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Pittsburgh
sky-line at nite
Pittsburgh, "The Steel City," voted number 2 of
the ten most beautiful places
in America.
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The
three rivers of Pittsburgh
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"Dahntawn" |
The
Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers flow together to
form the Ohio River, a waterway that was
essential to America's development. The
rivers border the "Golden Triangle" of downtown
Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh boasts three professional sports teams
of the NFL, MLB and the NHL.
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Heinz Field
Home of Steeler football |
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Three Rivers
Stadium
Demolished in 2001 |
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PNC Park
Home of Pirate baseball |
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Mellon Arena,
"The Igloo"
Home of Penguin hockey |
Pittsburgh
Hockey |
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Carnegie
Science Center |
Phipps
Conservatory |
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Mellon Bank
Building |
The Westin
Convention Center |
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University of
Pittsburgh
Cathedral of Learning |
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University of
Pittsburgh |
Panther
Football |
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Pittsburghese...a sampling of our dialect |
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Arn -
Iron / Iron City |
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Babushka
- Bandanna |
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Burm -
berm - the edge of road near a hillside |
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Caddy wampusCatty
wampus - askew |
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Chipped ham
- paper thin sliced / shaved ham |
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Cubburd -
closet for coats |
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Dahntahn
- downtown |
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Da Burg -
Pittsburgh |
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Gumbans -
rubber bands |
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Klondike
- ice cream treat that started here, at
Isley's |
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Nebby -
overly curious...nosey |
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Pop -
Pepsi, Coke, etc. |
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Redd up -
very light cleaning |
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Worsh -
wash |
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Poke -
bag..either paper or cloth or plastic |
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Yunz -
you ones / all of you |
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