OT: Pictures of Pittsburgh
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This really goes to show how dramatic the Point’s transformation was; it turned a pain point into an asset.
Great picture. Summer of 1943. My father, born about 1 mile down the Ohio R from the point (North Side) was in the Mediterranean, on a Navy troop transport and making the amphibious landing of Sicily. Was strafed by Messerschmitts while off-loading supplies on the beaches of Gela. After this, his ship would go to the Pacific to make 7 more combat invasions... from Tarawa to Saipan, Phillipines to Okinawa. Astounding experience and he and his 3 brothers, from Slovak immigrant parents, all survived. What a great nation this was then.
In 1943 the Pittsburgh Industrial District was producing more goods for the war effort than the entirety of the Axis powers and about a 3rd of the entire US production.
Bethlehem might’ve been the city that built America, but Pittsburgh was the city that saved the world!
Heck of a tour. Not many soldiers can come close to that. Fighting those dirty Italians must have been the highlight.
I believe that’s the Exhibition Hall to its left, which was the very early equivalent of a convention center (was inspired by those World’s Fair exhibits).
I think it would’ve been really cool if they were able to incorporate some of those older buildings into the Point’s renaissance; however, I’m sure most of them were in pretty poor condition by then.
If you look closely, there's not one fat person in that footage. Fast forward, to today...🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷
looking at the vehicle on the left, just under the middle of the rollercoaster. Is that a horse and buggy? Sure looks like a horse drawn vehicle to me.
The other vehicles all have a little more blur to them, indicating a higher speed, no?
Good eye. The three on the east side of the bridge all look to be horse and buggy's. The one on the end of the bridge may be a car.
Had to look this one up. Packard, Cadillac, and Mercedes did produce cars in 1902.
Didn’t know. You may be correct. Huh!
Probably not a Mercedes.
Did you see something that dated the picture as taken in 1902?
This is all I see regarding date: "Built at a cost of $15,000 the new coaster opened in 1901. The Toboggan Slide was reconstructed in 1911, but continued operating each season until the Pittsburgh Exposition ceased operations after the 1916 season."
Pittsburgh’s First Roller Coaster at the Point - Third Stop on the Right
Where do you think Pittsburgh’s first roller coaster was located? Kennywood Park? West View Park? Maybe even Luna Park? Would you be surprised if I told you it was located at the Point? When most people think of Pittsburgh’s Point at the turn of the century, they think not of an area where...
www.thirdstopontheright.com
You don't have to go back to the early 1900s. Watch the Woodstock documentary -- young people in the late 60s all look emaciated compared to young people nowadays.
I think that would be Exposition Park 3 across the river, where I think Pitt played its first football game.
My grandfather graduated from the medical school when it was in Pennsylvania Hall. My sister has a picture of he and a bunch of his classmates on the front steps. My father did his first year of medical school in Pennsylvania Hall before Scaife Hall opened and my sister did her Physical Therapy in Pennsylvania Hall.
An important building for our family.
One of my screen savers pictures on my desktop computer is a picture I took of the Arena when they were knocking it down. It’s fairly similar to that picture there, other than it wasn’t opening night but, what is remaining of the roof is similar in my picture that I took as I drove by.
When they tore it down, Pitt was supposed to save the relief of Asclepius that was on the opposite side of Pennsylvania Hall. Was never seen again, however, so who knows if they actually saved it. Could be sitting in a storage unit somewhere, but it would be cool to display it somewhere on campus if it exists.
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