[Jayayess1190]

This will be my thread on photos of the city of Pittsburgh, PA USA. I will be here until 2013 for college (U of Pittsburgh), so this will be my photo thread.


So I begin with this, welcome to Pittsburgh.

 

[Jayayess1190]

For today, I will start with some photos of the University of Pittsburgh campus.

The Cathedral of Learning, sticking out behind the Towers

The Towers, triplet dorm buildings. After staying in one during my orientation, I am glad that I do not live in them, despite them being my top choice for living. They have thin walls (so it seems to me). During my night in them, there was construction going on nonstop all night, and it was very loud.

The Peterson Events Center:

Buildings on Fifth Ave on campus:

Part of the university's medical center, UPMC:

Memorial Hall, a space for performances:

 

[rajesh jagetia]

Nice start.

 

[Chadoh25]

Very nice! Pittsburgh is such a cool city!

 

[Jayayess1190]

Here are some night photos, I will retry them next year once I get a camera that can take night photos better (hopefully a nice compact Panasonic with Son'ys new low light sensor):

Waiting for the bus late Sunday night. Downtown is a ghost town after the work day ends, and on the weekends is empty and is an urban paradise devoid of people:

The Skyline from the Smithfield Street Bridge

Station Square

A creepy walkway next to some street

Some deer I encountered at a light rail station

 

[Jayayess1190]

Not too long ago I went downtown and walked along one of the rivers. It was a not great out kind of rainy and gray.

The Pirates play here:

These was taken on a different day:

 

[jbkayaker12]

It'll be interesting to see more from this city, thanks for sharing.

 

[xzmattzx]

Looking forward to more pictures over the school year.

 

[christos-greece]

Very nice photos in the beginning of this thread; i will wait for more photos :cheers:

 

[kardeee]

nice shots!

 

[Jayayess1190]

Thank you all!

 

[Jayayess1190]

The skyline:

The Convention Center:

Pittsburgh is ready to welcome the world for G20:

 

[Bristol Mike]

Nice shots there!

 

[LSyd]

awesome pics and project, good luck.

have you heard of W. Eugene Smith? he went to Pittsburgh on assignment to photograph it for its centennial; he ended up staying several years and taking 21,000 photos. http://www.ralphmag.org/DY/smith-photographer.html

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[Jayayess1190]

awesome pics and project, good luck.

have you heard of W. Eugene Smith? he went to Pittsburgh on assignment to photograph it for its centennial; he ended up staying several years and taking 21,000 photos. http://www.ralphmag.org/DY/smith-photographer.html

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No, never heard of him. I don't think I'll be taking that many photos though!

 

[VelesHomais]

Nice pictures! Can't wait to visit Pittsburgh, I wish it was 5 hours closer to New York though...

 

[Chadoh25]

Sweet photos dude!

 

[Jayayess1190]

Sorry about the blown highlights

The view first seen from stepping off an Amtrak train at Penn Station (or getting off a bus like I did ):

Looking down Fifth Ave, buses on this street heads back to campus:

Some robot:

Looking up while waiting for the bus:

The 6th Street Bridge to the North Shore:

The 7th Street Bridge:

Houses by Negley Station on the MLK jr. East Busway:

 

[Jayayess1190]

The dying Century 3 Mall, it is only 70% full inside:

Downtown Pittsburgh has plenty of great architecture:

Station Square:

Mellon:

 

[Jayayess1190]

The Matress Factory is a weird museum in Pittsburgh's North Shore:

They had a game where you could toss a thorny ring crown on the head of Jesus.

They had some triangles with blinking lights...

Captain Obvious:

A T station downtown:

Art in the station: