Our Skyline (Pittsburgh, York, Washington: vs, estimates, friendly)

[BrianTH]

Originally Posted by nuwaver88

I like the project not only for what it does for the skyline, but also the fact that it will revitalize the heart of the Golden Triangle at street level.

I agree. I think Three PNC has been instrumental to the revitalization going on in Market Square, which is already spreading up Forbes and Fifth. This project should help accelerate those dynamics.

[PreservationPioneer]

Originally Posted by Mugatu

What a sour a-hole. And what "professional" writer uses "cause" instead of because? Is he a 14 year-old girl? I guess he also doesn't realize PNC stands for "Pittsburgh National Corp."

You'd think, since we are all in the great state of Pennsylvania, that we would be proud of any development like this in our state, regardless of which city it belongs to. Pittsburgh and Philly are both awesome PA cities and do not need to compete.

[BrianTH]

Originally Posted by alleghenyangel

You'd think, since we are all in the great state of Pennsylvania, that we would be proud of any development like this in our state, regardless of which city it belongs to. Pittsburgh and Philly are both awesome PA cities and do not need to compete.

Totally agree. Philly should be loving the fact that Pittsburgh is revitalizing, since it gives it a natural partner in the state (which it very much needs).

[FreightTrainRunning]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

I've heard from PNC employees that it doesn't stand for anything. Specifically, the story I heard is that when the Pittsburgh National Corporation and Provident National Corporation merged to form PNC, they market tested various names and settled on PNC Financial Corporation, with the PNC being derived from both of their initials but not actually meaning either.

Yea, the letters of PNC haven't meant anything in many years. Same as PPG which stood for Pittsburgh Plate Glass a long time ago but collapsed that to just the letters about forty years ago.

[MathmanMathman]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

Looks to me like the sloped section on top is pretty much empty. I guess that is their "spire" for this project.

They could elevate it a great deal more to remove any doubt. How about a "greenhouse" spire with levels of indoor plants? Make it "green" to the max.

[MathmanMathman]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

Totally agree. Philly should be loving the fact that Pittsburgh is revitalizing, since it gives it a natural partner in the state (which it very much needs).

Honestly, in all the years I've lived in western PA. I've never felt any connection to Philly or any place east of the Allegheny mountains. They might as well be another state.

[bradjl2009]

Originally Posted by MathmanMathman

Honestly, in all the years I've lived in western PA. I've never felt any connection to Philly or any place east of the Allegheny mountains. They might as well be another state.

I feel the same exact way.

[neurodistortion]

They should at least make it a bit taller than PPG to top out at third place on the skyline. I think the greenhouse in the sky plus a combined observatory deck could be added as a public attraction for a nominal admission fee.

[MathmanMathman]

Originally Posted by GeneW

Yea, the letters of PNC haven't meant anything in many years. Same as PPG which stood for Pittsburgh Plate Glass a long time ago but collapsed that to just the letters about forty years ago.

Sometimes it's because they are national or multinational and don't want to appear to the locals as an "outsider".

[BrianTH]

Originally Posted by MathmanMathman

They could elevate it a great deal more to remove any doubt. How about a "greenhouse" spire with levels of indoor plants? Make it "green" to the max.

I hear Zeppelins are a green technology. Maybe they could add a Zeppelin mast.