I think I’ve mentioned before but we had a Cub Scout function at mt Lebanon lanes that I think pretty much all of the Penguins attended. They bowled with us and signed autographs. Dave Hannan used to run a little hockey shop in castle Shannon too that you’d see him in from time to time.
One summer in high school I worked at Nevillewood. They were all there nonstop.
Oh yeah. How could I forget that. Nevillewood became the most popular among them.
I think remember at one point there were some empty office buildings or whatever, but everything was torn down for what's there today. Could e been way way back though before my time
Mario Lemieux had the house built and was the original owner ..... he later sold it to Ralph Cindrich as noted.
At the bottom of the hill on Rt 19, the galleria mall was a Kaufmanns before it was converted into what it was in the mid 90’s to today. So on that side of the road going up the hill to where Trader Joe’s is now…it went Kaufmanns, ground round, red lobster, Chi chis (where Trader Joe’s is today).
Any chance you are thinking about Fatigati's?
I think it was an Italian name but not that. I literally have sat watching NFL football, reading about the Pitt OC job and thinking about the name of that restaurant most of the day today. Clearly I do not have much complication in my life presently. But still, it was a well known spot and I just cannot quite recall the name.
For some reason, I also think/recall the Penguins that were mostly at this place were Barrasso and Stevens (the latter of which would not be a surprise to anyone).
I think it was either on McLaughlin or Bower Hill heading towards Washington Ave. But, it was a well known steak/private event joint. I think that Mike Lange used to reference it often on Penguins telecasts back in the early 1990s.
There was a Tambellinis right off of Bower Hill on railroad Street right before you got to 50. It's called the Railyard Grill now. I can't think of a single restaurant on either one of those roads unless your thinking of something that was in pinebridge mall along McLaughlin run all the way back in USC. Scoglio was there for a bit, but there have been a million different restaurants in there.
And, I recall the Tambellini's fortunately, so my mind is not going to waste, I think.
The Ground Round space was a Howard Johnson’s prior to that. Ate at both!
Never met Mario but saw him plenty of times when I worked summer grounds keeping at Nevillewood. His charity tourney was a busy time on the course.
That is what I remember too. I did see Jagr on campus in the early 90's and remember going to several bars I think north of Pittsburgh and seeing other Penguins including Chris Tamer. Everyone just mixed, they felt at home and didn't have to take pictures every five seconds. What a fun time to be a student!
Unfortunately, no. Given that I just do not have a name after like 6 hours on and off, I am thinking that I have be confusing locations.
I remember seeing Jagr in the city a few times. The mullet was unforgettable. For some reason, I do not remember him being as big as he actually is.
I remember it as Confetti but don’t recall what it was called for that time. Ended as an under 21 place I believe.
It ended as an under 21 that used to have a live feed on local access. I cannot recall the name though (a running theme for me today).
That was the name. I went there often. My buddies made fun of me cuz i liked country music.....
That doesn’t mean they were wrong about the country music part. The hotties just made it tolerable.
miss those days. I just spent the last hour going down a Metropol rabbit hole on YouTube.
Dave Wannstadt lived in Mt. Lebanon when he was head coach at Pitt on Rock Haven Lane which is actually very close to the street where Mario Lemieux lived.
Ate at neither. I was a Pup-a-Go-Go at the mall kind of guy.
