A distant storm creeps behind the city


The Mattress Factory.


Evening.


The Jewel on the North Short, PNC Park.


PPG Place.


West End Bridge, Allegheny General.


The silhouettes of Bucco fans


Post game traffic


North Side views.


Pittsburgh


Ronny Paulino hits a foul ball.


Mellon and US Steel jut out of a ridge


Kenny Chesney has some fans.


A hard to come by view.


West end overlook.


Walking the rotunda at PNC.


The South Side


Reflections of Downtown


A Gateway Clipper wedding


Pierogi Race


West End Bridge


The Golden Triangle


Coming from the Hill


Fourth of July Fireworks


Xavier Nady takes a pitch.


Fort Pitt Bridge and PPG


Fans walk across General Robinson Street


Majestic


Downtown from the Carnegie Science Center


From Mount Washington


Between innings.


From the West end


Nightfall


Fifth Avenue Place.


Office windows


Late day.


Federal Street.


Tug boats jocky for position.


Dan Kolb out of the windup.


After the game.


Home Plate rotunda at PNC Park.


The USS Requin keeps an eye on downtown.


See you soon.

Back in town.

The sun set behind Pittsburgh’s US Steel building.

Looking down Stanwix Street to PNC Park.

Roberto Clemente Bridge.

Pink, Purple and Spires.

Curves of Alcoa.

The Golden Triangle from the West End.

Part of the Strip.

Bikers wait for the green.

Density.

North Side houses.

Which way to go?

Market Square.

Fort Duquesne of PNC Park sandwiched between two BNSF locomotives.

19th meets Penn.

Civic (Mellon) Arena enjoys its last few years.

Wholey’s.

Hilly burgh.

Downtown from banks of the North Shore.

Pittsburgh rises over the North Side.

Fountain at PPG Place.

Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning, after a bath.

South side houses.

Liberty Tubes.

Street level.

Fresh vegetables anyone?

South Side Slopes.

Sunset over Pittsburgh and the Mon.

Houses in Oakland.

Heath, Hines or Willie.

Pittsburgh Skyline.

Blue LEDs dot the 6th street bridge.

Penn Ave in the strip district.

Reflections on the Ohio.

Cathedral of Learning again.

US Steel and Mellon from the Hill District.

The sun mimics the Birmingham Bridge and Mellon Arena.

Norfolk Southern through downtown.

Downtown from Grandview Park.

CNG Tower.

Cruising on the Monongahela.

Bank of New York Mellon and UPMC?

Black and Gold picket fence from the Slopes.

New houses in the Hill.

Andy Warhol Bridge.

Random fireworks display.

Sunburst.

Train in the South Side.

LTV Steel stacks used to dominate this view.

PPG fountain.

Open doors.

Pennsylvania Macaroni.

Cheese steak from Primantis.

Until next time…

Three still rivers reflect the city of Pittsburgh.

The Andy Warhol Bridge (aka 7th Street Bridge).

Fireworks ring in 2007 atop the Hornes Building.

Stairs to PPG.

The Gulf Tower begins to eclipse the full moon.

A muscular tree at the West End Overlook.

City of Bridges.

Arch Street on the North Side.

The University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning in Oakland.

The ‘T’ station at Gateway Center.

7th Street bridge to downtown.

2007!

PPG Place rockets into the sky.

Tree silhouettes the CMU Bookstore.

Mexican War Streets sidewalk.

Sun sparkles off of PPG Place and One Mellon Center.

Heinz Field awaits its new leader.

Pittsburgh from Mount Washington.

Flowers anyone?

Warehouses along the Ohio River.

Heinz Chapel and Cathedral of Learning.

PPG Place and Fifth Avenue Place at dusk.

North Side.

Moon rises over the Burgh.

Remains of the day.

Trees.

Squirrel Hill branch of Carnegie Library.

Poll to the moon.

Downtown Pittsburgh from the Fort Pitt Bridge.

Penn Ave.

Original Hornes sign.

The T.

Sun sets on the 7th street bridge and downtown.

Classic view.

Warhol Museum.

Pitt.

The point from the Duquesne Incline observation.

Downtown from the South Side Works.

Moon halo over the Cathedral of Learning.

Passengers on the Trolley.

2006 to 2007.

Fort Pitt Bridge.

Pittsburgh Houses.

Pittsburgh reflects at the confluence.

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Prologue – Since so many people visited this particular page recently, I decided to stick a note here since Bill Cowher’s resignation as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 5th, 2007.

My first Steeler game was in 1993 when my Dad took me to a game at Three Rivers Stadium against the New Orleans Saints (we won 37-14). I’ll admit that I was more of a Pirate fan at the time – who wouldn’t be after the 3 consecutive NL East Pennants? I got my first Terrible Towel that day which I still use, faded as it is. Needless to say I was hooked from that point on. As many people my age have said, Bill Cowher is the only coach that I have known. It was comforting in a way to know, year after year, that Bill and his chin would be roaming the sidelines. It just seemed like it was the way things would always be. Seeing the statistic displaying Bill Cowher as the longest tenured head coach in the league was something I was proud of, feeling it represented the city well. After the incessant speculation of his retirement after this season, I slowly accepted the fact that he would step down. I’m disappointed to say the least, but as for the past 15 years, Bill Cowher has provided some extraordinary memories. We will miss you, Bill!

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A few months ago I ventured into North Raleigh (I also live in Raleigh) to take a look at Bill Cowher’s 2.5 million dollar home. Here are a couple photos:

Downtown Pittsburgh aerial imagery from June 2006

Aerial of the Golden Triangle

Aerial of Downtown Pittsburgh

Flying over Pittsburgh and the Allegheny River

Aerial of PPG Place

Pittsburgh Aerial from the Southeast

Aerial of the neighborhood of Mt. Washington

Aerial of Oakland and Pittsburgh

Aerial of Polish Hill, Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Aerial

Aerial of the Southside, Pittsburgh

Aerial of Pittsburgh with interstate 279

Southside density from above

Aerial of Fifth Avenue Place

Aerial of Hienz Field

Aerial of PNC Park

Black and white aerial

Aerial of Three Sisters bridges

Aerial of Gulf Tower

PPG Place aerial with Smithfield Street Bridge

High over PNC Park

More southside Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh’s confluence

Aerial of Strip District and downtown

Aerial of US Steel Building, Pittsburgh

Overview of Pittsburgh

Carson street aerial, Pittsburgh

Aerial of Downtown including Mount Washington

Aerial of Oakland

Aerial of Pittsburgh homes

Aerial of Pittsburgh skyscrapers

Aerial of the University of Pittsburgh

Burgh houses

Heinz Field and One Mellon Center from above

Flying over downtown Pittsburgh

From June 19, 2006.

From Pittsburgh’s west end overlook and Mt. Washington Overlook.

Lightning over Pittsburgh, PA
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Lightning strikes behind the Pittsburgh Skyline from Mount Washington
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The Saturday night before the superbowl, at 8PM, my girlfriend (now wife) and I decided that it would be a good idea to drive back to my hometown (Washington, PA, about 25 miles south of Pittsburgh) from Raleigh, NC to watch the game on Sunday, and if we won, go into Pittsburgh to experience the celebration. Once we heard the parade was on Tuesday, I couldn’t pass up the chance to attend.

It was a very cold morning in the Burgh, with flashes of blue sky along with snow flurries.

The city was out in full force to celebrate our Steelers.

Hines wanted to get me on camera.

Big Ben says hello.

Puhlamalu…..Itss Polamalu:

Fast Willie Parker.

Joey Porter.

Casey Hampton, your average 330 pound guy. I high-fived him.

El yeah

Dick LeBeau and Ken Whisenhunt.

“Thanks.”

Bob O’Connor, 1944-2006

The Bus’ parents.

Fans scale a wall at Fort Duquesne at the Point.

Here’s bonus shots of the post-Superbowl celebration:

Hallowed ground the night of the XL win.

Ben’s house.

Welcome to Pittsburgh. Home of the World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pittsburgh, PA – January 2006

The photos on the wall at this new restaurant, the Bigelow Grille in the Doubletree, are PittsburghSkyline.com originals:

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