tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post217479457493745135..comments2024-03-15T09:29:02.240-04:00Comments on Recollections of a Vagabonde: A visit to Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaVagabondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-57482902989041328212019-05-07T19:20:21.414-04:002019-05-07T19:20:21.414-04:00I was interested to read about Pittsburgh and the ...I was interested to read about Pittsburgh and the changes that have occurred there from when I was growing up west in Ohio in the ‘40s. The city’s reputation, based partly on views of some family living there for a time was that, indeed, it was dirty from the coal mine days, but then became a hard-working steel town. My impressions were based on second-hand descriptions and views of another Pennsylvania town, Sharon, which I did visit on numerous occasions. Cities evolve and change with the times as leaders and residents dedicate themselves to a vision of enhancing their area’s finest environmental assets. The rivers and, often surrounding countryside if preserved, in Pennsylvania and Ohio are spectacular as are even many of the smaller creeks which can be as big or bigger than some bodies of water designated as rivers in other states I’ve visited. As usual with your posts, I’m always impressed with the depth and perceptive consolidation of pertinent facts you present on topics you present — also the present and past visuals you feature. <br /><br />Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-30518397407320628472019-05-07T14:15:53.457-04:002019-05-07T14:15:53.457-04:00Hello, Vagabonde,
I see you have had a nice trip t...Hello, Vagabonde,<br />I see you have had a nice trip to Pittsburgh. I have not learn before about this city so I am interested in learning more. The mount Washington and the monument there - it'a amazing place. <br />Thanks for sharing!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-21609583518180587262019-05-07T09:08:11.659-04:002019-05-07T09:08:11.659-04:00How nice you could enjoy this getaway. I've on...How nice you could enjoy this getaway. I've only been to Pitt once and that was years ago, just to see a summer production a friend was in, so I didn't see any of this or learn the history. It's really quite fascinating. Thanks for that.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-28022489469432787002019-05-07T05:20:42.368-04:002019-05-07T05:20:42.368-04:00Thank you, Vagabonde, I utterly enjoyed your post....Thank you, Vagabonde, I utterly enjoyed your post. Always so interesting to see places through your good eye and your observations are always of interest. bayouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803865167364775151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-36073328463359708562019-05-06T16:48:59.993-04:002019-05-06T16:48:59.993-04:00I'd forgotten what an ordeal you had on your l...I'd forgotten what an ordeal you had on your last trip. Quite awful. Glad this visit was such a success, what an interesting post. Thank you.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-8824542696387260292019-05-06T08:40:37.147-04:002019-05-06T08:40:37.147-04:00I had no idea Pittsburgh has such incredible place...I had no idea Pittsburgh has such incredible places to visit, VB. As always, your posts are filled with very interesting information. Thank you for your detailed post, and I look forward to another in the future. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-48296171529986268132019-05-06T02:37:42.983-04:002019-05-06T02:37:42.983-04:00Glad to see Brits are your second-most-frequent pa...Glad to see Brits are your second-most-frequent pageviewers.<br /><br />And that this post is devoted to what I regard as my home city in the USA. I arrived very late in 1965, took up residence in the Y, joined a publishing company based on Pittsburgh's Northside, moved to an apartment in Dormont (south of Mt Washington) and was joined by my wife and daughter who came to the US in SS United States. The publishing company moved to Philadelphia (we moved with them but it was a city I never got on with). To my delight I was head-hunted back to Pittsburgh to a fledgling magazine and for a time lived on the fringe of the swanky suburb, Mt Lebanon. The magazine failed as most new launches do. Since by then we'd added a second daughter I decided it was time to stop vagabonding. After 6 years in the USA we sent our two daughters back to their UK grand-parents by plane and made the return journey, with our car and other possessions, on the SS France on its last transatlantic crossing..<br /><br />I still have a soft spot for Pittsburgh. It was the city that took us in and our Dormont neighbours were kinder than I could ever have imagined. I found myself correcting the English of professors working at MIT, USC, Ohio U, etc, who submitted material for publication, and I gained a reputation as something of a social oddity mainly, I think, because of what the natives (all far better educated than me) regarded as my enormous vocabulary and my ability to talk in parsable sentences. I, in return, learned to admire the conciseness of their chat which, forty years later, I was to incorporate in my novel Out Of Arizona.<br /><br />When I lived in Pittsburgh it was still the nationwide butt of jokes about its dirtiness. Such jokes were out of date. Prior to my arrival the city had spent what had then seemed the huge sum of $60m on clean-air improvements. As to Mt Washington, a friend and I used to drink at Moike's Bar in nearby Mt Oliver.<br /><br />I think you've done Pittsburgh proud. The views alone, admirably demonstrated in your pictures, reveal it to be a city worth visiting. Or, as in my case, living in.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-35668432707447416712019-05-05T21:48:24.022-04:002019-05-05T21:48:24.022-04:00Thank you for yet another informative, beauty and ...Thank you for yet another informative, beauty and wonder-filled post.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-71532229698754184212019-05-05T21:33:42.964-04:002019-05-05T21:33:42.964-04:00Hi Vagabonde, It sounds like you had a nice trip! ...Hi Vagabonde, It sounds like you had a nice trip! I've been to Pittsburgh on business but have never visited as a tourist. This old steel town has reinvented itself since the mills shut down. It is an attractive city with the rivers and hills all around it. We'll have to add it to our list of places to visit! Take Care, Big Daddy DaveDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419231123238788903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-65799697894335996962019-05-05T20:43:52.877-04:002019-05-05T20:43:52.877-04:00What a great post. I learned quite a bit about thi...What a great post. I learned quite a bit about this city that I live in. I’ll have the kids read it as I bet they don’t know everything in your post either. We so enjoyed having you come visit. Please come back soon as there is still a lot of exploring to do! Looking forward to your next Pittsburgh post. ❤️ Celine (your eldest)livininlbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09120180180995727247noreply@blogger.com