A look at Downtown Pittsburgh during the pandemic

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A sense of what Downtown Pittsburgh and the surrounding area looks like a day after Gov. Tom Wolf issued the stay-at-home order.

A person jogs along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail in front of the “We Are Pittsburgh” pubic art work by by artists Joshua Chang and Aaron Ramon, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, as seen from the North Shore. On Monday, March 23, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a stay-at-home order to residents in seven counties hardest hit by the pandemic, including Allegheny County.
An empty Andy Warhol Bridge, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, as seen from the North Shore. On Monday, March 23, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a stay-at-home order to residents in seven counties hardest hit by the pandemic, including Allegheny County.
An individual wearing a face mask walks along Fifth Avenue, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Downtown. On Monday, March 23, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a stay-at-home order to residents in seven counties hardest hit by the pandemic, including Allegheny County.
Despite the urging of social distancing people congregate outside of the Port Authority Downtown Service Center, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Downtown. On Monday, March 23, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a stay-at-home order to residents in seven counties hardest hit by the pandemic, including Allegheny County
A pair of individuals walks under the blooming Cherry blossom trees, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail in North Shore. On Monday, March 23, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a stay-at-home order to residents in seven counties hardest hit by the pandemic, including Allegheny County.
A member of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Clean Team wears a mask as he works, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, on Sixth Street in Downtown. On Monday, March 23, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a stay-at-home order to residents in seven counties hardest hit by the pandemic, including Allegheny County.
People walk on Forbes Ave in Downtown Pittsburgh on the first business day after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all restaurants and bars in Allegheny and four other counties to close their dine-in facilities for 14 days amid efforts to help stop the COVID-19 coronavirus spread on Monday, March 16, 2019. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Words of encouragement are seen on the Byham Theater, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, on Sixth Street in Downtown. On Monday, March 23, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a stay-at-home order to residents in seven counties hardest hit by the pandemic, including Allegheny County.
An empty Gateway Station, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, on Stanwix Street in Downtown. On Monday, March 23, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a stay-at-home order to residents in seven counties hardest hit by the pandemic, including Allegheny County.
A person carrying shopping bags walks through an empty Market Square, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Downtown. On Monday, March 23, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a stay-at-home order to residents in seven counties hardest hit by the pandemic, including Allegheny County.
A woman walks past words of encouragement on the window of a currently closed Steel City Clothing store, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, on Smithfield Street in Downtown. On Monday, March 23, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a stay-at-home order to residents in seven counties hardest hit by the pandemic, including Allegheny County.
Smithfield St. in Downtown Pittsburgh on March 20, 2020. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
The reflection of a City of Pittsburgh Police car can be seen in the reflection of the window of a empty and closed Wiener World, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, on Smithfield Street in Downtown. On Monday, March 23, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced a stay-at-home order to residents in seven counties hardest hit by the pandemic, including Allegheny County.
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