Leaf and Bean and Art

Leaf and Bean in The Strip District If you need a quick and (maybe not so healthy) smoke during the weekend, you can hit the Leaf and Bean which this great piece of art is painted behind.

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A Sign To Remember

Car Wash On Carson Street Something always sticks out in an area that makes you remember it.  Sometimes it’s something as simple as a cool sign.

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Primanti Brothers in The Strip

Primanti Brothers in The Strip Primanti Brothers has been in The Strip District has been around since most can remember (actually 1933).  It’s the only place you can go in Pittsburgh for a full meal stuffed between two piece of bread.

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US Steel Building Pittsburgh

US Steel Building “Steel Up to The Sky” could have once been Pittsburgh’s motto.  The company that created and built this building (US Steel) was responsibly for most of the world’s steel at one time.  Although the industry is no longer a primary one in the city, the building is filled with the latest industries [...]

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Tambellini Restaurant Downtown Pittsburgh

Tambellini Pittsburgh Tambellini (with multiple locations) may be one of the family owned restaurants that many Pittsburghers remember from their childhood. I know (besides my Italian grandmother’s kitchen) it was one of the best Italian culinary delights I remember as a child.

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Point State Park Just Before Spring

Point Park Just Before Spring This makes you wish the winter was 100% over with no chance of additional snow. Just think of how much greener the grass will  be after the geese finished fertilizing it.

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Mural Near 23rd Street SouthSide

Artistic Mural On SouthSide With tons of capable artists residing in the SouthSide, occasionally some decides to put them to use and create a piece of art on the side of a building. We need more of this in the city.

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Pittsburgh Block House (Fort Duquesne)

Fort Duquesne Block House The Block House is the last remaining structure from Fort Duquesne used to defend Pittsburgh. Click Here for some additional and interesting information of the use of the Block House after the war.

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Smithfield St Bridge City View

City View from Smithfield Street Bridge A great view of the city from the Smithfield Street Bridge, and a rarity with the Mon Wharf not under water.

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Eleven Stanwix (Blatner Bruner)

Eleven Stanwix Street (The Home Of Blatner Bruner) Not only is the corner or Stanwix a cool looking area with the rotating Blatner Bruner sign, it’s also a great place to catch views of entering the city, Mt Washington, the edge of the SouthSide, and Station Square.

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