Behind the curve, again
Thursday
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Yeah, I’m a bit behind schedule this morning and thereby a few ‘odds and ends’ photos which didn’t make it into other posts greets you. There’s hundreds of fresh shots sitting on my computer’s hard drive right now, which I just could not find the time to get edited and uploaded in time for today’s post. Mea culpa, yo.
Pictured above is the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, with a T light rail unit moving across the Panhandle Bridge in late afternoon.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Sometimes you just get to a spot and you realize that you’re a minute too late. The one above is from Homestead, where I was maneuvering myself to get some train shooting done, and then discovered that I had missed one of the crossings. I’ve observed that the folks who control these rails tend to ‘bunch them together’ when the signal arms are down at busy daytime grade crossings. That means a sometimes 15-20 minute wait while two or three trains pass through the junctures. Missed them all.
Personally, I usually put the car into ‘Park’ and grab the camera so I can shoot out the moon roof in such circumstance, which is what I did for the shot above while I was waiting.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
There’s a development project underway in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats area, one which recently saw the eradication of an entire city block’s worth of buildings. The effort left behind a fenced off field covered in what looks like hay. I shot through the fence, figuring that this is the first time in a hundred years that this point of view was available.
Back tomorrow with some fresh stuff, I’m hoping.
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Very interesting. I presented your partial sentence “development project underway in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats area, one which recently saw the eradication of an entire city block worth of buildings” to Google’s regenerative AI and got the following back. Note that the two statements I’ve labeled with “*” cite The Newtown Pentacle as the source.
“AI Overview
In Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats, a development project, potentially including the SouthSide Works, has led to the demolition of an entire city block’s worth of buildings, with the area now featuring a fenced-off field.
Here’s a more detailed look at the situation:
SouthSide Works:
This is a mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented urban village project in Pittsburgh’s South Side, located on a former brownfield site of LTV Steel mills.
Demolition and Redevelopment:
*The project has involved the demolition of buildings, including the South Side Hospital, to make way for new development, such as townhouses and apartments.
Examples of Redevelopment Plans:
Walnut Capital: Plans to build about 200 apartments in a new four-story building on the former South Side Hospital property, along with a 200-space parking garage.
Laurel Communities: Plans to build about 38 for-sale townhouses on the former South Side Hospital property.
South Side Flats Sewer Separation Project:
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) is also undertaking a project to separate the combined sewer system in the South Side Flats to reduce combined sewer overflows and improve stormwater management.
Other Developments:
The former movie theater at SouthSide Works is being transformed into “The Box Office,” which will house office space and Pins Mechanical Co., an entertainment complex.
A new 246-unit apartment building, “Southside Works Waterfront Apartments,” was approved for construction adjacent to the Three Rivers Heritage Trail and South Side Marina.
Fenced-Off Field:
*The area where buildings were demolished is now a fenced-off field, covered in what appears to be hay.”
dbarms8878
April 3, 2025 at 8:11 pm
That’s fascinating.
Mitch Waxman
April 3, 2025 at 10:00 pm