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Pittsburgh -- It's a 'Burgh Thing!

by Ewingjr98 - last update: Nov 26, 2007

I grew up about 90 miles north of Pittsburgh, but I'll always tell people I'm from Pittsburgh. Despite a struggling economy for many years with the decline of the steel industry, Pittsburgh and its people maintained a quiet pride and dignity. The "City of Champions" was carried along by its fantastic success in major American sports on the backs of the the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins.

As a kid we made dozens of trips into the city, but usually just for a few hours for a ball game, hockey game, parade, or some Christmas shopping at the area malls. In 2006 I made three overnight trips to the city where we stayed downtown, allowing me to really experience and appreciate this fine city.
Today Pittsburgh is a clean, modernizing city with unique multi-cultural neighborhoods, major universities, and a growing high-tech industry to replace the long-gone steel industry. Many who haven't visited or heard much about Pittsburgh since the 1970s still picture this great city as polluted and dirty, but the transformation over the last 30 years has left us with a Pittsburgh we are proud to call home.

Pittsburgh has many firsts from the world's first radio station (KDKA) to the world's first Big Mac.

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Pros:"Sports, great neighborhoods, beautiful city"
Cons:"Too close to Cleveland!"
Ewingjr98's Pittsburgh Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 16 - Photos: 63
 
Restaurants
Tips: 7 - Photos: 14
Hotels & Accommodations
Tips: 2 - Photos: 7
 
Nightlife
Tips: 2 - Photos: 4
Off The Beaten Path
Tips: 2 - Photos: 7
 
Tourist TrapsWarnings Or Dangers
 
Transportation
Tips: 9 - Photos: 23
Local Customs
Tips: 5 - Photos: 17
 
Packing ListsShopping
 
Sports Travel
Tips: 6 - Photos: 28
General Tips

Ewingjr98's Pittsburgh Travelogues
Title [Click to view]Travel YearPictures
Champions!- 7
Pittsburgh's Skyline at NightJuly, 2006 8
Random Pittsburgh ArchitectureMay, 2006 8
Hmmm...- 2

Comments for Ewingjr98 about Pittsburgh
Rusket Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:15 UTC
 Just past through the northern part by train during the night. http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/97191/4f8/9/ Made a list of states to count how many I have been to (through) ;-)
b1bob Wed Jul 26, 2006 02:39 UTC
 Good job on a town not too many foreign visitors beat down the doors to see. Primanti Bros. seems like my kind of place!
VeronicaG Mon Apr 24, 2006 23:45 UTC
 Your opening photo of my hometown is fantastic--Pittsburgh's skyline is so beautiful at night!

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