National Aviary | August 2022
Did you know the country’s largest aviary, home to over 500 birds and more than 150 species, is located in Pittsburgh’s North Side? It’s true! Plu...
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Vintage Grand Prix | July 2022
Every July, the only vintage car street race in the United States takes place in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park. Since 1983, the Pittsburgh Vintage Gr...
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Oil Creek | June 2022
From the gas in our cars to the heat in our homes and the electricity that powers us, none of it would be possible without the discovery of crude ...
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Steel Phantom | May 2022
On May 10, 1991, the world’s fastest and steepest roller coaster opened in at Kennywood. The Steel Phantom made its stomach-dropping debut that sp...
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Alleghenys | April 2022
Before the Pittsburgh Pirates ever swung a bat, the Pittsburgh Allegheny fielded one of the very first baseball teams in the city. However, the te...
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Rachel Carson | March 2022
Driving around Pittsburgh, it’s virtually impossible to avoid crossing a bridge. Downtown, some of our bridges are named after notable Pittsburghe...
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Yellow Jackets | February 2022
Before the Pittsburgh Penguins, hockey in Pittsburgh started with the Yellow Jackets, a franchise that got its start in 1920 when it joined the Uni...
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The First Gas Station | January 2022
For as long as there have been cars, people have complained about the price of gas. In fact, the very first complaint probably happened at the int...
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Le Magnifique | December 2021
Le Magnifique. Super Mario. Mr. 66. Mario Lemieux is a Pittsburgh legend and hockey god, widely considered to be one of, if not THE best to ever p...
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The Original Oyster House | November 2021
Ask any Pittsburgher which foods their hometown is known for and you might get answers like: pierogies, chip-chopped ham, or French fries on every...
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Pittsburgh Phantoms | October 2021
Decades before Pittsburgh’s professional soccer team, the Riverhounds, took the field in 1999, another pro team called the Steel City home, the Pit...
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USS Pittsburgh | September 2021
In the final months of WWII, the USS Pittsburgh was on duty in the rough seas of the South Pacific, just off of Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, when a mass...
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Pittsburghia | August 2021
“We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night,” reads the plaque on John and Phoebe Brashear’s final resting place in the crypt of...
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