Pittsburgh: City Profile
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Overview of the city of Pittsburgh. I discuss neighborhoods, walkability, transit, economy of the city, companies located there, food, sports, and more. If you want the best analysis of Pittsburgh, this is it. Check out other videos in the City Profile series for similar analyses of other cities.
0:00 Intro
1:18 Bridges
1:47 Downtown & Neighborhoods
4:12 Southside
4:54 North Shore
5:31 Poverty
6:59 Parks
7:28 Hills
8:38 Transit
9:28 Squirrel Hill
11:35 Economy
13:00 Housing
13:51 Food
14:48 Sports Teams
15:16 Accent
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U2 - "Boy" (1980)
People in Pittsburgh have some of the strongest calves I've seen from walking on all those hills.
It's also the large amount of German heritage. If you pay attention to Octoberfest it doesn't matter if the woman is 200 lb she will have calves of Steel that are cut from granite 😂 the hills don't hurt either
As a resident, it's absolutely necessary
I left there four decades ago and I still have the calves to show lololol
Let's do a calve comparison between Pittsburgh and San Francisco.
If you learn how to drive stick shift in Pittsburgh, you must be a driving god
Pittsburgh is true hidden gem that is often overlooked. Big city amenities with a small town feel.
As a resident, I've always described Pitt as, what you get when you take blue collar, small-town America and turn it into a big city.
@@Airbournjack They just need to get ahold on the crime so it doesn't wind up like Philly
there are no big city amenities here
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati hidden gems for sure.
Live in Portland, OR
Native Pittsburgher 🙋🏼♀️ currently living in Dallas - the more time I spend away from Pittsburgh the more I realize how much character the city has. The only downside is the weather. You don’t see sun for maybe 3/4 of the year and it gets quite depressing. That being said, when there is a sunny day, people are extraordinarily friendly and outgoing and love being outside. Another thing is that the people are very blue collar. You can go to the strip district and count on two hands the amount of people dressed in their Sunday best but most just dress casual and I love it so much!! No one is trying to put on a show or be fake. I miss my hometown so much after watching this.
Pittsburgh transplant here. I grew up in Boston, went to college in Chicago, grad school in San Francisco, lived also in Kentucky, Ohio, and Germany-and Pittsburgh is my favorite of all these areas.
A few additional points:
1. PGH history is fascinating, from its central role in the French and Indian War (that is, the reason we speak English rather than French), to our contributions to labor and union history, to our local luminaries such as Andrew Carnegie and Andy Warhol, we have a rich history.
2. We have world-class cultural offerings here, such as the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (it’s phenomenal!) and the Carnegie Institute (museums).
3. It’s freakishly safe from natural catastrophes-far more safe than other places I have lived. No earthquakes, nor’easters, hurricanes, tornadoes, mudslides, floods, droughts, or wildfires to speak of.
4. It’s located at the intersection of a number of different regions of the country: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Appalachia, the South, and the Midwest, giving the area a curious and unique identity.
Flooding IS a risk here. Particularly "flash floods"
Yeah Pittsburgh and Cincinnati are some hidden gems.
Live in Portland, OR.
@@gregorymclean1979 live on top of a hill to avoid flooding lol
Well, the flooding comment aged poorly
Pittsburgh resident here, you hit it spot on. I would add a few other cool things worth knowing for visitors
1. The inclines are under the transit authority, so it’s the same cost and ease as a bus ride (no reservations or anything)
2. Bikeshare has been upgraded recently, very high quality and includes e bike rentals for like an extra dollar or something
3. South side is really only dangerous late at night, if you are there in the day or evening you have nothing to worry about. Watch out for cars tho as always
4. The T (trolley/subway) is free downtown and to get to the stadiums
5. Picklesburgh has been absolutely nuts recently. Still fun but expect huge crowds
6. There is good neighborhood bike lanes but between neighborhoods can be challenging, sometimes just based on topography. Expect to have to utilize busy streets, stay on sidewalk, or use the buses to skip bad roads (all buses have bike racks)
7. Let’s go panthers
Pitt and CMU have beautiful campuses, too.
HTP!
Picklesburgh has been a total sh*tshow since tiktok blew it up on socials
“Same cost or ease” I remember waiting over half an hour to get on one of the inclines as it’s one of the main tourist sites so idk how true that is😅
As an aside, if you don't want to pay for downtown parking, you can part near the casino and take the T into the city
When I was a teenager (we lived in Minnesota), my Dad who was a truck driver took me with him once to Pittsburgh. I had the fortune of seeing that city for the first time at night emerging from the Fort Pitt Tunnel! It to this day is one of the more impressive “introductions” to a new city I have ever experienced!
I've been through that tunnel countless times and I still get excited when I come out the other side.
I always loved this too! Most cities you can see for miles off in the distance while approaching, where as Pittsburgh you don't see until you are literally in it!
I, too, have always enjoyed experiencing the view you get exiting Fort Pitt Tunnel. :)
Also experienced this for the first time at night. It was like we were encroaching on Gotham City.
Oh man.. I can't imagine seeing it for the very first time coming through the tunnel. Even better higher up in a truck!
Pittsburgh is my type of city. A nice, walkable city with beautiful green hills, great hiking opportunities, affordable homes, and just today I found they have a really, really nice board game store. I'm always a sucker for a good board game! Definitely a hidden gem among American cities.
Where is that store
walkable????? you’re delusional.
Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh. It's literally highlighted in THIS VIDEO!@@KimberlySmith14
@@whoopydingdong3138Agreed. Pittsburgh is not walkable and I've walked it.
I growed up in the Pittsburgh area n’at. thanks for not making us look like a city full of jagoffs. If yinz come her in the winter, be careful ‘cause it gets slippy ahtside. Yinz can keep track of your Stillerz and Pirates cards by holding them together with a gumband. It’s always a good idea to call or text before you show up at someone’s haus because it gives them a few minutes to red up - you know, run the sweeper n’at. When you go to the store, don’t forget to return your buggy. (You asked for Pittsburghese - there’s a sample)
Moving to Pittsburgh from Denver CO in January … great timing!
Pittsburgh-er here! If I remember correctly, the lore behind the famous Permanti's sandwiches is that they stacked fries and coleslaw on a standard pastrami sandwich for the coke/steel workers to have a whole meal they could scarf down before returning to work. Workers rights sure have come a long way!
You forgot to explain the virtues of the ever-present "Pittsburgh Toilet" -- which is the basement bathroom that often included a toilet and shower. Mine and mill workers often entered their house through the basement. Covered in soot and grime, they'd "worsh-up" before heading upstairs into the nicer parts of the home. In more recent years they've become the "blow-up" friendly places during a holiday party, reserving the nicer upstairs bathroom for less offensive situations.
Born in Pittsburgh and spent a little under half my life there, I now reside on the west coast. Aside from the "Pittsburgh Toilet," two things I cannot emphasize enough about what it's like to live in that area vs. most other cities I've been to or lived is the geography and the overcast skies.
While I would never call western PA "mountainous," it is almost completely comprised of rolling hills and sharp river valleys which means that distances get very warped. You're constantly weaving in and out of hills/valleys. The Polish, German and Italian cultures accustomed to similar geography in their homelands seemed to have little difficulty building homes in the damndest of locations, often seemingly hanging off a cliffside. It's akin to how you'd see more affluent neighborhoods capitalizing on hillside views are laid out only these are all blue collar working class neighborhoods/houses. The somewhat fugly brick special with aluminum awnings and a strange gabled aluminum siding clad addition.
I often joke that whoever was planning the roads around the city must have dropped a bowl of pasta on the map, traced the noodles and there you have it! When you really get to driving around the city, you'll notice the roads are insanely random, steep, oddly laid out and very unforgiving to those who don't know the system -- which has no logic whatsoever. It becomes a badge of honor to drive out of town people around zipping though all the chaos that is closer to the old town of a European city than a comparatively modern US one.
If you can handle chaotic roads that are tricky to navigate and the near constant traffic-inducing road work, beware that Pittsburgh has one more potentially deal-breaking challenge: it is overcast A LOT. So if you are a person that needs direct sunlight most of the time, Pittsburgh and indeed most of PA may put you into an incurable funk. If you are a person who glows in the calming soft light of overcast skies, Pittsburgh may be your heaven on earth.
It is a really fantastic, interesting place with loads of character and little pretense. These days I love visiting but I've chosen a different home.
Thank you for the insightful comment. It was certainly cloudy most of the three days I was there and the road network is definitely confusing. Pittsburgh is one of just a few cities where I NEED google maps.
@@GeographyKing Thank you for the enjoyable programming. I learned to drive in Pittsburgh. This predated any reliable phone-based map system by about a decade. When I visit, I'm always amazed how my perspective for distances have changed. I often wonder how Google maps safely guides someone across the Ft. Pitt and Ft. Duquesne bridges? There are also so many streets that run parallel to one another without being the same road. No wonder Google has an HQ in Pittsburgh, it's the ultimate test platform for maps.
@Evan J ...Wonderful synopsis! I spent the first 20+ years of my life there. Spent literally thousands of hours in Schenley Park, Point Park (The Point), a few hundred in Frick Park. In fact I attended Frick School. I lived in various locations... Oakland, Bloomfield, Shadyside, etc. Worked at Joseph Horne & Co., Westinghouse Electric downtown office. Everything you mentioned is the truth...The point you made in regards to someone dropping spaghetti on a map to plan the streets is so real lol.
Good times. Great memories! 💛
@@nuthinbutlove Heh, didn't even tell him about the Belt System. That should get him to scratch his head. :)
@@CaptainFrost32 it's been awhile, I totally forgot about that lol
Pittsburgh really does have its own vibe that is super unique and unlike anywhere else in America
Really enjoying this 'City Profile' series, I'm getting a good education from every new episode. Hoping you'll cover some cities further out west, too: Omaha, Memphis, Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, Tucson, etc.
Thank you! I tend to do videos on cities not long after I was there. As the weather gets cold the videos will switch to warmer weather cities. I've got one more cold city then I'll do more southerly cities. One of the ones you requested is somewhere I'll be in January and will post something on soon after.
@@GeographyKing unlikely you'll get there soon based on that, but I would like to throw Cincinnati's hat in the ring
Albuquerque and Tucson!
Pittsburgh’s topography is truly unique. If you follow the Ohio river west, the Allegheny north and then Monongahela south, you’ll see river towns that were formed on the back of the steel industry. These towns were not part of the “city” but they were all cut into the side of hills along rivers, but as a lot of places are in the rust belt, these towns are struggling. A lot of the decline in population you see in western pa is due to these struggling river towns, built by industries that are no longer there. Along with immigrant families that had many kids, pgh population decrease can be attributed to people just not having as big of families they used to as well. These river towns are filled with many elderly people.
Pit looks a little like one of those German cities in the Ruhr steel making area bordering the Rhine River. Same dynamics water, coal and lots of steel. Pittsburgh sounds very dynamic, i like the various 'hoods, KYLE does the topography have a lot to do with Pits population decline as nowhere to build/limited space,?. Never been/would like to visit..
A lot of out of towners complain about the way streets don't go in a perfect square and having to use bridges and tunnels. Well, when a city is wedged between 3 rivers and 2 mountains it simply is not the same as anywhere else. And , yes, the mountains and rivers have divided the city into very distinct neighborhoods. Most Pittsburghers don't leave their neighborhood either. I grew up in Brookline and still feel the South Hills is my home.
Old white people and you black drug dealers. It’s like a real life Gran Torino movie. Just being honest.
@@ginger1549it's not a comfortable drive but is very pretty
I really appreciate your Pittsburgh profile. I think it is accurate and respectful. I'm a Pittsburgher now living in Florida. After 67 years of Pittsburgh weather I became weary of seven months of clouds cold, snow and rain and followed by five months of clouds, warm and rain. The one thing the 'Burg lacks is sunshine and it started to affect my well being. But, I sure do miss being a part of America's Most Livable City.
As a Pittsburgh native, great video. My favorite thing about Pittsburghese isn’t so much the accent as much as the grammar. The main thing we do is shorten phrases, especially “to be”. For example, we say “The washer needs fixed” as opposed to “The washer needs to be fixed” or “The washer needs (a) fixing”
Most interesting part of the city by far is the view out of the Fort Pitt Tunnel. I have never seen a city view/reveal top that. Gives me goosebumps every time.
Another interesting part of the Fort Pitt bridge is that it’s 4 lanes, with the two right lanes from the Fort Pitt tunnel and the two left merging from Carson Street. However both exits to the North Side are on the left, and gives drivers from the tunnel heading to the north side about 3 seconds to merge across to the far left lane. Always fun to drive.
One of the funniest things to me is how the North Shore/North Side has its name changed based on what the person is talking about. Event at PNC Park? On the North Shore. Robbery in the neighborhood a block from PNC Park? Happened on the North Side. The news seem to give the North Shore positive things only, and North Side negatives, despite being the same thing. I’ve found many just refer to it as the North Side. Notice how the South Side is never referred to as the South Shore. I’ve always found it funny that the new developments on the north side are somewhat protected by the “North Shore” name, but can be referred to as the North Shore/Side in the same paragraph or news segment depending on what event is being described. Not a negative so much as a funny thing I’ve noticed.
Great video though. I go to school just outside Detroit and while I love that area too, I find myself missing Pittsburgh a lot. Video gave me a boost in a week where I’ve been longing to finally get home again for Thanksgiving.
Also a native, you just blew my mind I never knew you were supposed to say "needs to be"
That Fort Pitt Bridge merge still gives me nightmares lol
goosebumps every time
Life long south side slopes resident here and I can confirm our calves are solid.
One thing I'm surprised you left out was Kennywood Park.
"Kennywood's open!"
Truly a legendary city, one of a kind. The hilly topography among 3 major rivers, in combination with the breathtaking skyline and bridges makes this imo the city in the USA with the most aesthetic WOW factor of all.
Pittsburgh is a grossly underrated city.
My favorite thing about living in Pittsburgh is the great balance the area has between city and country living. Im 15 miles south of the city in a small town off the yough river. Its Quiet, peaceful, and surrounded by woods and farm land. You would never think you were that close to a city, but I can be in downtown for a sports game or concert in less than an hour. However, if Im not feeling the city, I can drive 45 minutes in the other direction and be in the middle of the Appalachian mountains for endless outdoor activities. Its the best of both worlds!
I miss my hometown! Pittsburghese was a part of life. My granddad wrapped newspapers in gumbands and my grandma would red up the room when it was a mess.
And you were raised to not be too nebby or someone might think you're a jagoff n'at.
I'm in Houston and had only driven through Pittsburgh once about 30 years ago. About 2 years ago, my company merged with another in Pittsburgh. Since then, I've been spending a ton of time in Pitt. And I'm REALLY liking the city. It does have a great small town feel to it even though it's large, the sports venues are a blast, and the FOOD! OMG! Driving around does take a bit of getting used to, as there are no straight routes to your destination - you have to know before you go. But lots of cool places to explore, and so far, nothing but really friendly people (although a bit strange at time to a Texan, but then again, I'm sure they feel the same about me!). Overall, I'm really digging Pittsburgh and I can't wait to get back up there for another sandwich with fries and cole slaw IN THE SANDWICH at Primanti Bros. (Also check out the calzones at Vincent's of Green Tree... you're welcome.)
Agreed about Vincent’s
Try to check out Peppi's, if you like steak subs/ salads. My favorite is the one on the north side, near the community college-Western Ave. They do an excellent job (real steak that they slice, not processed garbage). Worth checking out. Their steak salad is as good as it gets.
My grandparents quit driving here and visiting us in the 80s because every time you make a wrong turn, you're going over a bridge, lol.
Hi Kyle,
Pittsburgh resident here. The Hill District is very gentrified. Most of the public housing is torn down and more expensive housing replaced it. Homewood is also being gentrified.
That's still public housing the more expensive newer are also public housing
Yes that is true about Homewood. They just aren't doing it fast enough lol. I'm in a quiet hilly part of Homewood but have seen it going on in the Homewood flats
Thank you for the info. I didn't see too much of Hill District when I was there but that doesn't surprise me that it's gentrifying. I am surprised about Homewood though. It seems pretty far out being at the edge of the city.
@@GeographyKing I’m not surprised that they’re starting to creep the gentrification into parts of Homewood, especially considering how far it’s immediate neighbor East Liberty has come.
I just read that the Hill District will be receiving $11.5 M in rehabilitation . It's in an excellent location, hope to see the place revived.
Excellent profile of one of my favorite cities in the country. This gets the Pittsburgh stamp of approval!
Thanks man. I appreciate that.
I just moved to Duquesne this semester and I love this city. So amazing, family is from there, been going since a kid, and glad to now live there
Back in the early 1970’s Pittsburgh Paints moved my uncle from Newark, NJ out to their offices in Pittsburgh and they let him use their box seats when I went out to visit him so he could take me to a Cards (I’m a big fan) against the Pirates, the seats where behind the Pirates dugout and I was able to get Dock Ellis and Willie Stargell’s autographs on my program which I still have ! I had a great time in Pittsburgh overall !
My ex-husband used to work for Del Monte back when they were still on the north shore…we got to go to a few Steelers games using the DM club box. It was a pretty awesome experience!!
The fact you said yinz warmed my heart.
Living in Pittsburgh all my life definitely prepared me for my recent trip to San Francisco- we could actually handle walking up and down all the hills!
My favorite city in America. Great work!
Never before in all my life did I ever care about making a concerted effort to visit Pittsburg. Now, though, because of your video and what I saw in it, I really want to. Thanks, Kyle!
I grew up here - I moved to Atlanta in 1993 and just moved back to Pittsburgh after living in Atlanta for 28 years! I love ATL but I love my Burgh more!
If you are looking for the best example of Pittsburghese, look up Myron Cope. Doesn't even have to be a video. He literally looks like the accent sounds. But his accent is immaculate, too. Great Video!
So glad i got to visit and rollerblade around Pittsburgh! Beautiful city.
Pittsburgh honestly might be my favorite city in America, at least out of each city I’ve been to.
I’ve had Pittsburgh on my radar for years. I really like it.
It has been said '"Pittsburgh is the Paris of Appalachia." I say that Paris wishes it was the Pittsburgh of Europe.
Lived in Pittsburgh for three years but moved to Seattle last week. I still miss the city fondly and it really felt like my second hometown.
I never tire of hearing about my hometown! The City of Bridges, I can almost taste the Strip district! I'm getting Primanti's when I get there!
Thanks for uploading this, I live just outside of Pgh, but am from Okla. I'm real happy we moved here because you'd be hard pressed to find a more textured and interesting medium city.
Well said ! I got some friends in OKC
Lol I grew up outside of Pittsburgh and now live in OK
Would love to see you do Buffalo. It’s another rust belt city with a lot of history that is going through a Renaissance.
Buffalo is up there for me.
Same here. Great city to do a review on.
I'll do a video on Buffalo after I visit there again, which will likely be in spring.
@@GeographyKing Visit as late as you can! We were the snowiest city in the country last year and are expecting up to 14inches this weekend!
Toronto first!!
Thanks for repping the Burgh! Love the ways you highlighted the fun things about Pittsburgh ;) I know my Gram will always say YINZ!
You running into your high school friend is incredible! Such a small world.
Life long Pittsburgher here, this is the video I’ve been waiting for, currently at work but man this shift can’t go fast enough so I can watch this when I get home.
I'd be happy just to see a ballgame at PNC park some day! The most beautiful ballpark I've ever seen!
Lifelong Pittsburgher (or Yinzer as we are known). Enjoyed the video, very well done. You captured the city very well, we are passionate about our city and our sports teams. I know in past videos you cover pop culture, like music, Pittsburgh (and vicinity) has a lot of music artists that were born or got their start here: ,Bobby Vinton, Perry Como, Lou Christie, The Jaggerz, Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller, Henry Mancini, Christina Aguilera, and of course the hometown favorite Donnie Iris. Plus our celebrity native son, Batman and Beetlejuice himself, Michael Keaton.
Absolutely love Donnie Iris! Whenever I drive back east and come into the 'Burgh,' I put on WDVE FM and will always catch some Donnie Iris.
Andy Warhol!!!
Gene Kelly...
The list is large. We could also add Jeff Goldblum, another treasure Tom Atkins, of course Mr Rogers…..
The Del-Vikings, The Marcels, Anti-Flag, Rusted Root, The Vogues, and Wild Cherry are all from Pittsburgh, too. Other celebrities include Mark Cuban, F. Murray Abraham, Gene Kelly, Dennis Miller, Shirley Jones, Zelda Rubenstein, Tom Savini, George Romero, Philip Glass, and Stephen Foster (the great 19th Century musician),
Just stumbled across your channel. I LOVE cultural geography and I LOVE Pittsburgh. I often think of how cities were formed and the effects the cities history, geography, hydrology, weather etc have on the natives as well as the transplants. Good job!
Thank you. I'm glad you found the channel!
Born in a small river town 30 miles south of Pgh. Monongahela River below me, scenic. Left Pgh area in my 20's, &
moved to fast growing Charlotte, NC, had my career, etc. Moved back to my old hometown & now content.
I like to say Pittsburgh was built like everyone's very first game of SimCity. Very old-world and haphazard, planned originally for the convenience of people 200 yrs ago lol
Really cool to see you cover Pittsburgh finally! Nice profile of town, it's cool to see your perspectives!
Been to Pittsburgh once, but didn’t get to explore too much. Did go up the Duquesne Incline, and got some great views of the city. Want to go back and spend more time.
Pittsburgh seems a really nice place to live!
I lived in Pittsburgh for most of my life and you did pretty ok with this video. Us yinzers can be pretty picky about how we like our city represented and you did good.
My fiancé just moved here from Philadelphia
Love it out here- I’ve actually been to the game store many times!
My wife and I went to Pittsburgh for the first time this year. We really enjoyed our visit. Lovely city with friendly people. Surprised you didn't talk about Fallingwater and Kentucky Knob as area attractions.
That's pretty far outside the city, not really relevant to the city itself.
@@gondolagripes1674 I suppose but Pittsburgh is the closest major city and Fallingwater was the catalyst for us to visit.
@@elgreco75 there are many various reasons for visiting this area glad you came !
@@ARSENICKMUSICPittsburgh is a lovely city, would definitely like to visit again.
Hey Kyle. I live in MI but work for US Steel (a great, storied company) in downtown Pgh (nice commute). While I am certainly not an expert, I am in the city all the time. You pretty much nailed what Pgh has to offer. What I love about this city is it is pretty walkable, despite the topography. Also, the architecture is particularly stunning downtown. It is a treat. Pgh is a great city and the people are great too. Nice job with this video.
I’m from michigan as well and go to duquesne! making that drive sunday to go back to school
Pittsburgh is the most underrated city in America.
Hands down!
I agree, being born and raised there. I moved away 3 years ago and am moving back!
I grew up in Michigan really not knowing a single thing about Pittsburgh, much less visiting it. But in my adult years (I’m now 43) one of my main coworkers, who was both a lawyer and a television host, as well as my current girlfriend of 8 years, we’re from western PA and Pittsburgh. I don’t know that it’s totally me, but at the same time I’ve grown to have a huge affection for the whole area. WQED is where Mister Rogers made his program and was a model for all PBS stations in the U.S. If you ever want to learn about the city as well, there’s no better video guide than Rick Sebak at WQED, who has produced shows mostly about the area since the 80’s. I’m a big baseball fan and have seen a few Pirates games at PNC Park, which is great. I’m also a big theme/amusement park fan, and Kennywood is one of the very best classic local amusement parks in the country. The Heinz museum downturn is also great. But the best part to me about Pittsburgh is its people. Even outside of the city when I’ve met people from Pittsburgh, they’ve been done if the nicest down to earth people. Real characters sometimes too. Another few “Pittsburghese” words I like are “nebby”, which means nosy, and “gum band”, which is a rubber band. Lots of famous and fun people originally from the area too, like Michael Keaton (who started working on Mister Rogers), Jeff Goldblum, Andy Warhol, Joe Montana, Zachary Quinto, Sharon Stone, Mike Ditka, Jimmy Stewart (Indiana, PA), Christina Aguilera, Arnold Palmer (Latrobe), Dan Marino, Joe Namath, Rachel Carson, Jonas Salk, H.J. Heinz, Mary Cassatt, and Gene Kelly. I also like watching “Pittsburgh Dad” on UA-cam. Great videos if you know anything about the city’s culture. Another thing mg girlfriend taught me was about the cult following that Sheetz convenience stores have, and how you can tell if you’re from western or eastern PA by whether you go to or are a fan of Sheetz or Wawa.
I love that Yinz included Pittsburgh for this video! Moved here from Massachusetts 20 years ago, it really is a beautiful city with so much spirit and charm. Great place for walking and hiking as well.
Really loved your video, when people from out of town come thru the tunnels esp at night they are amazed of the Beauty of the city, I love Pittsburgh
Im eager to visit Pittsburgh after watching this video. I had no idea it has so much to offer. Raised in New Jersey, and live in Idaho 23 yrs. I will definitely spend a day or two in Pittsburgh when I fly in to visit family near Lancaster. Looking forward to it.
Would love to see a video like this on a smaller city with the same type of vibe like Duluth MN. Great video as always love Pittsburgh!
N’at was a great video! Dahntahn and Mt Worshingdon are my favorite spots to hang aht. Go Stillers!!
Kyle, i lived in Pittsburgh for 26 years and never knew of that game store. I am heading back to visit family next week and will be stopping by.
A couple of friends and my bf and I are thinking of taking a couple's trip to Pittsburgh in 2023. Sending your video to them.
We are excited for museums, art the different neighbourhoods etc.
Thanks for another great video!
We are planning a similar trip 👍
Pittsburgh is a great city and I live in Ohio. Its only about an hour and half drive from me. I go there often. Their cosino is kool also. Great food and live bands. Good show.
Great video as always! I just wanted to chime in that Cincinnati also has a lot of stairs with all of the surrounding hills of the main city as well. For example there are hills with stairs around the neighborhoods Mount Auburn, Clifton, and Mount Adams! There also used to be three inclines in Cincinnati as well, but they are sadly gone now. Hope you are able to do a video covering Cincinnati soon as well!
Yeah. Upper Manhattan and The Bronx has that too.
Hope he does Cincy
He doesn't mention numbers in the video, but when he says Pittsburgh has a lot of stairs, he really means we have A LOT of stairs. I looked up Cincy for comparison and it looks like it has about 320 sets of stairs available for public use. In contrast, Pittsburgh has ~800 sets of stairs. He mentioned San Francisco as being the only other city he's been to that comes close. They've got ~670 sets of stairs.
@@mattgalper5397 Makes sense! I just wanted to point out another example where the hills and stairs played a key part in the surrounding city scape. I wish we could have kept at least one of our old inclines like Pittsburgh!
@@tabush142 We used to have 17 inclines at one point! I'm sad only two are left but I'm glad we at least have the ones we do.
Great informative video Kyle. Didn't know Pittsburgh was that nice.
Such a pretty city with the confluence park and hills. I have been planning to go to a baseball game there sometime soon.
Almost hate to see the secret get out. And you made no direct mention of Mt. Washington and the views from there, or of the way the big shiny city seems to appear out of nowhere as you exit the Fort Pitt tunnel.
Another great thing about Pittsburgh is that it’s very close to where the Northeast, the Midwest and the South all meet, so you can find a little of the best of all three, plus so much that’s uniquely Pittsburgh.
This is my favorite of all your videos! I love the way you actually go to places like this and don't just drive around or quote sometimes misleading stats. You have one of the best u tube channels for wanderers like you and me. Thank you!
Thanks for making a stand alone video for my town. Your videos are so good, keep it up!
i've been so excited for this to come out for weeks! thank you kyle!!! - lifelong pgh resident
Such a well done video! Well researched. And anyone that pronounces the Monongahela River correctly (which is very rare outside of the area), I know they've talked with locals and not just picked up a Fodor's travel guide or watched Monday Night Football on TV. I'm not a native, but I've lived in Pgh for 30 years, and I adore the city, and some of the friendliest people you'll find anywhere.
One minor correction -- there's no Fort Duquesne Tunnel (but there is a large bridge by that name); the three largest tunnels in the city are Fort Pitt, Squirrel Hill, and Liberty. BTW, I love that you included the transit bus swallowed by a pothole! And also pointing out that Charlie Brown would likely be a Pittsburgh sports fan!
I recently moved to Pittsburgh and just like your friend Kyle - I fell in love with the city!!
Great overview of the city that I can share with others 🎉
As someone that grew up on the Hill in the '60's I can definitely say that it is being gentrified. Francis Street, Bently Drive and Elmore Square are almost totally unrecognizable from when I was a kid there- only Bedford Avenue even closly remains the same. Sometimes I feel like a twilight Zone episode where the Universe is trying to erase all knowledge of my existence, the way things have changed so much.
This man never misses! Love this. Excited to visit!
Interesting as always! I've always loved the geography of Pittsburgh, it looks so nice.
that was delightful! Loving these city profiles.
This is a really good video. I love Squirrel Hill and Mineo's Pizza is my favorite. I am sure you were there and Aiellos. Those would be the two rival shops that have been there for a long time. I hope you enjoyed your time visiting the city. Let's go Pitt!
I don't remember the names, but at one place I got a white sauce slice and the others were red sauce. All were thin crust.
Thanks for visiting and doing this video...good job.
Great profile! We escaped Florida to find a better place to live, and we chose Pittsburgh. We absolutely love it here.
We could have moved anywhere in the country. So, we conducted a methodical two-year search of medium to large cities, with our primary criteria being high quality of life, low cost of living, healthy job and business opportunities, and a progressive political environment. We narrowed our list to 20 cities from one end of the country to the other and then finally down to five, which we visited in person to scout them out. In the end, Pittsburgh won. We quit our jobs, sold our house and moved here. We both eventually found good jobs, and after three years renting, we bought a house. We've lived in Pittsburgh five years now and plan on starting a business here soon.
We love how beautiful it is here in every season, the surprisingly rich cultural offerings (the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is considered one of the best in the world), the big city amenities, festivals and other activities; the vibrant and diverse city neighborhoods, business districts and parks; the historic downtown and Cultural District; the top-notch health care systems; and how the city has become acclaimed hubs for higher education and the medical, high-tech and robotics industries. The city and region have a bright future. Every time we have out-of-town visitors, they too are surprised at how amazing Pittsburgh is. In fact, two married couples who are friends -- one from Chicago and one from Los Angeles -- already decided to move here based on our recommendation and their visits.
Of course, Pittsburgh's not perfect. No big metro area is. There is extensive room for improvement in multiple areas, such as with the roads and equitable economic opportunity. But I've lived in 14 cities in six states and have traveled extensively over my lifetime, and I can say truthfully that moving to Pittsburgh was one of the best decisions I've made. For the cost of living, there's not a better place to live and work in my book.
don't vote liberal or you'll understand why the other 4 wanted to ditch chicago and LA ya jagoff
Man, Kyle. That's awesome running into an old friend thousands of miles from where you both grew up.
I've lived in Rochester, Buffalo, and Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh was my favorite of the three... unfortunately they all have terrible weather 😅
Thanks Kyle. Like the album selection this time. Also always had Charlie Brown pegged as a Pirates fan!
Thanks for giving a tour on the city I'm from, you did us solid for the most part. I will say did miss the West of Pittsburgh where I'm from on your video!
A trip down memory lane! We would go to those two pizza shops after school. Love the tour you gave.
so cool that you ran into a an old friend of yours. i love your enthusiasm about walking too
Went to school in Pittsburg and lived with some roommates in an apartment just down the road from that board game store. I miss Squirrel Hill so much and think about it frequently. Incredible place. So grateful I got to spend some time there.
I almost fell out of my chair when you said "yinz" in the intro! Very good video. I live about 45 minutes north of the city.
Love this! You should do Vegas. I feel it would be perfect for this as SO many just know of the strip! Going through all the neighborhoods and districts like this but about Las Vegas to show folks, would be so fun!
Former Pittsburgh resident here. I loved the city and, as they say, it is a big city with a small-town feel. The people are friendly and there was a lot to do. I'd move back there if I could.
Thank you for visiting our city!
Thank you so much for such an informative video.
My grandma’s family landed in Pittsburgh (west Mifflin) in the early 1900’s from Europe…spoke Slovak and Hungarian, as did many in the area.
All the men worked in the mills.
8 ‘crow’ miles away from a great downtown…I am transplanting myself from SoCal.
Pittsburgh has lots of clear blue skies, with puffy white clouds. It’s green!! And with rain, no worries of running out of water.
I cannot wait to call Pittsburgh home and check out some of the highlights in this video.
The most drastic difference is many people smoke cigarettes.
Hopefully as gentrification happens they will not continue this unhealthy habit.
And spot on with the homes! So many beautifully crafted, magnificent homes. It’s hard to envision this place in the height of its heyday!!!
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My material grandparents immigrated to Ambridge, which is close to Pittsburgh. They came from Croatia and Slovenia in the early 1900s. They moved in Midwest when they got married. My mom said my grandma missed it. Back in those days you didn't travel much and they didn't have much money.
dont vote lib unless you want it to turn into LA
I take in a few NY Yankees road games each year, and PNC Park in Pittsburgh was a wonderful experience. Right on the river within shouting distance of Heinz Field.
They close the Roberto Clemente Bridge on game days, and we walked over it, to and from our downtown hotel with cool views of the topography.
Great work. As a lifetime resident of Pittsburghs Northside. I currently live in Marshall Shadeland/ Brighton Heights
Pittsburgh resident and I love my city. The public transit has been abysmal in the last twenty years, I will admit. The main draw for me is that it's interesting. So many other cities are flat, homogenous, and devoid of legacy architecture. Coming through the Fort Pitt Tunnel from the airport and seeing the skyline explode into view never gets old. Sadly, I don't see real money being put into the Hill District or Homewood any time soon. The heart of the Hill, its business district, was bulldozed to build the Civic Arena and it has never recovered. Many of the suburbs are coming back and are even more affordable to live in. You can hear thicker Pittsburghese in some of these areas, like the Alle-Kiski Valley and the Mon Valley.
I have to say, I love your videos. I am a fellow map nerd. My favorite aspect of cartography is geomorphology or the changes of landscapes over time. I heard you refer to the areas outlying the city as "mountainous." Although the heights around The Burgh carry names like Mount Washington or Mount Oliver, they are misnomers. Mountains are a result of tectonic forces folding, fracturing and deforming of the Earth's crust. The heights around Pittsburgh are a result of erosion. The area that is now the city was once all a flat plateau which was slowly incised by flowing water creating the topography we recognize today. (Oh, and did you know the Allegheny River once flowed north?) Lots of cool geology here. Keep putting out the great videos!!
If i was young and starting out now, I'd either settle down in Pittsburgh or Columbus, Ohio. I think Pittsburgh punches way above its weight for cultural amenities. It's probably the most underrated city in the country. The biggest thing they need to improve is their public transit.
I agree with the public transit part! It's sad to think this city used to have an amazing network of street trolleys that were all torn up and replaces with a polluting and slow/never on time bus system instead. They're just starting to add bike lanes but of course drivers bitch and complain about them cause they take away from their vaunted parking spaces. Drivers would rather see bikers die by getting hit by cars than to have bike lanes put in and save lives.
This was great! Do you take most of the photos in your features? They're the key ingredient, for sure.
I love Pittsburgh. It's such a unique and pretty city. I've been there a few times, but always on a time crunch. On one occasion I drove down from Toronto and I could not get over how lush and green it was from Eerie to Pittsburgh in those beautiful rolling hills. (Poconos?) I think I watched the scenery more than the road.
🎶Halfway between Eerie and Pittsburgh . . .🎶 If anybody gets that reference, I was headed to Star Lake for a Phish show, hehe. The next day I drove into the city, parked somewhere by Pitt, and walked around the funky college neighborhoods all day. It was a gat-dang delight! And the view from the hill across the river to the south -- holy smokes! After watching this I'm dying for another road trip soon.
Awesome as always, Kyle. ✌️
It depends on the video. I do use a lot of stock images and any drone footage is not mine. But many of the street level neighborhood shots are from when I was there in September. Most of the nice nature photos in national or state parks videos I use are stock.
Love these city profile vids!
Great video. Pittsburgh is one of my fave cities. It’s truly beautiful and everyone is very nice. Can you do Philly next?
Geography King is the best! I almost went to med school at U Pitt , but decided to go to SUNY in New York, much cheaper as a NYS resident. I will always have a warm spot in my heart for the Steel City!