PPG PLACE PPG Place sits atop a 5.5 acre, three-city-block site in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, adjacent to historic Market Square. The shimmering glass complex is centered on a 40-story office tower, reflecting the skies, hills, rivers, and buildings of one of America’s most livable cities. The gleaming glass and steel structures, known […]
Archive for the ‘Sights Around Pittsburgh’ Category
GLASS WINDOWS
May 21, 2013UNUSUAL PERSON
May 21, 2013Flickr Comments has the letter “U” in his Tagged Challenge for this week. Click here to see other responses to the challenge. I was attending a ceremony to honor the EMS units of Pittsburgh when I spotted this person in the crowd. It was at least 80 degrees and I found their manner of dress […]
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
May 15, 2013The nation will be celebrating National Police Week May 12 through May 18. Below are pictures I took of Pittsburgh’s Police Officer’s Memorial. The Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is located at North Shore and Art Rooney Avenue near Heinz Field. THE MEMORIAL READS A PART OF AMERICA DIED “Somebody killed a policeman today, And a […]
MOTHER’S HARD TASK
May 12, 2013Kahlil Gibran, in The Prophet, expresses well the hard task of a mother to love completely and deeply and yet always with the task of letting go. “You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts.” “You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell […]
CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE: SIGNS
May 8, 2013SIGNS OF OUR TIMES I live in a city that has a lot to add to one’s enjoyment of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Although not perfect, there are signs of good things taking place here. I hope you enjoy seeing some of the signs of our times in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. WELCOME TO […]
TAGGED: S FOR STEEL MILLS IN PITTSBURGH
May 7, 2013Iron and steel were Pittsburgh’s main industries for nearly a century and a half. The mills along the rivers churned out their products 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It can be said that steel from Pittsburgh mills practically built America. From the Empire State Building to the Golden Gate Bridge, steel from […]
BUILT GREEN, WORKING GREEN, EVERYDAY!
April 24, 2013Yesterday I did a post called “WALK IN THE LIGHT.” A fellow blogger, Lucid Gypsy, was intrigued by the walkway and wanted to know more about it. Inspired by her comment and this also being Earth Week, a focus on a green environment, I present to you the environmentally smart “green” David L. Lawrence Convention […]
WALK IN THE LIGHT
April 23, 2013Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is walks indoors or outdoors. I have chosen the below photos to highlight a promise from God’s word. “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His son. cleanseth us from all […]
IT’S SPRING – HAPPY EARTH DAY
April 22, 2013CHERRY BLOSSOMS Last year I went to Washington D.C. for the 100th Anniversary of the Cherry Blossom Festival, “NO” cherry blossoms. I went again to Washington to see cherry blossoms early this month, “NO” cherry blossoms. Went to a regular doctors appointment this morning, and guess what? “YEA”, Cherry blossoms! Outside my doctor’s office were […]
DANCE FOR JOY
April 21, 2013There are times when I feel like dancing! Today is one of those times. I took these photos in June of last year during Pittsburgh’s Arts Festival. Sorry, I don’t know the name of the group of dancers. As you can see they are beautiful young ladies who performed a graceful dance for all […]
