This is our catch-all for old photos of Pittsburgh and the surrounding region that don’t quite fit into other categories. But all photos and stories possess a quintessential Pittsburgh character.
Ever since the Phoenicians set sail, water has held a mystical sway over human beings. That includes Pittsburgh owners of houseboats. In fine weather, these floating cottages cruise the region’s rivers, giving their owners a chance to share an extra beer, a joke or a story with their fellow free spirits.
Look at the picturesAmong the world’s oldest, floating society of free spirits
Affix a coin to a manhole cover, see if anyone will stop to pick up the shiny object, photograph them failing to do so, repeat cycle.
In March 1943, a woman stepped in a pothole, broke her ankle and eventually won a nice pile of cash from the City of Pittsburgh.
Look at the picturesThe pothole that swallowed Christine Contillo
What’s it like to be a teenager in Pittsburgh? The answer has (and has not) changed with each generation.
Look at the picturesHow to raise a teenager in the modern age
The T was 75 years in the making, and while it still doesn’t go as far as many Pittsburghers would like, it did help improve the city’s 20th century Downtown traffic headaches.
Look at the picturesThe construction of Pittsburgh’s Downtown subway