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Originally Posted by Marmaduke
I sometimes miss the "era" of things we loved back then, but they are only heartfelt memories now.
Gone, but not forgotten. Sadly, no generation will experience anything as wonderful as we had.
Many of the Depression and Post-War Institutions that made the City of Pittsburgh great are no longer.
Of the bygone days, those of us who enjoyed them KNEW they we're really special. We didn't take them for granted.
It was a big city, small town atmosphere where everyone was friendly, quite like TV.
(Of course, there's always Some!)
Tailgaiting before the Steeler games at Three Rivers Stadium, the Boys of Summer Pirate Games on a warm Spring nights and the Penguins at The Civic Arena.
The Pgh. MARATHON and the Great Race.
The 3 Rivers at Point State Park, visited as often, as North and South Parks.
HOT Mancini's Bread, Sunseri and Primanti Brothers in the Strip, Donahues on 5th Avenue. The Original Oyster House in Market Square (est. 1933) FOR THE BEST Chowder and Fish Sandwiches.
Shopping in Downtown Pittsburgh during Christmas Season and marveling at their mechanical window displays.
Carnegie Libraries, Museums and the Duquesne Incline all visited at least once a year, as a tradition.
The Original HotDog Shoppe near Pitt.
The Pittsburgh Press. (My Dad set Page One as a Printer and brought home a Free Paper every single day for 30 years.)
My Testimony-
It was the Best Of Times....
And
You Can't go home again, but if you were from there, may your Pittsburgese stays with yens forever!
Go Bucs.
Go Steelers.
MARIO, Franco, and Willie.
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That's it, I'm going home! Actually, most of those things are still there, along with cleaner air and other improvements. The Strip, the Bucs, the Stillers, the Pens... (Our son, a mariner, has taken his Terrible Towel all over the world.) The inclines, the museums. Good restaurants, excellent family pizza places, not chains. Light Up Night. The people never changed, still friendly.
At least at the old Horne's they still put up the Christmas tree on the corner of the building. Kaufmann's clock is still there. I do miss the big three department stores, though.
But we can and have gone back.