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My daughter is 8 and said the point is a magic place she said the rivers meeting causes a magical path that people didn't do it God did... She loves to explore the forest and plants that grow now she enjoys walking the path of old fort and putting her feet in water;-)

I've always been fascinated with this place As a schoolboy in 70s England I read a book called Duffys Rocks. I picked it for the title. Turns out it is a place in PGH the writer invented. The novel totally led me into a permanent curiosity for gritty northern industrial cities on either side of the Atlantic. The Golden Triangle is world famous to anybody with an interest in architecture and the American industrial revolution. Understand now that I have never been there but it doesn't make a difference--i would love it anyway. Imagine my delight in my teens flying to Chicago we stopped in Pittsburgh to change planes... I'd finally see the Triange d'Or-- But no! You are a city tucked into the crags of what are mostly mountain gorges--a phenomenal puzzle that had me craning my neck to figure out where they hid the city. The legacy status of industrial power house to present day modern cluster of heritage preserved means you guys have gem... Tough town. But human. Even with all that hardware. The bridges getting replaced so often proves there were people who ran the city and got things done.

I just came across this today. It was awesome. My great-grandfather was a lineman with Western Union and was electrocuted and fell to his death on Fort Duquesne Blvd. in 1910. He gave his life to help build this city.

I worked in town for 30+ yrs as an A member with the local IBEW. Saw many buildings torn down and worked on many remodels and new projects. PNC Park, the old LTV steel plant, AGH new wing, helipad on USX tower, Heinz renovations, the subway, US Marshalls offices, all the Hospitals, just too many to mention... Good video, thank you.

I live in Boston and have only been to Pittsburgh twice. I thought the park was beautiful. The view of downtown was outstanding from the incline I rode (I don't recall the name - Mount Washington?) I hope to visit again sometime - great city. Thank-you for the interesting video!

I can remember my grandfather telling me about how he came to this country and was a carpenter in a steel mills. He helped build homes in Pittsburgh. He helped others to forge their futures and it’s great city. I can remember my father going by very structures in Pittsburgh and telling me that through local union 1058… He helped build many structures in Pittsburgh. He said it was pride. It’s funny because… I was a Piledriver for many years beginning with local 2264. I now can tell my grandchildren did your tunnels under the river… the Pirates Stadium… The Steeler stadium… And many of your other structures, and buildings that you’ve seen… I had my part into it. I say that as a retired Piledriver with pride. As I said… There’s no place like Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh. Proud!

This was incredibly well done. F A N T A S T I C ! ! Thank you.

A roller coaster at the point! So much good information. Fantastic!

i just started going to college at Pitt so its cool to have a history video like this because I'm not from around here

Incredibly entertaining, love your work here , awesome choice of music.its a blessing to our pride as Pittsburghers, thanks for this treasure.

born and raised in Pgh....left for military in 1963 and been gone ever since.................this was very interesting and educational.....THANKS ! Jerry B. in Tennessee

Imagine how nice the Hill District, North Side, Hazelwood and Wilkinsburg were during most of that time frame.

I LOVE THIS! As a Native Pittsburgher this video makes me very proud to be living here. I’ve been throughout this country… But, there’s no place like Pittsburgh!

The earliest I remember Pittsburgh was in the late 1950's. I know the Fort Pitt Tunnels weren't there yet. You had to either go through the Liberty Tubes or across the West End Bridge. I liked Pittsburgh in the 50's. I heard all the Smokey City stories of the 40's, but that was gone. The air seemed clean to me. What I remember smelling were hamburgers cooking on grills. There were great hamburger places downtown. The rivers still looked muddy back in the 50's. We went down to the Monongahalia across from the Point to fish, but we only caught catfish and carp. One day, on Memorial Day in 1960, we caught one Sunfish and we were excited. Eventually the rivers cleaned up and now you can catch Bass and even Musky in the rivers of Pittsburgh. But, back in the 50's it was mostly catfish and carp. Along the Monongahalia Warf, Native Americans would hold Pow Wows and my grandmother used to take us kids to them. They were fun. The Gulf Building was the tallest building back then. There were plenty of Street Cars back in those days and we often took the Street Cars into town. Downtown was the place to go for shopping. There were no malls yet. The only suburban Department Store was a small Joseph Hornes in Mt. Lebanon. It was there in the late 1950's, but it was small. And then out in the Oakland section of town was Forbes Field. It was a beautiful ballpark with lots of history. My Dad used to take us to ballgames out there. I remember when the Pirates won the World Series back in 1960.

Brought a tear to my eye

This was incredible. Thank you.

Thank you Tim Ruff for your version of "Walking in Memphis". Very well done.

I was Born & Raised in the "Burgh" Best video Ever! Thank You!!

Very nice and informative video and I loved it. Don’t know how I missed it 5 years ago. I always loved history and wish I would have had access to this video in the early ‘60s

I love my city.

Excellent video. The interesting part for me was seeing the Bridges at the Point. They had just closed them when we moved there in late 1968 (My dad had just retired from the Air Force). I never got to drive over those two bridges. I also noticed the North Pole Ice Company across the Point. My grandfather was a Truck Driver for them in the 40's. A lot of memories from my childhood. I was just there a few days ago and we did the local Double Decker Bus Tour. It was fun and interesting. There's a lot of Pittsburgh that even the locals don't know about. My Grandparents House on the North Side was heavily damaged when the Equitable Gas Tanks blew up in 1927. I mentioned it to an Archivist during a tour of the Heinz History Center (several years ago) and she didn't know anything about it. Later they were doing some kind of program about it. The only reason it came out was they discovered the original pilings for the Gas Tanks when they were digging the foundation for the Casino next to the old Three Rivers Stadium site.

I remember going over the New Point Bridge as a small child and remember the construction of the Fort Pitt Bridge. As a High school and College student I worked as a construction laborer for the F. J. Busse Co. and worked on the construction of the point fountain. I’m flooded with memories every time I see it.

Good choice of photos.

Thank you!!! This was amazing!

Thank you . Very interesting

Glad to be #500! Love the history lessons, very interesting to learn about the way PGH was back in the day.

Fascinating.

Fantastic video and photos

So much history, very neat!!

I really dig ur videos man. Awesome old pictures and compared modern

Thanks for your work you do a good job. Cheers.

Great video

I've always loved Pittsburgh it played a huge part in the making of America 🎉🎉🎉😊

Very interesting, keep it up!

Awesome. Keep up the great content.

Love it!

Impressive pictures!

At 7:01 right next to the 2nd point bridge you can see the foundation for the old point bridge as well as the outline for the road

The city of Pittsburgh should reconstruct the Fort Pitt fort to its beauty.

its intresting seeing that map and comparing it to what the rivers actually look like, l live among youghiogheny river and its hard to tell which of the bends my neighborhood is in and how the little split is actually a creek in west newton thats barely thought of today as it has a bridge over it

Amen. City of black, white, sweat, tears.

Lewis and Clark expedition left Pittsburgh in 1803 not 1804. You might also have mentioned that it played a large role in the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790's.

Excellent PPT, well done. I want to learn from you how to make one. Your words too are great! Ta!

Amazing city

Great videos my friend.. Any chance you can find old images of fairywood?

The reason the vast amount of immigration worked in the us was predominantly the immigrants were of European decent and were Christian therefore it was easier to blend

Tim, I love your videos. Born and bred in Carrick, any videos of Brownsville Road planned?

Awesome info thanks for the amazing history lesson of Pittsburgh. Do u metal detect? HH. JOE.

At 5:41 look at that oil slick coming out of the factory (maybe J & L Steel)! Pre- DEP & EPA!

Lewis & Clark's expedition began in Brownsville, PA.

And this kids is how we got our 6 superbowls

Crazy the ramparts where still there in the 20s wish they could have saved part of it

so much history gone. it was a mound before the forts. still not convinced that block house wasnt rebuilt at some point.🍻

Great video.👍 What's it like as a place to live, good? New year greetings from England. 🎉🎉🇬🇧

Amazing video and history, but you couldn't find a photo that includes Three Rivers Stadium?

Would u see what u can find out about the wabash tunnel? Theres no portals I can see in any of these pictures. I was always told it was an old railroad tunnel,but there is no tracks in the old pics I could see. It comes out at the bottom of saw mill(where it used to end before they connected it to banksville rd in ur one video) and I thought the connect with the lines that run over the parkway(right before fort pitt tunnels)

Can someone identify the songs which serve as the soundtrack?

I'm only 37 but I remember north pole ice cream I think it had a polar bear on it I think

Why does the Wabash railroad tunnel and bridge look so far away?

Lewis & Clark's boats: built by the McKee brothers?

Interesting vid. One point. Locals pronounce the second to last syllable of Mon River as hay not hee, the spelling notwithstanding.

No showing of 3 Rivers Stadium. Also, what about the "bridge to nowhere"? No road connections shown.

I am not sure about some of the dates, as I have very vivid memories of riding my bicycle with friends over the mud mounds and rolling down into the muddy (undeveloped) shore edges into the water right at the point. that would have been around 1963 to 1965, Some the dated photos shared display a concrete border along the point edge at that time. I believe those photos are mis-dated.

look at the picture where the allegheny and monongahela meet to form the Ohio they are different colors .the mon is dirty and muddy and the Allegheny is blue and clean

all that history destroyed. the point was orginally 1 of many scared native burial mounds destroyed to built forts or industrial use. the bottoms in mckees rocks another. i found one near southside. stone circle much older than 1700/1800s cut stones. sad that 100s if not 1000s of mounds were knowingly and unknowingly destroyed for bridges railways highways and development.😥🍻

Amazing. I was surprised to herer nothing about the canals that brought many immigrants across the country with the mainline canal system

Yinzer history

remember when part of the original canal wasnt filled in and you could walk down in it? also that building cant be the oldest it was clearly torn down and a newer brick structure build on top the 1700s stone foundation.🍻

Or-ee-gun not Or-ee-gone

I live on the north side grew up here on Brighton rd I'm now off bascome we still are somewhat segregated everything north of woods run is white everything south of woods run is predominantly black besides of the trendys whom moved in the Mexican war streets

Where are my fellow Northsiders at n'at?

The rainbow reminded me of the promise made by God to Noah to never again have a world wide flood and His love for us. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.John 3:16

It's just "the point", or "the forks". The Golden Triangle is the Indonesian source for heroin.

The adaptation of "Walking in Memphis" is the stupidest thing ever.

"Walking in Pittsburgh" is one of the lamest song adaptations I've ever heard.

Good music ❤

The music sucks, I am Eastern Shoshone of the wind river reservation in Wyoming and I am definitely not a immigrant