Dark Clouds Over PNC Park

There will be more from this night later, the Thunderstorm made for some amazing late-day pictures...

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Picture Taken: June 28, 2008

WYEP Summer Music Festival

Some shots from the WYEP Summer Music Festival:

The Festival Banner

People Enjoying the Show

Juliana Hatfield sings to the crowd.

It was a very relaxed atmosphere.

Another shot of Hatfield, with a local session pianist.

The show was a lovely time, we caught 3 of the 4 bands, but Hatfield was my favorite. By the time the Old 97s came on (they were neither old nor were there 97 of them, by the way), it was too dark to photoblog it, alas. Definitely something to catch if you're free next year.

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Pictures Taken: June 27, 2008

Welcome Back from the East

One of the best things about the placement of Downtown Pittsburgh is that when you've been away for a few days, a few weeks, or a few hours, there's always that one bend where you look out just before you get home, and WHAM! There's the skyline. Here's the view, coming home from a trip east...

Bonus picture--some of you may get your energy from these, the Somerset Windmills:

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Pictures Taken: June 23, 2008 (top), June 20, 2008 (bottom)

New Children's Hospital

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Picture Taken: May 23, 2008

Heinz Field is All Wet

Playing with perspective!

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Picture Taken: May 23, 2008

Had Myself a Time

Just got back from a brief vacation, will use a few shots as bonus pics here and there. I did not, however , go here:

This is from last 4th of July, when we went Mini-golfing at the South Park mini golf course that's nearest to Route 88. Once a grant 23 hole orgy of mini golf, it's in a bit of disrepair and down to 18 holes. Still, it's a nice way to spend a holiday afternoon and the people running it have a great sense of humour, as you can see above. Incidentally, I once took a friend from LA to this green space just so he could tell people back home he'd "been to South Park." Yeah, that's the kind of guy I am.

Camera: Concord Duo 2000 Date Picture Taken: July 4, 2007

Still a Little Smut

Getting "adult" material in downtown Pittsburgh is a lot harder than it used to be. But there's still a few stores left, if you know where to look.

This one lurks on the Boulevard of the Allies, right next to a nicely textured fire station. They don't make fire halls like these anymore. I found the two together to be entirely too amusing not to photograph.

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Picture Taken: May 23, 2008

Looking Down Friendship Avenue

I stepped out into traffic and snapped this at the head of Friendship Avenue, the street that divides Bloomfield from Friendship. West Penn Hospital hangs out about halfway down the street.

Camera: Canon S5Is Date Picture Taken: May 23, 2008

Lowes is Stacked

Squirrel Hill has a few nice hidden views. One of them is of Homestead.

In the "foreground" of this long shot is the Homestead Grays Bridge, with Lowes behind it, and some looming legacy stacks from when this was all industrial land rather than a huge outdoor shopping mall.

More from this great viewpoint another day...

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Picture Taken: May 4, 2008

Amtrak Station

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Picture Taken: May 23, 2008

"Please Let Me Still Be Your Neighbor"

This is one of the few remaining "All Stars" left around the city from the 2006 All Star Game, and I put it up in protest of PBS's removing of the classic Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood from the regular rotation. Mr. Rodgers, reruns or no, is a powerful force for good.

I'd still be happy to be your neighbor!

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Picture Taken: May 08, 2008

One Last Set from the Arts Festival

Along Forbes Avenue right before Gateway Center, there are 10 art trailers. Yes, art trailers. It's a pretty neat idea, though I wish there had been more of them throughout the city.

An example of an art trailer. There were 10 in all.

This one is an adapting display, so I felt it was okay to take a picture. Note that all the trailers were from local artists.

The insides (ha ha, get it?) of Trailer 10.

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Pictures Taken: June 13, 2008

More from the Arts Festival

A few more pictures from the Arts Festival...

This year's banner.

Food vendor's row.

One disappointment was the food prices--they're worse than at the ballpark. First year I've been down that I didn't buy food. :(

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Pictures Taken: June 13, 2008

On the Attack

Made what may be my only trip to the Arts Festival tonight because I wanted to see Attack Theatre's street performance at Forbes and Market. I was not disappointed and you won't be, either. They're doing shows at 5:30pm Saturday and Sunday, so there's still time to see it.

A few shots:

Suitcases ho!

Climbing their way to the top.

The old ball game.

They were a bit limited on stunts this time because falling would hurt like hell, but I love Attack Theatre's work and their ability to choreograph something as simple as moving objects is amazing. Perhaps the best part are passers-by who have no idea what's going on. Enjoy it if you can!

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Pictures Taken: June 13, 2008

Sign of the Old Times 1: Bethel A.M.E. Church

There are a ton of historical signs here in Pittsburgh, bright and blue and usually ignored. Here's one with a church and school theme:

Located near Smithfield Street and 4th Ave, this sign marks the founding location of what the still-active church says was "the first church formed by persons of color west of the Allegheny Mountains and the oldest African-American congregation in the city of Pittsurgh."

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Picture Taken: May 23, 2008

School's Out...Forever!

This one's for all the kids of Pittsburgh Public Schools!

Note that this is in fact Beechview, not Beechwood. Not sure exactly why the marking on the building is different. Obviously a job for a neighborhood historian...

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Picture Taken: April 12, 2008

Some Penguins Salute Our Penguins

Camera: Concord Duo 2000 Date Picture Taken: Summer 2007

Adam WEST! No Wait, I Mean Hats!

There' some great stuff being peeled away layer by layer downtown. Check this out...

This was known to me as Candyrama on 5th Avenue. Little did I know that while normally things are concealed under a hat, this time it was the hat that was hidden! I bet there was a really cool derby there in my grandparents' day...

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Picture Taken: May 08, 2008

ADMIN: Hello Out There!

First admin post. We're moving into month two of the photo blog and I just wanted to gauge interest at this point. I'm not always sure there's anyone out there having a look-see at this site, so if you are, please post a comment so I can know there's a reason to post daily.

Thanks!

Trebro

Sympathy for the Be-Deviled

And we're back after a few days off.

Here's a shot of rush hour on a Friday afternoon from I-376 (the Parkway East), posted in sympathy because I understand their commute is really bad right now.

Camera: Canon S5IS Date Picture Taken: May 23, 2008