View of Pittsburgh across the Allegheny River. These two bridge views are from my bus.
Two of the "Three Sisters" bridges (the second one is just behind the one at the front)
The are named: the Roberto Clemente Bridge, the Andy Warhol Bridge, and the Rachel Carlson Bridge.
Here's something about the waterways of Pittsburgh:
Downtown Pittsburgh is constrained by two rivers, the Allegheny on the north and the Monongahela on the south. They join at what is known as the "Point", forming the Ohio River. Because it is thus limited it has been forced to grow upwards, the downtown core is a dense and vertical bustling center; office workers stream in and out on the weekdays, packing buses, light rail trains, and the bridges during rush hours.[Source: Wikitravel]
The Double Tree Hotel clock tower, near the Port Authority Bus Terminal
(Downtown Pittsburgh)
A couple of blocks off the Port Authority is the United States Post Office and Court House
It was completed in 1934, and is still in use by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania [Source]
More on the building:
The building was designed in the Stripped Classical style of architecture, which was commonly used for government buildings during the late 1920s and early 1930s. It is a refined style that conveys the dignity and stability of the federal government, which was particularly important during the Great Depression. It does not, however, contain excessive or exuberant ornamentation that was deemed inappropriate for a somber period in American history. It was one of the last classically inspired buildings to be constructed in Pittsburgh before Modern architecture became popular. [Source]The building underwent several renovations:
During the 20th century, the building underwent several significant interior alterations, whіch included the addition оf new courtrooms аnd the removal оf the train tracks. Renovations thаt began іn 2002 involved the modernization оf existing courtrooms аnd the installation оf six new courtrooms аnd judge's chambers tо accommodate the growing needs оf the courts. Lobby spaces were restored, аnd the building's exterior wаs cleaned аnd re-pointed. [Source]Below is a video of the buildings history, and its renovation highlights:
The Old Train Station, known as Penn Station
Union Station (or Pennsylvania Station, commonly called Penn Station by locals) is a historic train station at Grant Street and Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...The station building was designed by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham and built 1898–1903...On January 3, 1954 the Pennsylvania Railroad announced a $31.7 million (2014 dollars) in expansion and renovation for the complex...In September, 1978 The New Yorker art critic Brendan Gill proclaimed that Pittsburgh's Penn Station is "one of the great pieces of Beaux-Arts architecture in America. [Source][Photos By: KPA]
Below is a map of downtown Pittsburgh:
Map of Downtown Pittsburgh
The purple highlights show some of the places I managed to see.
The bridges highlighted are called the Three Sisters Bridges-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(although the names are not all female, or related) [Source: Wikipedia]:
- 6th Street Bridge (Robert Clemente Bridge)
- 7th Street Bridge (Andy Warhol Bridge)
- 9th Street Bridge (Rachel Carson Bridge)
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