{"id":9320,"date":"2019-01-18T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=9320"},"modified":"2019-01-20T10:42:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T15:42:38","slug":"pittsburgh-snow-old-photos-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2019\/01\/18\/pittsburgh-snow-old-photos-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuck cars and snow angels: Photos of past Pittsburgh snow storms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Only pedestrians were able to cross the 6th Street bridge in this photo from 1950. (Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pittsburghers have enjoyed an unusually\u00a0mild winter so far this year. So with meteorologists\u00a0monitoring\u00a0a winter storm<\/a>\u00a0set to hit the area this weekend, we thought everyone could use a reminder of what a snowy Pittsburgh actually looks like.<\/p>\n

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Army troops keep traffic out of Downtown so crews can clear snow, Nov. 30, 1950. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A pedestrian walks down the Boulevard of the Allies on a snowy day, Nov. 27, 1950. (Pittsburgh Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Afternoon rush hour traffic sits on West Liberty Avenue, Dec. 15, 1989, in Dormont. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Christine Holt plays in the annual Snowball Gold Tournament at Mt. Lebanon Golf Course, Feb. 6, 1988. (John Kaplan\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mary Ann Bucci and Herb Thomas brave blowing snow, Nov. 20, 1987. (David Spencer\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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City trucks use the Monongahela wharf to clear snow from Downtown, Nov. 28, 1950. The caption notes that no trucks have been “lost over the rim so far.” (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A truck slips into the Monongahela River after dumping a load of snow hauled from Downtown, Dec. 2, 1950. Driver Gus Jones, who bailed just in time, fixes a chain around the bumper. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Stranded travelers rest at Pennsylvania Station during a blizzard, Nov. 28, 1950. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Rieifert Street, Knoxville, might well be a Christmas card snow scene \u2026 except the residents didn’t find their snowbound situation a happy one,” read the caption on this Nov. 29, 1950 photo. (Pittsburgh Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cars and bus commuters on Smithfield Street, Jan 17, 1979, in Downtown. (Michael Chikiris\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fifth and Liberty avenues after the “Big Snow,” which saw 27.9 inches fall on Pittsburgh the evening of Thanksgiving and the following day in 1960. (Pittsburgh Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Men push a car up a driveway along Sleepy Hollow Road, Jan 13, 1964, in Castle Shannon. (Don Bindyke\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A snowy morning along Sixth Avenue, March 16, 1960, in Downtown. (Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A man tries to free his car from under a snow pile, Jan 23, 1978, on the South Side. (Morris Berman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A pedestrian crosses Liberty Avenue, Jan. 18, 1983, in Downtown. (Harry Coughanour\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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James J. Darroch clears snow from the steps of his retirement home, Nov. 18, 1984, in Ligonier. (John Beale\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The Three Rivers Stadium parking lot, Jan. 2, 1987. (Mark Murphy\/Post-Gazette) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n
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“Eight Point Park College students spread their arms in unison and flap them to create angel-like imprints in the snow at Point Park,” read the caption on this photo from Jan 17, 1978 \u2014 apparently a time before the phrase “snow angel” existed. (Paul Slantis\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pittsburghers have enjoyed an unusually\u00a0mild winter so far this year. So with meteorologists\u00a0monitoring\u00a0a winter storm\u00a0set…<\/p>\n

Look at the picturesStuck cars and snow angels: Photos of past Pittsburgh snow storms<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":9323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[946,945],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/snow006.jpg?fit=3196%2C2724&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1949,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2013\/03\/20\/celebrating-springs-arrival-in-pittsburgh\/","url_meta":{"origin":9320,"position":0},"title":"Celebrating spring\u2019s arrival in Pittsburgh","date":"March 20, 2013","format":"gallery","excerpt":"According to the calendar, today, March 20, 2013, is the first official day of spring.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/tumblr_mjxtck8WXd1rr5swxo4_1280.jpg?fit=793%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":279,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2014\/09\/08\/pittsburgh-the-quiet-city-of-the-1950s\/","url_meta":{"origin":9320,"position":1},"title":"Pittsburgh, the quiet city of the 1950s?","date":"September 8, 2014","format":"gallery","excerpt":"How were nearly 700,000 people able to find moments of quiet and solitude amidst the din?","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tumblr_nbg2t0JjLI1rr5swxo5_r1_1280.jpg?fit=1080%2C893&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1174,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2013\/11\/29\/pittsburghs-thanksgiving-snowstorm\/","url_meta":{"origin":9320,"position":2},"title":"Pittsburgh\u2019s Thanksgiving snowstorm","date":"November 29, 2013","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Although a half-dozen of its musicians were snowbound, the Pittsburgh Symphony went ahead with its Friday night subscription concert in Oakland\u2019s Syria Mosque.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mwwaxnSTk51rr5swxo4_1280.jpg?fit=936%2C656&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2518,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/09\/14\/oct-27-1952-ikes-balloon-grounded-general\/","url_meta":{"origin":9320,"position":3},"title":"Ike\u2019s balloon grounded in Pittsburgh","date":"September 14, 2012","format":"gallery","excerpt":"\"Members of the Citizens for Eisenhower Committee said their silver-colored gas bag ordinarily is flown at 500 feet.\u201d","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_ma9gdziEdx1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=1200%2C978&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1878,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2013\/04\/15\/pittsburgh-at-night\/","url_meta":{"origin":9320,"position":4},"title":"Pittsburgh at Night","date":"April 15, 2013","format":"gallery","excerpt":"By night, Pittsburgh has always been spectacular.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tumblr_ml25ckGcNg1rr5swxo5_1280.jpg?fit=1200%2C954&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2475,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/09\/28\/oct-29-1964-sen-goldwater-in-pittsburgh\/","url_meta":{"origin":9320,"position":5},"title":"Sen. 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