Here's the old bridge. Ugly, unsafe, uninviting.
Let the demolition begin.
Beginning the new span. Stripes over graffiti.
Almost done.
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| In the middle of the new bridge. |
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Bridging Shadyside and East Liberty
PITTSBURGH -- Construction of the new Highland Avenue Bridge between Shadyside and East Liberty is done! I started taking pictures of it when I knew the old scary, shoddy, shaky bridge was about to be demolished. The entire length is maybe 20 yards, but having it closed for many months made movement through the neighborhoods a nightmare.
Here's the old bridge. Ugly, unsafe, uninviting.
Let the demolition begin.
Beginning the new span. Stripes over graffiti.
Almost done.
Here's the old bridge. Ugly, unsafe, uninviting.
Let the demolition begin.
Beginning the new span. Stripes over graffiti.
Almost done.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Eight Days of Leaves
PITTSBURGH -- I took a photo from my living room window every day for eight days, ending with today. In eight days, fall fell.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
What? The Duck!
POINT STATE PARK, PITTSBURGH -- The Duck is flying the coop! Today is the last full day that Pittsburgh's giant yellow duckie will be on display at the Point. In case you didn't know that Pittsburgh has a huge yellow duckie, here's the website for its sponsor, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust:
http://trustarts.culturaldistrict.org/exhibit/6165/the-rubber-duck
I have seen it in the distance, bobbing near the Point, but I had not seen it up close. So I made the trek, and so did thousands of other people.
I had to laugh at the people and their cameras and phones and ipads taking group pictures and selfies and artsy shots. And then I realized I was doing the same thing. And except for one lady who tried to get everybody out of the way so only her 4 obnoxious kids would be in a photo with the Duck, everybody else was smiling. Even though it's 50 degrees and damp and gray. The Duck is just the biggest, cutest thing I've ever seen.
http://trustarts.culturaldistrict.org/exhibit/6165/the-rubber-duck
I have seen it in the distance, bobbing near the Point, but I had not seen it up close. So I made the trek, and so did thousands of other people.
I had to laugh at the people and their cameras and phones and ipads taking group pictures and selfies and artsy shots. And then I realized I was doing the same thing. And except for one lady who tried to get everybody out of the way so only her 4 obnoxious kids would be in a photo with the Duck, everybody else was smiling. Even though it's 50 degrees and damp and gray. The Duck is just the biggest, cutest thing I've ever seen.
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| DUCK, GEESE, GEESE. |
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| THEY COULD HAVE SOLD A ZILLION MORE OF EVERYTHING! |
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| A (COLD) WEDDING PARTY |
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Giant Sized Pick-Up Sticks at the Carnegie
PITTSBURGH -- Two new installations at the Carnegie Museum both remind me of pick-up sticks, only these are huge.
The first one is in the back of the Museum near the portal entrance to the Carnegie Library. I photographed the installation over a period of about a week.
The second one is in the front of the Museum, and I'm not sure if it it's permanent. It might be part of the Carnegie International 2013. Again, I photographed it over the course of about a week.
The first one is in the back of the Museum near the portal entrance to the Carnegie Library. I photographed the installation over a period of about a week.
The second one is in the front of the Museum, and I'm not sure if it it's permanent. It might be part of the Carnegie International 2013. Again, I photographed it over the course of about a week.
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Can you find the people? |
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