Another gray, rainy day in Pittsburgh. It was a beautiful week until yesterday when the rains came. After I did my weekly tutoring stint, postponed from Friday because of the G 20, I went downtown for a walking tour. Fortunately, it was mostly indoors with only short walks between buildings. Downtown Pittsburgh is being restored and reclaimed for residential use. The first building we went to is called Piatt Place. Originally built in 1995 (?) as a Lazarus Department Store, it was empty for years. We were taken to the seventh floor, the uppermost of three floors of apartments newly built on top of the original building, which will house office and retail.
We looked at both the smallest and largest apartments. The view from the largest apartment was unusual; you could see the tops of several nearby churches. I took only a few pictures as I was being rained on.
The sun just came out--I think I'll go for a walk.
San Diego's downtown went from closed and abandoned to lively and full of folks. It's fun to go downtown now and see all the new stuff. Taking a moment for a cup of coffee in a cafe, it's such a pleasure to watch the walkers pass by. Dogs, dogs, and more dogs, new parks, and an upcoming new downtown library too.
Looking forward to seeing more pictures. And too, how is the book coming.
Posted by: Mage Bailey | September 27, 2009 at 05:52 PM
It's nice to see pics of downtown Pgh. Are you thinking of moving to a high rise perchance?
Posted by: Alice | September 30, 2009 at 10:44 PM
No. I did that in New Jersey. It was enough.
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 10:44 PM, wrote:
Posted by: ruthe | September 30, 2009 at 10:51 PM