Pittsburgh
Once an industrial powerhouse in western Pennsylvania the city has faced hard times in the latter half of the 20th century. Recently however it has been attractively redeveloped downtown.
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Around PNC Park - 05/01/05
Confluence of three rivers: Allegheny on the left, Monongahela on the right, meeting to form the Ohio River
Steel town...
with a host of steel bridges...
one of which (called Roberto Clemente Bridge after a 60's star) leads to the baseball park
Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers
An excellent new stadium, housing a perennially poor team
Heinz Field
Downtown - 05/04/05
Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente Bridge
Overlook - 05/05/05
Looking up the Allegheny River
City center across the Monongahela River
Downtown - 10/04/11
Pictures from around PNC Park
© Tim Cooke 2005-11
