Photos: Pittsburgh Skyline & Bonus Strawberry Way

Decided to take some more skyline-ish photos.

I tried getting into USX Tower, where my office was formerly located, since it’s in a different part of the city and could offer new views. No deal. However, these first four were taken in a different building (1 PNC). It’s in the same plaza as 2 PNC but it gives a slightly different perspective.

Facing northwest, toward the Highmark building and PNC Park across the river:

Same position but tilted down. That red lettering you can’t read on the near roof is “Reed Smith,” and is at the top of 3 PNC. 3 PNC is a combination of office space and hotel, with Reed Smith being the primary renter:

The Citizens Bank building there in the center. The smaller red/brown building next to it is actually one block up, the Omni William Penn hotel. The sliver of building you see on the right edge is the Tower at PNC Plaza. The USX Tower is the tall glass of water on the left, the one with “UPMC” at the top. The beige building in the lower left corner is an Embassy Suites hotel:

A better look at the Tower. It’s very windowy, as you can tell; I’ve been in there numerous times and the natural light is nice. Interesting building:

These next two photos are the same view but tilted down. That red building on the left is K&L Gates Center:

Oliver Avenue. On that section of the street is the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, which I remember was was featured prominently in a scene in The Dark Knight Rises:

A nice shot looking north-east, up the Allegheny River. The first yellow bridge is the Rachel Carson Bridge, followed by a railroad bridge which I don’t think is named, then the Veterans Bridge, then finally the David McCullough Bridge, with the yellow arches. Click the photo to load up the full-sized version, where you can see, way up the river, the 31st Street and 40th Stre.te Bridges:

Kind of an uninspiring shot looking north-west, up the Ohio River and all them hills:

Similar shot to the north-east one above. That white building near the upper right corner is the David L Lawrence Convention Center. The street on center-bottom is 7th, and that very green little area is the “Parklet” at 7th and Penn Avenue, in the theater district:

Another kinda meh photo. That parking garage is on 6th Street and Liberty Ave., the opposite side of which is in the theater district.

The Ohio again, and the Highmark Building. That’s 2 PNC on the left, the building this photo is from; it has weird corners:

Looking onto Liberty Avenue. You can kinda see my sunglasses in the window:

Another north-west shot. That seafoam-colored roof in the bottom right I am convinced is a swimming pool:

Two years ago I posted a photo of the Strawberry Way mural. The alley was repaved, so some new art was slapped down. There’s some stern schoolmarmy social justice thing having to do with the intent of the art; I don’t gaze too deeply into that abyss so I don’t know the details.

This is looking down from the Grant Street end. A nice place to eat lunch:

A strawberry and a raspberry?:

Julie Mallis was the artist. Shoes are mine:

A shot from the other end, on Liberty Avenue:

From Liberty Ave, tilted up. I liked how the USX Tower is there, enshrouded in mist, like a poop-colored mountaintop mystic: