A little stream in the Kane Woods Nature Area gurgles musically. Absolutely nothing happens in this video except water rolling over rocks, and a bit of wind blowing. Set it to full screen and relax for four minutes. Or go watch paint dry.
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Waterfall in the Kane Woods Nature Area, Scott Township
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Back Slopes of Mount Washington
The thin line of luxury condominiums along Grandview Avenue is most of what people downtown see of Mount Washington, but the back side is a typical and very pleasant working-class Pittsburgh neighborhood. Half a block may make a difference of half a million dollars in a resident’s annual income.
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Frick Park Gatehouse
The gatehouse to Frick Park, across from the Frick Art Museum, at Reynolds Street and Homewood Avenue.
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Waterfall in Frick Park
Spring showers bring little waterfalls everywhere, as on this little stream in Frick Park, which is dry most of the year but delightfully musical in the spring.
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Tower at PNC Plaza in Progress
The Tower at PNC Plaza, Pittsburgh’s biggest new skyscraper since the 1980s, is still rising. Some of the exterior shell is appearing at lower levels, even though the skeleton hasn’t topped out yet. Here we see it from the Diamond (which is spelled “Market Square” on maps). Earlier pictures are here and here.
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The New Smithfield Street Bridge
“Pennsylvania.—New Steel Bridge Recently Erected Over the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh.” From Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, August 11, 1883. Note that the bridge is half today’s width; the upstream half was added later.
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