Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle from 1754 to the present

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

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[@CarlosReyes-qe2iq]

Can you do one of the iconic neighborhoods?

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

@@CarlosReyes-qe2iq Workin' on one right now.

[@llaneloc]

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.

[@krzykris]

The steel industry was miniscule in size in the region when I went to school in the 'burgh, but thanks to Andrew Carnegie, I'm making steel today. I had to leave the area, but it's been worth it. Pittsburgh will always be home.

[@adamgh0]

We hid the city around the hills and valleys of the terrain. If you look at a map of most American cities, they're just a grid of right angles and straight lines. A map of Pittsburgh is a squiggly nightmare of compromise.

[@markdagostino9666]

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!

[@bettyb1313]

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;-)

[@lindabentley1749]

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.

[@luv2cook.]

Awww, so sorry

[@anotheryoutubed]

Most likely made up history.

[@marktretter4928]

My daughter attends Dusquene University. Pittsburgh is a wonderful place for her. We enjoy getting out there to visit her and explore the area.

[@lawerencestimpson2280]

Good choice of photos.

[@keiththomas3141]

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.

[@Stuckneutral]

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

[@misterwirez7731]

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.

[@williampfahl5758]

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

[@Theyralltakenfu]

Ya, who would have ever thought. If someone told me that, I would have thought they were mistaken.

[@spaceflight1019]

There was a horse race track and farms on Brunot's Island 100 years ago.

[@WinUser04]

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!

[@jamesslick4790]

Yep, It's Mount Washington It used to be called "Coal Hill".

[@DannyPimienta]

It was probably the Monongahela incline behind Station Square. The other one is the Duquesne incline down the street that also goes up Mount Washington.

[@spaceflight1019]

When cars sporting "This car climbed Mt. Washington" first appeared we just shrugged and said "What's the big deal? You just go up McArdle Roadway."

[@105C09]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

The keelboat was built in Brownsville. www.alleghenyfront.org/the-lewis-and-clark-expedition-began-in-pittsburgh-and-soon-the-historic-trail-might-too/

[@markdagostino9666]

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!

[@kevinmcclainsr.2706]

That was great! I am from Jeannette Pa born and bred. I have family in Homewood, Jeannette, Greensburg and Uniontown.

[@wmontile]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

You're welcome. As usually happens, in the time since I put it together I've seen numerous other pictures that could have been include, but this works well. Glad you like it!

[@jeromebarthelemy6253]

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

[@georgehimon1445]

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

[@cadmarbusinesssuite9155]

This was incredible. Thank you.

[@echocheck]

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

[@markwhite4350]

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

[@katied6701]

then they ran the interstates right through them, plus the industry decline later to make it worse

[@Daniel-hg6mg]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Thanks! You might enjoy this one or the one about Water St. and the Monongahela Wharf kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJvUpX18ZdSAhpo

[@bettyb1313]

Welcome to the beautiful city of pittsburgh make sure you travel outside of city to small neighborhoods to see all we have park's restaurant churches etc... So much beauty to be had...

[@Mr.Death101]

I'm from Wexford 15 minutes north of the city I went to Pitt also I lived on South Bouquet Street and also McKee

[@totemquote6371]

That's cool, I'm heading to Pitt this year. Exact reason why I'm watching this.

[@spaceflight1019]

If you like railroads look at the Pittsburgh historic maps site. In one of the old maps there were over 90 railroads in Pittsburgh alone. The most interesting one ran from Boquet Street, years before Forbes Field, to Squirrel Hill.

[@lamatrisefontain98]

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.

[@tomiole1532]

JJ, do you remember Floyd and Gary, carpenters on that job for Buses at the point?

[@tomiole1532]

F.J. Buses, damned autospell!!

[@tomiole1532]

It won't let me type BUSSE

[@lamatrisefontain98]

@@tomiole1532 I remember Floyd more by name, he was a long time Busse Carpenter. I’ve been wracking my brain for Gary’s last name, if it’s the same one I’m thinking about he was a big bear of a guy. I also worked with Gary in the Point office complex right behind the Hilton. Most of what I did at the fountain was pickup and deliver clean concrete pans with a gentleman named Jim Tilka. Jim was a Mason by trade but he was Busse’s go to guy for whatever had to be done. I can remember faces and even voices but names are tough. Thanks for the memory.

[@tomiole1532]

@@lamatrisefontain98 Geiser! They worked with my brother and me at Gateway one at the Westinghouse headquarters!We used to all meet at Gary's house every morning and ride in together!Both have been long deceased! Floyd of a brain tumor! Gary I think heart! Both were excellent carpenters! Take care!

[@kenrupert6041]

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

[@milla698]

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

[@Theyralltakenfu]

Fascinating information. I remember in 1st grade doing a Field Trip to Fort Pitt Museum. I have a small black cannon, which has always been with me all these years. It's in my living right now, sitting in a Bookcase.

[@marks1638]

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.

[@devinmarbury4967]

Brought a tear to my eye

[@JJAcrosstheUSA]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Congratulations and thanks, Josh! I didn't even realize it was up to 499 until the other day and was wondering when it would hit 500. Who'da thunk it? 8>)

[@absoluteharmony44]

This is an awesome video. Very informative with great pictures!

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Thank you!

[@johnmcnulty4425]

Local tour guide and historian here. If I may: Captain Lewis departed with his flagship boat on August 31st, 1803, not in 1804. Clark was waiting for him in Clarksville, Indiana. Also, there was a fort in the time period between Ft Duquesne and Ft. Pitt called Ft. Mercer and one after Ft. Pitt called Ft. Fayette. It was located where the David Lawrence convention center is and served until 1815.

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Thank you! Date was a typo I didn't catch until 6 months after the video was uploaded. I'd never heard of "Mercer's Fort" until about a year or so ago. And I've never heard of Ft. Fayette, and while it technically wasn't at The Point (the focus of the video) it would have made an excellent addition to the Duquesne Way video.

[@Wild1995]

Fantastic video and photos

[@currawongee1]

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

[@romainemontrelle9632]

Great video

[@kitsune5352]

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

[@williamjones848]

Very interesting, keep it up!

[@TechTokOffical]

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

[@williamschmidt4229]

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

[@johnmcnulty4425]

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.

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Yes, information overload at the time and screwed up that date. Technically, Fort Pitt didn't really play that large of a role in the Whiskey Rebellion. While a small contingent of militia was sent to the South Hills to try to help settle the rebellion, and when the rebels approached the city to attack it, the residents were very hospitable toward them (offering them a kind of banquet) and the attack never went very far and the rebellion kind of settled down. Fort Pitt at The Point (the focus of the video) was never really directly involved. The main focus was the changes there over time.

[@msadrianne100]

Thank you . Very interesting

[@topfloorstudio2684]

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

[@issaressurachestpong1567]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Thank you. I use Filmora to make the videos. Lots of tips here: kzbin.info/door/Y_LMaDAoa6hwHKBE4Dx56w

[@michaelcharley8384]

I remember vividly in the 60's my dad and I taking the incline down to where the Monongahela River and Ohio River meet and walking across the closed/abandoned bridge there (which would be torn down a few years later) to Point State Park.

[@Robo-xk4jm]

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

[@andyb9994]

So much history, very neat!!

[@wes11bravo]

I love my city.

[@spf2000]

Impressive pictures!

[@pittsburghcoinhunting1452]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

No, I don't. But I know several people who enjoy it immensely. But this article from last year just showed up in my newsfeed this morning: www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/14/roman-signet-ring/

[@popscola2574]

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

[@sweaterwearingsquirrel9302]

Awesome. Keep up the great content.

[@KmK4924]

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

[@robertcorrigan3816]

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

[@amandashaheen7479]

Thank you!!! This was amazing!

[@clarkewi]

Fascinating.

[@stephenpetrilli4199]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

The focus was The Point. I didn't mention Exposition Park, either. Maybe if I do a North Shore video? I have quite a few ballpark/arena type pics I hope to combine for a video someday.

[@stephenpetrilli4199]

@@TimeTravelWithTim Cool. Thanks for replying!

[@davidmccann9811]

@@stephenpetrilli4199 I'm British, but isn't that Three Rivers Stadium under construction at the top of the 1969 photo 10:38:?

[@stephenpetrilli4199]

@@davidmccann9811 Very true! Good eyes!

[@rm1082]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Thanks! I don't think I have anything in my collection of Brownsville Rd. I'm not sure that was ever an Allegheny County Rd. (though it might have been). Most of the pictures I have were from the Allegheny County Public Works and projects they did. Sometimes after they finished the roads were turned over to the city (like Maytide St.) or state (like Montour Run Rd.) You might look here and do a search to see if there's anything: historicpittsburgh.org/

[@scottmccandless8111]

Great video I love learning about the Burgh's history and I am also from Carrick graduated in '79

[@davidmccann9811]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

It IS a good place to live, Dave. (You think I'd say anything else? LOL!) It has all the negatives of changing city neighborhoods but many are bouncing back. But it is a big city with lots of small town attributes due to the many neighborhoods separated by hills and rivers. And what rivers they are! So much activity. Bike trails along the edge and so much more. If you live on the edge of the city you can by in downtown in 15 minutes or out in farm country in 15 minutes. Not much worry about hurricanes like down south and the east coast. Occasional tornadoes but not like the heart of the USA. We get snow but generally not in October or May like the mountain regions.

[@bobs6129]

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

[@Baskahegan]

Can someone identify the songs which serve as the soundtrack?

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

They are in the credits at the end - the very last thing in the video.

[@TechTokOffical]

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)

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

The tunnel comes out near the Mon Incline where the bridge in the photos connected and carried the railroad across the river to the Wabash terminal. The pier is still there. www.brooklineconnection.com/history/Facts/WabashTunnel.html pghbridges.com/pittsburghW/0583-4475/wabash_tun.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_Bridge_(Pittsburgh)

[@niteshades_promise]

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

[@vnian4398]

Amazing city

[@urboihaz]

And this kids is how we got our 6 superbowls

[@tertommy]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

I would beg to differ. I've lived here all of my 64 years, as have my parents, grandparents, and much of the lives of my great grandparent immigrants. I have heard both ways but I would argue that "hee" is just as common a pronunciation since Pittsburghers have kind of a "lazy" way of talking and don't put stress on any one syllable (think "yer gonna" instead of "yore going to" ) ("your" purposely spelled wrong to point out the emphasis others put on the phrase.)

[@tertommy]

@@TimeTravelWithTim Must be micro linguistic areas in Mon Valley. In PGH you can pin point a native's neighborhood by dialect.

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

@@tertommy Well, fern, after an informal poll of about 30 or 40 friends (all native Pittsburghers) it appears that I am not just in the minority, but completely wrong. even when I say it myself I find kind of a combination (that lazy pronunciation thing I mentioned.) But I definitely say it "hee" in the video, but I could tell you why. I bow to your well tuned ear. 8>)

[@tertommy]

@@TimeTravelWithTim For what it's worth, we listen to a polka show on Sunday and the DJ pronounces local geography as do you. I'm attempting to learn Spanish during this COVID thing so I'm attentive to language. Look forward to your new vids.

[@anthonyboerio4955]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Yeah, but it appears that Lewis actually left Pittsburgh in 1803 - not 1804. But if it WAS the McKee bros. (up around McKeesport - not McKees Rocks) here is a not very flattering description that highlights how Lewis was delayed. explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-186

[@anthonyboerio4955]

Interesting, says there was a drought that summer. I know from other readings that, at least on the Allegheny, that frequent dry summers lead to one be able to walk across the river at various points as the water was so low.

[@jeans7393]

pittsburgh pa built AMERICA in fact it built the entire world at one time Pittsburgh made almost all of the glass used in the world right here & the steel too.

[@anthonyboerio4955]

@@jeans7393 Oh, I know!!! That Gateway Arch in St. Louis? Built on Neville Island!!!! It's ours, LOL :)

[@BritIronRebel]

@@jeans7393 Golden Gate bridge - Ambridge. The Steelworker's union has a banner: We aren't NYC, we merely built it

[@DanteD1123]

Love it!

[@TechTokOffical]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Don't know exactly where you mean but you might enjoy this Water St. / Fort Pitt Blvd. Mon Wharf video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r36clGilr9SYmMk

[@mrDanabanana]

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.

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Well, there are no pics in the video from 1963 -65, but I can tell you that the pictures from about 1954 through 1959 show a cement "promenade" from about Liberty Ave. on the Mon side (where the Ft. Pitt Bridge was being built) around the Point to about where Commonwealth Place is now. There IS dirt at those two points (as well as all along the North Shore across the river.

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

The Point And Manchester Bridges were still there until '69/'70 so you might have ridden down the dirt hill near them but across cement at the bottom (which may have been cover with dirt after a rain or something.

[@williamschmidt4229]

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

[@HerminiePA]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Yeah, no Three Rivers Stadium. The focus was The Point. Sorry. Check out the Water St. video and the Duquesne Way video if you want to see roads. When I do one on bridges the Bridge to Nowhere will certainly get a mention.

[@danielburns7519]

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

[@jeans7393]

monongahela was what the indians named it..I was taught it meant "muddy waters" but later learned the real meaning is "muddy banks"

[@danielburns7519]

@@jeans7393 thank you for that .I learned something new

[@Becky-ol4tm]

The difference in color has to do with the different minerals coming out of the rocks in the river and not the level of pollution. Evidently that's why glass factories were located on the Mon. in Southside. It was for the minerals that were found in that river. At least that's how I remember it from the bus tour I took several years ago. 😄

[@Matt-wr5kx]

@@Becky-ol4tm This is actually a normal occurrence due to rain which muddies up the water. Since the Allegheny flows from the north and and monogahela flows from the south they have different weather patterns affecting them which can cause the difference, and it can go both ways depending on which river got the rain. Rains will typically muddy up the water for days to weeks depending on how heavy the rainfall is. I know there was a lot of pollution back in the day which also was said to affect the water but that picture to me appeared to be due to a heavy rainfall south of Pittsburgh.

[@niteshades_promise]

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.😥🍻

[@niteshades_promise]

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.🍻

[@rouser301]

Or-ee-gun not Or-ee-gone

[@marlenechioda8290]

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

[@seanspiel1874]

Yinzer history

[@spaceflight1019]

And the city is changing again. The decline which began in the 1960s and accelerated when manufacturing died 20 years later has accelerated again thanks to the Covid pandemic and the rise of work from home. What's left of Mellon Bank plans to completely abandon the BNY Building.

[@plaguedoctor1544]

Where are my fellow Northsiders at n'at?

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Maybe when I do a Northside video? This was 'bout da'point.

[@williamschmidt4229]

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

[@HowlParanormal]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

The focus of the video was how the Point has changed...

[@cammacgregor9354]

Duh...this is about Pittsburgh...or were you sleeping?

[@HowlParanormal]

@@cammacgregor9354 No reason to be rude. I assume you didn't know the mainline canal ran into pittsburgh and is what brought people from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh via canal and the Alleghany portage railroad. Remains of the ol Canal Tunnels are actually under the pnc tower. So yes this was about pittsburgh or where you sleeping in history class?

[@pineyforkpress]

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

[@ArchieRLib]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

LOL! You must be from out of town. It's been known as the Golden Triangle for over 100 years - LONG before the Indonesian reference. A 1914 article in the Saturday Evening Post gave the "Golden Triangle" nickname national publicity because the land counted among "the most gilded in the United States, having generated immense wealth." Also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Pittsburgh Google is your friend! 8>)

[@ArchieRLib]

I grew up just north of Pittsburgh. My wife is from Pleasant Hills. I have a master's degree in history and have spent months in and around the forks studying the Seven Years campaigns in the area - all the way up to Presque Isle. A 1914 article may say one thing, but in my 40 years there I never heard anyone actually refer to it as any such thing in any normal conversation. That's probably why Wikipedia is not an acceptable academic reference. Good for clicks though.

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

I've heard it all my life. Would the Encyclopedia Britannica be a better reference? Like I said, google "Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle" - TONS of references. Better go back to school.

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

BTW, the 1914 reference was from here: www.visitpittsburgh.com/neighborhoods/downtown-pittsburgh/ I only used Wikipedia to show how ubiquitous the usage is. LOL!

[@jeffs3752]

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

[@jamesmunro8783]

Good music ❤

[@jimstineman638]

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

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Soooo, you're angry because the Eastern Shoshone built the City of Pittsburgh into what exists there today and I didn't mention them?

[@jimstineman638]

@TimeTravelWithTim no, lol. Pittsburgh should be the nation's capital. Every European happened here. Washington, Braddock, French and Indian War. Pittsburgh is underrated and used like a old rag. This is a beautiful place, or was. It could be again. I enjoy your videos, but not the music. Sorry.

[@TimeTravelWithTim]

Gotcha! Thanks, Jim.