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PITTSBURGH—From “Steel City” to the “City of Bridges”
Presentation by Kelsey Hughes
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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
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“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
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Steeler nation
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Pittsburgh musts
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Its own language
• Accent// “yinz”
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Redefining itself
Three Rivers
Diversity—65% white
Art—Carnegie museums, Warhol Museum, Mattress Factory
Universities—2nd smartest city in America
Neighborhoods
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neighborhoods
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Neighborhoods • Oakland—University of Pittsburgh
Southside—Commercial/ shopping/ bar hub
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NEIGHBORHOODS • The Strip District
• Shadyside
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NEIGHBORHOODS
• Lawrenceville—Hipster capital of Pittsburgh
• East Liberty— “up and coming” or gentrified
• Bloomfield— “Little Italy”
• Downtown, Pittsburgh
• North Shore
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What propels Pittsburgh?
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University of Pittsburgh
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THREE RIVERS REVIEW • Life as Editor-in-Chief
• Literary magazine
• First Friday Reading Series
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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)
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PITTSBURGH IS BEAUTIFUL
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PITTSBURGH IS HOME
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DISCUSSION !
• What place do you call home?
• What can make a city or town feel like home?