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A recent playful take on the final -h of Pittsburgh appears in the name of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority's brand of bottled water: PGH 2 O, which is a portmanteau of the abbreviation PGH and the chemical name for water, H 2 O. [29] "Da 'Burgh" or "Da Burgh" is a local and affectionate nickname for the city.
Andy Warhol Bridge, also known as the Seventh Street Bridge, spans the Allegheny River in Downtown Pittsburgh. It is the only bridge in the United States named for a visual artist . It was opened at a cost of $1.5 million [ 2 ] on June 17, 1926, in a ceremony attended by 2,000.
The Pittsburgh directory for 1815, Pittsburgh: Printed for James M. Riddle, compiler and publisher, 1815, OCLC 21956933, OL 24166640M; The Pittsburgh directory for 1819, Pittsburgh: Printed by Butler & Lambdin, 1819, OCLC 30696960, OL 24467282M
Pittsburgh (/ ˈ p ɪ t s b ɜːr ɡ / PITS-burg) is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census.
"The Pittsburgh Six" 2010 U.S. Women's Open Championships: 2010 C-SPAN Pennsylvania Senate Debate: 2010 Pat Toomey: As the World Turns: 2009 Tamara Tunie: Justified: 2009 Timothy Olyphant: Joelle Carter: AFC Playoffs 2 games: 2009 Forrest Wood Cup: 2009 Greg Hackney Three Rivers: 2009-10 Today 2 episodes: 2009 Amy Robach: The Daily Show 4 ...
The 1956 article also claimed that Anna was inspired to create the shrine after the Virgin Mary, the Catholic holy figure depicted in the shrine, visited her in a dream. [3] Another article about the shrine, written in 1957 in The Pittsburgh Press, also identifies Cybak as one of the creators of the site along with a woman named Sophie Toma ...
The city of Pittsburgh is well known throughout the world as having its official colors not only on everything from the official seal and flag to fire hydrants, fire trucks and police cars, but also shared by all of its pro sports teams, and more recently featured in rap/rally videos. Although the Pittsburgh Steelers are the only team to have ...
Sophie Masloff (née Friedman; December 23, 1917 – August 17, 2014) was an American politician.A long-time member of the Democratic Party and civil servant, she was elected to the Pittsburgh City Council and later served as the mayor of Pittsburgh from 1988 to 1994.