ok, that's it. I promise. According to Google maps I walked close to 8 miles and I had a great time doing it. Hope you guys enjoyed as well.

Austinlee · #12 Posted: **Dec 30, 2011, 11:13 PM**

Largest pittsburgh thread ever.

ShadowMaster · #13 Posted: **Dec 31, 2011, 2:15 AM**

Largest in a while, no ? And to add, a wonderful thread! I truly like the Pitts, I will pay it a visit one day.

DeBaliviere · #14 Posted: **Jan 2, 2012, 4:05 PM**

I feel like this is what downtown St. Louis SHOULD look like.

TBone7281 · #15 Posted: **Jan 2, 2012, 4:17 PM**

Apologies on the broken image links. Got a Flickr Pro account and I'm in the process of switching the links over from Photobucket. About halfway done at the moment.

TBone7281 · #16 Posted: **Jan 2, 2012, 5:49 PM**

Ok, all the image links should be switched over from photobucket to flickr. If anyone notices anything still wrong please let me know.

Jonboy1983 · #17 Posted: **Jan 3, 2012, 2:04 AM**

Yes, I did grow up arahnd 'ere 'n' at. And yes, I actually had a get-out-of-school-free day, courtesy of my high school's administration for our graduating class (2002) getting stellar scores on our PSSA tests in 2001.

I wouldn't care if you filled up the rest of this thread with all kinds of shots of One PPG Place. I also love that building; I always have.

I miss the days of going into the office with my mom. She used to work in the US Steel Building up until 1998.

TBone7281 · #18 Posted: **Jan 3, 2012, 5:33 PM**

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9. Clearing the lot behind my office... not sure what's going in yet, if anything.

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Originally Posted by Evergrey

9. That may be the next phase of the "Cork Factory Lofts"... see Pittsburgh Development thread.

Yup, officially known as "Lot 24".

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tdawg · #19 Posted: **Jan 3, 2012, 9:46 PM**

what a gorgeous city. the building in #s 137 and 138 is amazing.

ifeeldope9779 · #20 Posted: **Jan 4, 2012, 6:09 AM**

Was out here for the first time this summer and fell in love with this city. Thanks for the recap!