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Pittsburgh ( / ˈpɪtsbɜːrɡ / PITS-burg) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan ...
Eighteen of Pittsburgh's large bridges are visible in this aerial photo The bridges of Pittsburgh play an important role in the city's transportation system. Without bridges, the Pittsburgh region would be a series of fragmented valleys, hillsides, river plains, and isolated communities. A 2006 study determined that, at the time, Pittsburgh had 446 bridges, though that number has been disputed ...
PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). It previously was the home of the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2011 to 2014. Construction was completed on August 1, 2010, [7] and the arena opened in time for the ...
This is a list of 90 neighborhoods in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Generally neighborhood development followed ward boundaries, although the City Planning Commission has defined some neighborhood areas. The map of neighborhoods presented here is based on the official designations from the City of Pittsburgh.
Union Station, also known as Pennsylvania Station and commonly called Penn Station, is a historic train station in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It was one of several passenger rail stations that served Pittsburgh during the 20th century; others included the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station, the Baltimore and Ohio Station, and Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal, and it is the only surviving ...
The Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets fold for the final time. October 22: The Pittsburgh Americans football franchise folds; November 20: The Homestead High-Level Bridge opens. The Pittsburgh Panthers football team claim their eighth national championship. 1938 The Pittsburgh Crawfords are sold and relocated to Toledo. Greenlee Field is demolished. 1939
The history of Pittsburgh began with centuries of Native American civilization in the modern Pittsburgh region, known as Jaödeogë’ in the Seneca language. [1] Eventually, European explorers encountered the strategic confluence where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio, which leads to the Mississippi River.
PPG Place. / 40.4398; -80.0032. PPG Place is a complex in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consisting of six buildings within three city blocks and five and a half acres. PPG Place was designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee . Named for its anchor tenant, PPG Industries, which initiated the project for its headquarters, the ...