PITTSBURGH—From “Steel City” to the “City of Bridges”

Presentation by Kelsey Hughes

Way back when…

•  Native Americans lived there until French and British explorers found this prime location: Allegheny and Monongahela rivers met to form the Ohio

•  Fought for its control in the 1750s

•  American independence in 1783 --YAY!

•  Fort Pitt continued to grow

“steel city”

•  The War of 1812 cut off British supplies, stimulating American manufacturing

•  By 1815, Pittsburgh was producing large quantities of iron, brass, tin, and glass products

•  By 1840s, Pittsburgh became one of the biggest cities west of the Allegheny mountains

•  In 1875, Pittsburgh started manufacturing steel and by 1911, it was producing half of the nation’s steel

•  Great Depression, labor unions, New Deal

•  1970- Pittsburgh loses to foreign competition

Steeler nation

Pittsburgh musts

Its own language

•  Accent// “yinz”

Redefining itself

Three Rivers

Diversity—65% white

Art—Carnegie museums, Warhol Museum, Mattress Factory

Universities—2nd smartest city in America

Neighborhoods

neighborhoods

Neighborhoods •  Oakland—University of Pittsburgh

Southside—Commercial/ shopping/ bar hub

NEIGHBORHOODS •  The Strip District

•  Shadyside

NEIGHBORHOODS

•  Lawrenceville—Hipster capital of Pittsburgh

•  East Liberty— “up and coming” or gentrified

•  Bloomfield— “Little Italy”

•  Downtown, Pittsburgh

•  North Shore

What propels Pittsburgh?

University of Pittsburgh

THREE RIVERS REVIEW •  Life as Editor-in-Chief

•  Literary magazine

•  First Friday Reading Series

Greek Life

•  Chi Omega as Sisterhood •  Sorority “suite”

•  Philanthropy—Make a Wish

•  Events: Make-A-Dish for Make a Wish

•  Greek life—smaller community inside a big school

•  Good (leadership, social life) and Bad (sexual assaults, alcohol use)

PITTSBURGH IS BEAUTIFUL

PITTSBURGH IS HOME

DISCUSSION !

•  What place do you call home?

•  What can make a city or town feel like home?