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Friday

– photo by Mitch Waxman

Crossing the Monongahela River, one headed back in the direction of the T Light Rail which had provided a humble narrator with transport from the suburban HQ in Dormont over to the titular center of Pittsburgh.

I was on the Hot Metal Bridge during this particular interval.

– photo by Mitch Waxman

Said span is pictured above, and the one in the distance in the first shot is called the Birmingham Bridge. For more, click here.

Rather than sticking to the waterfront as is my habit, this time around I decided to walk down one of the ‘main drags’ in the neighborhood immediately found nearby. This commercial ‘high street’ is called East Carson St., and there’s an abundance of eating and drinking establishments found along it. Apparently this area is irresistible to the younger cohort of Pittsburgh, the sort which enjoys a tipple on a Saturday night, and the corridor often makes the news with tales of mischief and drunken mayhem. For you New Yorkers – think Avenue A between St. Mark’s and Houston.

– photo by Mitch Waxman

I grabbed an actually exceptional slice of Pizza on East Carson Street, which I happened across on my way back to the T. I quaffed the thing, and then continued on back to the station.

Back next week with more from Pittsburgh.


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July 14, 2023 at 11:00 am