As part of the popular Then and Now series, Pittsburgh is celebrated with archival photographs shown alongside specially commissioned contemporary images of the same scene. We find that the evolution of Pittsburgh over the last century has produced a compact urban landscape of older buildings blended with more recent architectural development. Downtown, the office blocks are still punctuated by traces of Pittsburgh's industrial heritage—the so-called "sliver" warehouses—mingling with the conveniences of modern city life. Over 100 photographs are featured in this amazing view of a fascinating city.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
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Pittsburgh Then and Now, Revisited,
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This review is from: Pittsburgh Then and Now (Then & Now) (Hardcover)
Note well: this book is NOT the popular coffee table book of the same name: PITTSBURGH THEN AND NOW by Professor Arthur Smith (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1990). I was confused when I bought my copy. The original book is larger in format and offers more content (350 pages to 144). But while the 1990 book offers black-and-white images, this new version places the black-and-white vintage photos on the left side of the spread, and brilliant full-color contempary photos on the right side. Very nice. Author Walter C. Kidney is the historian for nonprofit Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. He does an excellent job of photo selection. I also like his captions, which are longer and more informative than the 1990 book. Finally, this is a great price for a quality picture book, but my heart sinks to see that it was printed in China, not Pittsburgh, or anywhere USA.
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Not as in depth as I would have liked,
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Although the photographs were interesting, I was hoping for a little more in the way of what remained, why a building didn't remain, the history of the buildings, etc.
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Pittsburgh Then and Then again,
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This review is from: Pittsburgh Then and Now (Then & Now) (Hardcover)
This is a book book. The only problem is that a lot of the NOW pictures are currently old. they are no longer there. The history lesson was great.
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Young Pittsburghers of 1917 look over their city from the edge of Mount Washington. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Allegheny River, Liberty Avenue, Fifth Avenue, Union Station, Grant Street, East Liberty, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania Railroad, University of Pittsburgh, Allegheny City, Penn Avenue, Sixth Street, Carnegie Institute, Market Street, North Side, Mount Washington, New York, Ohio River, Smithfield Street Bridge, Allegheny Commons, Allegheny County Courthouse, Andrew Carnegie, Eliza Furnaces, Highland Park, Sixteenth Street Bridge New!
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Young Pittsburghers of 1917 look over their city from the edge of Mount Washington. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Allegheny River, Liberty Avenue, Fifth Avenue, Union Station, Grant Street, East Liberty, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania Railroad, University of Pittsburgh, Allegheny City, Penn Avenue, Sixth Street, Carnegie Institute, Market Street, North Side, Mount Washington, New York, Ohio River, Smithfield Street Bridge, Allegheny Commons, Allegheny County Courthouse, Andrew Carnegie, Eliza Furnaces, Highland Park, Sixteenth Street Bridge New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Pittsburgh Steelers by CWC Sports on page 57, and page 87
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