Secret Pittsburgh: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
Pittsburgh, PA is affectionately known as The Steel City and The ‘Burgh to locals, but there’s so much more to the renaissance city than just nicknames—and that includes all of the weird, wonderful, and obscure locations that make it an ideal place to visit and call home. Where can you find a road paved solely with wood or public steps that have actual street names? Is there a place in The Golden Triangle where 1 + 1 = 1? And what about putting french fries on a sandwich or pancakes fit for a U.S. President?
Filled with tales of culture, history, and, of course, the bizarre, readers will delve into what makes Pittsburgh unique including an official name for the color of its prominent bridges, an acorn from space, the story behind the Pittsburgh parking chair, and even a museum dedicated to the macabre. Secret Pittsburgh is all about the stuff you simply can’t make up but would make for amazing fiction if it wasn’t.
Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a true “Yinzer,” travel writer and Pittsburgh resident Karyn Locke will help you find truth behind the stories and tales that keep folks coming back—and staying put.
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Secret Pittsburgh: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
Pittsburgh, PA is affectionately known as The Steel City and The ‘Burgh to locals, but there’s so much more to the renaissance city than just nicknames—and that includes all of the weird, wonderful, and obscure locations that make it an ideal place to visit and call home. Where can you find a road paved solely with wood or public steps that have actual street names? Is there a place in The Golden Triangle where 1 + 1 = 1? And what about putting french fries on a sandwich or pancakes fit for a U.S. President?
Filled with tales of culture, history, and, of course, the bizarre, readers will delve into what makes Pittsburgh unique including an official name for the color of its prominent bridges, an acorn from space, the story behind the Pittsburgh parking chair, and even a museum dedicated to the macabre. Secret Pittsburgh is all about the stuff you simply can’t make up but would make for amazing fiction if it wasn’t.
Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a true “Yinzer,” travel writer and Pittsburgh resident Karyn Locke will help you find truth behind the stories and tales that keep folks coming back—and staying put.
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Secret Pittsburgh: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Secret Pittsburgh: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

by Karyn Locke
Secret Pittsburgh: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Secret Pittsburgh: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

by Karyn Locke

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Overview

Pittsburgh, PA is affectionately known as The Steel City and The ‘Burgh to locals, but there’s so much more to the renaissance city than just nicknames—and that includes all of the weird, wonderful, and obscure locations that make it an ideal place to visit and call home. Where can you find a road paved solely with wood or public steps that have actual street names? Is there a place in The Golden Triangle where 1 + 1 = 1? And what about putting french fries on a sandwich or pancakes fit for a U.S. President?
Filled with tales of culture, history, and, of course, the bizarre, readers will delve into what makes Pittsburgh unique including an official name for the color of its prominent bridges, an acorn from space, the story behind the Pittsburgh parking chair, and even a museum dedicated to the macabre. Secret Pittsburgh is all about the stuff you simply can’t make up but would make for amazing fiction if it wasn’t.
Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a true “Yinzer,” travel writer and Pittsburgh resident Karyn Locke will help you find truth behind the stories and tales that keep folks coming back—and staying put.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781681062846
Publisher: Reedy press, LLC.
Publication date: 09/15/2020
Series: Secret
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Karyn Locke is a travel writer and professional road tripper who’s happy to call Pittsburgh her big city. When she’s not in town or on the road, she and her husband, Mr. Locke, are sharing tips, tricks, and beautiful photos on Sand and Snow… and everywhere in between!, a travel website dedicated to helping folks plan their next vacation. You can find Karyn on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest or in front of her computer chair, cat in lap.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Steeped in Danger 2

1 + 1 = 1? 4

AllOhMon or Aztec Gold? 6

The Most Heavily Painted Object in the World 8

Houdini Jumped the Bridge 10

Emoticon-ing Our Feelings 12

Wood You Care to Drive? 14

Where the Streets Have No Pave 16

Don't Run Over My Chair! 18

I'm Inclined to Go to Work 20

A Silent Night-Interrupted by Radio 22

Wheels in His Head 24

You Want a Map with That? 26

Play Ball! 28

Let's Have Some Make-Believe 30

Come on In, the Door's Open 32

Stop Downtown, Get a Free "T" 34

Waterlogged 36

The Plush Life 38

Dead Men Walking 40

Not Just Natural, Postnatural 42

The Best View in the House, er, City 44

A Garden of Biblical Proportions 46

Won't You Be My North Shore Neighbor? 48

Speak Slow and Easy around the Omni William Penn Hotel 50

Buried to Their Jobs 52

Underwater Submersible in the Ohio 54

Wait a 35-Foot Minute! 56

Unusual "Manor"isms 58

Mad for Music Boxes 60

The Ginch Who Collects Musical Memorabilia 62

Randy with Art 64

Second to the Vatican 66

You Look Smashing, Atom 68

Pittsburgh's Patron Sponsors Dippy Dino 70

Man of Steel 72

Emerald Ring around the Neighbors 74

Murals to the Max(o) 76

This Zoo's for the Birds 78

A Jaw-Dropping Front Door 80

In-House Publications 82

Invention Incubation 84

Rust Belt Beauty 104

24/7 "Soup"er Cemetery 106

A Light Display to Make Clark Griswold Green with Envy 108

You Put What on That Sandwich? 110

Best Cake in America 112

Mostly Cloudy with a Chance of More Clouds 114

Heaven, I'm in (Bicycle) Heaven 116

Catsup to Pittsburgh 118

31 Cultural Celebrations Under One Roof 120

The Best 360-Degree View of the City-But Only Once a Year 122

Pickled Tink 124

Deconsecrated Brew 126

Old-School Oysters 128

Pittsburghese 130

Bar City? 132

20 Years of "H" Contention 134

Defy Gravity in North Park 136

Go Steagles! 138

Immaculate Domination 140

Seldom-Seen Beauty 142

Tunnels of Fun Facts 144

Where Trolleys Go to Die 146

Do You Want Three Scoops or Four? 148

Don't Throw Out My Stuff! 150

East of Tinseltown 152

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I Give You … the Sky!" 154

Four-Season Miniature Fun 156

"Mist"erious Path 158

Public Art with Foresight 160

Pancakes Fit for a President 162

A Spaceship Built for Kids 164

Cemetery for the Living Dead 166

Kitchen Towel Turned Rally Icon 168

Don't Go in the Basement! 170

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's … an Acorn? 172

I Thought Mars was 172 Million Miles Away … 174

Buried to His Car 176

Welcome to the Five-Star Jungle 178

Al, Oh, and Mo! 180

Nerdy Garden 182

Extinct Attack 184

Steel to Steelers Logo 186

Sources 188

Index 196

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