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Old 06-30-2016, 08:36 AM
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What a huge ornate sculpture. I am looking forward to seeing this. Looks great!

Steelers finance $1M project to resurrect century-old sculpture | TribLIVE
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Old 06-30-2016, 09:19 AM
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This was one of the friezes from the Manchester bridge that is long gone. It was displayed next to the Children's Museum for decades until it went into storage. I am not positive but I remember hearing that it somehow came into possession of the Steelers/Rooneys. Just glad to see it back.
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Old 06-30-2016, 10:38 AM
 
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That is cool! The article does not mention restoration of the sculpture. Is that even possible without destroying it?

I wish the horses on the 16th Street bridge were restored and painted. I thought they were in the 1990s, but maybe it was another bridge. The 16th Street Bridge is beautiful. *oops - am I cheerleading? That is so frowned upon.*
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Old 06-30-2016, 11:40 AM
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That is cool! The article does not mention restoration of the sculpture. Is that even possible without destroying it?

I wish the horses on the 16th Street bridge were restored and painted. I thought they were in the 1990s, but maybe it was another bridge. The 16th Street Bridge is beautiful. *oops - am I cheerleading? That is so frowned upon.*
If interested in seeing what it looked like when it was still on the bridge go here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...Pittsburgh.jpg

The end point abutment is still visible, it is the Mr Rogers memorial.
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Old 06-30-2016, 10:03 PM
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If interested in seeing what it looked like when it was still on the bridge go here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...Pittsburgh.jpg

The end point abutment is still visible, it is the Mr Rogers memorial.
Imagine what it was like for money to be flowing so well that they could build such a thing. What a change from today. There once was a CIVIC Arena. CIVIC!!!!! Wow. Now there are company owned things. Talk about things changing fast. Long gone are the days of spending like they used to. Now there are way too many leaches in our government to build something so grand. We are too selfish now. I don't think people will ever come back to being the giving types anymore. No more common good type stuff. Now it is selfish on all fronts. Oh well.
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Old 07-01-2016, 05:21 AM
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Imagine what it was like for money to be flowing so well that they could build such a thing. What a change from today. There once was a CIVIC Arena. CIVIC!!!!! Wow. Now there are company owned things. Talk about things changing fast. Long gone are the days of spending like they used to. Now there are way too many leaches in our government to build something so grand. We are too selfish now. I don't think people will ever come back to being the giving types anymore. No more common good type stuff. Now it is selfish on all fronts. Oh well.
The bridge was from the time of two cities, each with their own wealth. Allegheny City was never the same after the acquisition.
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Old 07-01-2016, 05:30 AM
 
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Imagine what it was like for money to be flowing so well that they could build such a thing. What a change from today. There once was a CIVIC Arena. CIVIC!!!!! Wow. Now there are company owned things. Talk about things changing fast. Long gone are the days of spending like they used to. Now there are way too many leaches in our government to build something so grand. We are too selfish now. I don't think people will ever come back to being the giving types anymore. No more common good type stuff. Now it is selfish on all fronts. Oh well.

I don't think that is a major part of it at all. It's the overall quality of life in a free society. It's gotten to such a level where everyone is paid better wages, and so on. This makes things more expensive than they would have been back in, say, the 1920s, under different societal and business conditions.

What about insurance? Disability benefits for injuries? Environmental impact studies? Maintenance and liability agreements? I don't think all that existed 100 years ago. Laborers were expendable and overworked and were probably such a small part of budgets then.

Plus, the meteoric growth the US experienced between the late 1800s and the 1970s...is over. Cities have to watch their money.

But sure, I also wish public facilities can be named for a great, inspiring individual, or something that glorifies a PLACE (like the home city). Besides: Verizon Center, Consol Energy Center, US Cellular, etc. - NONE of these make me want to call for Fios, or dig in the yard for a coal seam.
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Old 07-01-2016, 09:21 AM
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What about insurance? Disability benefits for injuries? I don't think all that existed 100 years ago.
Well the blood sucking attorneys don't help these. They are everywhere trying to extract as much as they can in every direction.
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Old 07-01-2016, 10:00 AM
 
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Well the blood sucking attorneys don't help these. They are everywhere trying to extract as much as they can in every direction.
I vant to suck your blood
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Old 07-01-2016, 10:29 AM
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I vant to suck your blood
I do love The Count though.
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