Steel City Tee Club

Steel Phantom | May 2022

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

August 2021 Tee Club - Planet Pittsburghia Men on Telescope in Pittsburgh

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...

The Jack Rabbit | July 2021

Growing up in Pittsburgh, summer never really started until I made my annual pilgrimage to Kennywood. I remember my grandfather taking me as a kid,...

Pop Art | June 2021

June's Tee Club honors the pop art of Oakland native, Andy Warhol. His philosophy that “Art is what you can get away with,” has guided my journey a...

Exposition Park | May 2021

If baseball is the American Pastime, Pittsburgh should be recognized in the history books as a pivotal city in creating that legacy. In fact, Pitts...