The Golden Triangle at Night
Posted on December 17, 2014 by Zack Tanner - Photos, Pittsburgh
The famous span, opened in 1883, is a National Historic Landmark. On its northern end, the bridge connects with Fort Pitt Boulevard. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh is framed by the Rachel Carson Bridge, left, and Andy Warhol Bridge. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Completed in 1906 by Pittsburgh industrialist Henry Phipps, the Fulton Building is now the Pittsburgh Renaissance Hotel. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Traffic and streetlights bathe the Golden Triangle and the nearby Allegheny River in color and light. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Commuters check phones while waiting for buses on Liberty Avenue. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Most buildings on the street’s 600 block were dark shortly after a recent rush hour. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
The Allegheny County Courthouse, completed in 1888, is dwarfed by newer neighbors. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Commuters wait on buses during rush hour. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Lighting up this intersection is the Lantern Building, illuminated by mulicolored LED lights. The building houses an exhibit, put on by PNC’s Legacy Project, that highlights Pittsburgh history. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
A Christmas tree lights up PPG Place at dusk. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Rush hour communters pass between the Ft. Pitt and Ft. Duquesne bridges. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Heinz Hall dominates this intersection in the city’s Cultural District. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
One couple shares a coffee on the city’s Light-Up Night. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Families and couples take pictures and watch skaters on Light-Up Night. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
The colorful entrance to Wood Street Galleries brightens this intersection. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
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