Back when I was growing up in Pittsburgh, there were scads of lunch places but few places to dine out downtown, with the exception of the theatre area near Heinz Hall, and some places in the big hotels and up on Mount Washington. Now? There’s a ton of places. Holy crap. I need a few more days to just devote to restaurant crawling. So this is a rough sketch of a few places I know of, and that have been recommended. Also, check out the comments section of the original entry for raves about varying places in and around Pittsburgh. Most folks I know of are not renting cars (parking is hideously expensive) but if you do have a car or want to hop a bus, there are great places in Oakland, Squirrel Hill (where I grew up) and the South Side.
I hear via Colleen Gleason and others that the restaurant and bar are going to be open next week (I bloody well hope so) but in case not, let’s head out.
First, a basic map I built at Google that highlights some of the places Bitchery readers highlighted in their email to me. Note - Starbucks locations are on this map, though there’s no shortage of coffeeshops that you can visit for morning caffeine. I’ll be right behind you. (Note - hit the + a bunch of times to zoom in. It defaults to, like, “view from space” or some shit.)
The Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership has a great page about getting around downtown for free (FREE, Cheesy bread, FREE!), and features a
map of downtown you can download and print out.
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I wonder if he has grandchildren now?
I expect so. He is 64, after all. He has an OBE after his name (a high honour, for those of you unfamiliar with such things - nowhere near a knighthood,…
To put it in context for you AgTigress,
It’s okay, Robin, I do know the context, and I have seen, over the years, many sequences from the film, though I have never seen it in its entirety, and don’t…
That was ALL KINDS of awesome!
And hey, happy Independence Day to all you Americans.
As a San Franciscan I must admit that I only learned the west coast story and don’t give the east any cred! I’ll have to wiki some of the events/places she mentioned to get more details.
I’m coming late to this party on account of my intermittent net access over the last week, but I wanted to say that, based on the trailer and article, I’m a little nervous about the documentary. Hopeful, but nervous.
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