Visiting Downtown Pittsburgh from MN

[Copanut]

Originally Posted by jimmyjam1

Another surprise, was the architecture. We don't have as many preserved old buildings in the TC. Some of the old buildings were absolutely beautiful. Also, I thought "the Steel City" was strictly a reference to industry. But much of downtown Pittsburgh is literally made of steel with steel facades and little windows, rather than the glass facades we see here in Minny.

No offense if you're proud of the Pittsburgh Paint building. But it is a monstrosity. It looks like something that should be anchoring Fremont St in Las Vegas. (sorry)

Quick question...compared to other Eastern cities, are the streets in Pittsburgh abnormally narrow?

Jagoff, you come to our town and badmouth us, you stinkin' lefse eater!

[jimmyjam1]

Originally Posted by Gnutella

Yes and no. There's a higher percentage of narrow streets due to the topography, but anyplace that has a lot of rowhouses -- Pennsylvania and Maryland are basically "rowhouse central" -- is going to have some tight streets because the fronts of many houses basically open up onto the streets, so there's no way to widen anything without tearing houses down.

OK. That makes sense.

[pman]

Originally Posted by Gnutella

Yes and no. There's a higher percentage of narrow streets due to the topography, but anyplace that has a lot of rowhouses -- Pennsylvania and Maryland are basically "rowhouse central" -- is going to have some tight streets because the fronts of many houses basically open up onto the streets, so there's no way to widen anything without tearing houses down.

its also that older cities were designed with pedestrians in mind.

[Copanut]

Originally Posted by pman

its also that older cities were designed with pedestrians in mind.

Bingo!

[jimmyjam1]

Originally Posted by Copanut

Jagoff, you come to our town and badmouth us, you stinkin' lefse eater!

Haha. yes, I'm a proud Lefse eater. If I had to badmouth your great city, my main complaints would be: a lack of taxis, a downtown that virtually shuts down at after business hours, and PPG Place. But I believe the positives outweigh the negatives, by far. I really regret not going to the Pirates game. Everyone loved the stadium.