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Pittsburgh has arguably the best baseball stadium and the worst professional baseball team in the country. Its football team, [[PittsburghSteelers the Steelers]], have more SuperBowl trophies than any other and has tied with [[DFWMetroplex Dallas]] in having the most SuperBowl trips. They also have a longstanding rivalry with {{Cleveland|Rocks}} (against whom they have a lot of [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomp Victories]]). [[IceHockey The Penguins]] are most known for [[SpotlightStealingSquad Sidney Crosby]], who you've probably heard of, along with his rival Alex Ovechkin even if you don't watch hockey. All three of Pittsburgh's major league teams wear [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience black]] [[MemeticMutation and]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gdv3ynK55w yellow]], the colors on the city flag.
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Pittsburgh has arguably the best baseball stadium and the worst professional baseball team in the country. Its football team, [[PittsburghSteelers the Steelers]], have more SuperBowl trophies than any other and has tied with [[DFWMetroplex [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas]] in having the most SuperBowl trips. They also have a longstanding rivalry with {{Cleveland|Rocks}} (against whom they have a lot of [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomp Victories]]). [[IceHockey The Penguins]] are most known for [[SpotlightStealingSquad Sidney Crosby]], who you've probably heard of, along with his rival Alex Ovechkin even if you don't watch hockey. All three of Pittsburgh's major league teams wear [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience black]] [[MemeticMutation and]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gdv3ynK55w yellow]], the colors on the city flag.
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* EiffelTowerEffect: PPG Place, the castle-like glass tower in the picture, is often used in establishing shots of Pittsburgh.
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** As for how much it comes up in actual practice, your mileage may vary depending on what part of the town you are in. People still toss the words around ("yinz" still gets used), but the decline of the population with the collapse of the Steel Industry and the influx of out-of-town students for the many colleges deciding to stay in the area has had a diminishing effect. People are aware of the accent, but it's the families who have stayed in the area through the decline who still heavily use it.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Or rather, an "H" on the end, one of the few "burg"'s in the United States to do so: Pittsburg'''h'''. It's a complicated story [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_Pittsburgh you can read about on Wikipedia]].
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** Henry Clay '''Frick''': Was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel steel manufacturing concern. Did not get along well with Carnegie at all - partly to Carnegie ignoring his suggestions. When Carnegie tried to make amends late in life, Frick famously said to the courier "Tell him I’ll [[SeeYouInHell see him in Hell]], where we both are going."
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** Henry Clay '''Frick''': Was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel steel manufacturing concern. Did not get along well with Carnegie at all - partly due to Carnegie ignoring his suggestions. When Carnegie tried to make amends late in life, Frick famously said to the courier "Tell him I’ll [[SeeYouInHell see him in Hell]], where we both are going."
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** John '''Forbes''': Who took Fort Duquense from the French and named his new for Fort Pitt, thus becomeing the man responsible for naming the area Pittsburgh.
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** John '''Forbes''': Who took Fort Duquense from the French and named his new for Fort Pitt, fort "Fort Pitt", thus becomeing becoming the man responsible for naming the area Pittsburgh.
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** Michel-Ange '''Duquesne''' de Menneville: Was instrumental for the French in the French and Indian War (SevenYearsWar) and Fort Duquesne was named after him.
*** And Duquesne University and the Fort Duquesne Bridge
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*** Forbes Field is long gone, but is steeped in Pittsburgh sports history. Forbes Avenue is one of the longest streets in Pittsburgh.
*** And Duquesne University and the Fort Duquesne Bridge
** John '''Forbes''': Who took Fort Duquense from the French and named his new for Fort Pitt, thus becomeing the man responsible for naming the area Pittsburgh.
*** Forbes Field is long gone, but is steeped in Pittsburgh sports history. Forbes Avenue is one of the longest streets in Pittsburgh.
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*** Pittsburgh itself. Even today his coat of arms forms the template of the City of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh. Chatham College in Pittsburgh is also named after his title.
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*** Pittsburgh itself. Even today his coat of arms forms the template of the City of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh. There's also Fort Pitt, and the Fort Pitt tunnels and bridge. Chatham College in Pittsburgh is also named after his title.
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Home of KDKA, the oldest commercial radio station and one of the few exceptions to the "W*** east of the Mississippi, K*** west of the Mississippi" rule. The KDKA callsign is shared by the Creator/{{CBS}} owned and operated TV station in the city. Pittsburgh is more of a Midwestern city than Philly; the two have little in common other than being in the same state. It is also known as Steel City, due to its being a booming ([[NeverLiveItDown and polluted]]) mill town for much of its history. Most of the steel industry has left, but the city is having a renaissance as a health care and high-tech center, helped by the fact that several prestigious universities are in the area. It is also the only city in the United States that was allowed by the Postal Service to end in "burgh" throughout the 20th century; see the entry under PleaseSelectNewCityName for details.
Pittsburgh has arguably the best baseball stadium and the worst professional baseball team in the country. Its football team, [[PittsburghSteelers the Steelers]], have more SuperBowl trophies than any other and has tied with Dallas in having the most SuperBowl trips. They also have a longstanding rivalry with {{Cleveland|Rocks}} (against whom they have a lot of [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomp Victories]]). [[IceHockey The Penguins]] are most known for [[SpotlightStealingSquad Sidney Crosby]], who you've probably heard of, along with his rival Alex Ovechkin even if you don't watch hockey. All three of Pittsburgh's major league teams wear [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience black]] [[MemeticMutation and]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gdv3ynK55w yellow]], the colors on the city flag.
Despite rumors ([[AmericanAccents and colorful accent]]) to the contrary, Pittsburghers do not import R's from [[HollywoodNewEngland New England]]. The most noteworthy colloquialism is "yinz", which is generally used in the place of "you all". Other, lesser used terms are "nebby" (nosey), "gumban" (rubber band), and "buggy" (shopping cart). The city's residents themselves are something of a BrokenBase. Depending on who you ask, Pittsburgh is either a clean, beautiful, artsy, vibrant city with affordable housing, low crime, and plenty of good schools and job opportunities; or it's a [[DyingTown rusted out]], blue-collar shithole with no jobs, bad weather, an aging populace, and notorious racial tension.
Pittsburgh has arguably the best baseball stadium and the worst professional baseball team in the country. Its football team, [[PittsburghSteelers the Steelers]], have more SuperBowl trophies than any other and has tied with Dallas in having the most SuperBowl trips. They also have a longstanding rivalry with {{Cleveland|Rocks}} (against whom they have a lot of [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomp Victories]]). [[IceHockey The Penguins]] are most known for [[SpotlightStealingSquad Sidney Crosby]], who you've probably heard of, along with his rival Alex Ovechkin even if you don't watch hockey. All three of Pittsburgh's major league teams wear [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience black]] [[MemeticMutation and]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gdv3ynK55w yellow]], the colors on the city flag.
Despite rumors ([[AmericanAccents and colorful accent]]) to the contrary, Pittsburghers do not import R's from [[HollywoodNewEngland New England]]. The most noteworthy colloquialism is "yinz", which is generally used in the place of "you all". Other, lesser used terms are "nebby" (nosey), "gumban" (rubber band), and "buggy" (shopping cart). The city's residents themselves are something of a BrokenBase. Depending on who you ask, Pittsburgh is either a clean, beautiful, artsy, vibrant city with affordable housing, low crime, and plenty of good schools and job opportunities; or it's a [[DyingTown rusted out]], blue-collar shithole with no jobs, bad weather, an aging populace, and notorious racial tension.
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Home of KDKA, the oldest commercial radio station in the nation and one of the few exceptions to the "W*** east of the Mississippi, K*** west of the Mississippi" rule. The KDKA callsign is shared by the Creator/{{CBS}} owned Creator/{{CBS}}-owned and operated -operated TV station in the city. Pittsburgh is more of a Midwestern city than Philly; the two have little in common other than being in the same state. It is also known as Steel City, due to its being a booming ([[NeverLiveItDown and polluted]]) mill town for much of its history. Most of the steel industry has left, but the city is having a renaissance as a health care and high-tech center, helped by the fact that several prestigious universities are in the area. It is also the only city in the United States that was allowed by the Postal Service to end in "burgh" throughout the 20th century; see the entry under PleaseSelectNewCityName for details.
Pittsburgh has arguably the best baseball stadium and the worst professional baseball team in the country. Its football team, [[PittsburghSteelers the Steelers]], have more SuperBowl trophies than any other and has tied withDallas [[DFWMetroplex Dallas]] in having the most SuperBowl trips. They also have a longstanding rivalry with {{Cleveland|Rocks}} (against whom they have a lot of [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomp Victories]]). [[IceHockey The Penguins]] are most known for [[SpotlightStealingSquad Sidney Crosby]], who you've probably heard of, along with his rival Alex Ovechkin even if you don't watch hockey. All three of Pittsburgh's major league teams wear [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience black]] [[MemeticMutation and]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gdv3ynK55w yellow]], the colors on the city flag.
Despite rumors ([[AmericanAccents and colorful accent]]) to the contrary, Pittsburghers do not import R's from [[HollywoodNewEngland New England]]. The most noteworthy colloquialism is "yinz", which is generally used in the place of "you all". Other, lesser used terms are "nebby" (nosey),"gumban" "gum band" (rubber band), and "buggy" (shopping cart). The city's residents themselves are something of a BrokenBase. Depending on who whom you ask, Pittsburgh is either a clean, beautiful, artsy, vibrant city with affordable housing, low crime, and plenty of good schools and job opportunities; or it's a [[DyingTown rusted out]], rusted-out]], blue-collar shithole with no jobs, bad weather, an aging populace, and notorious racial tension.
Pittsburgh has arguably the best baseball stadium and the worst professional baseball team in the country. Its football team, [[PittsburghSteelers the Steelers]], have more SuperBowl trophies than any other and has tied with
Despite rumors ([[AmericanAccents and colorful accent]]) to the contrary, Pittsburghers do not import R's from [[HollywoodNewEngland New England]]. The most noteworthy colloquialism is "yinz", which is generally used in the place of "you all". Other, lesser used terms are "nebby" (nosey),
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*** The Carnegie Library System, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, The Carnegie Museum of Art, The Carnegie Science Center...
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* DyingTown: For the second half of the twentieth century due to the loss of steel and manufacturing jobs. However, the region is starting to turn itself around and current population estimates have seen the first increase in decades.
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Home of KDKA, the oldest commercial radio station and one of the few exceptions to the "W*** east of the Mississippi, K*** west of the Mississippi" rule. The KDKA callsign is shared by the Creator/{{CBS}} owned and operated TV station in the city. Pittsburgh is more of a Midwestern city than Philly; the two have little in common other than being in the same state. It is also known as Steel City, due to its being a booming ([[NeverLiveItDown and polluted]]) mill town for much of its history. Most of the steel industry has left, but the city is having a renaissance as a health care and high-tech center, helped by the fact that several prestigious universities are in the area. It is also the only city in the United States that was allowed by the Postal Service to end in "burgh" throughout the 20th century; see the entry under PleaseSelectNewCityName for details.
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* RushLimbaugh[[hottip:*:Originally from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, south of St. Louis, but before he became the king of American talk radio and the unofficial spokesman for the nation's conservative-leaning citizens, Limbaugh spent some time in TheSeventies as a DJ for Pittsburgh's KQV-AM radio.]]
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* RushLimbaugh[[hottip:*:Originally from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, just south of St. Louis, but before he became the king of American talk radio and the unofficial spokesman for the nation's conservative-leaning citizens, Limbaugh -- who used the name "Jeff Christie" -- spent some time in TheSeventies as a DJ for Pittsburgh's KQV-AM radio.]]
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Mexican War Streets. It's actually a lovely, diverse neighborhood even if the name sounds like something out of ''BoulevardNights''. In reality, the streets in this district were named after battles and generals in the Mexican-American War. Palo Alto Street, Resaca Place, Sherman Avenue, etc.
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Mexican War Streets. It's actually a lovely, diverse neighborhood even if the name sounds like something out of ''BoulevardNights''.a violent gang movie. In reality, the streets in this district were named after battles and generals in the Mexican-American War. Palo Alto Street, Resaca Place, Sherman Avenue, etc.
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** Henry Clay '''Frick''': Was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel steel manufacturing concern. Did not get along well with Carnegie at all - partly to Carnegie ignoring his suggestions. When Carnegie tried to make amends late in life, Frick famously said "Tell him I’ll [[SeeYouInHell see him in Hell]], where we both are going."
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** Henry Clay '''Frick''': Was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel steel manufacturing concern. Did not get along well with Carnegie at all - partly to Carnegie ignoring his suggestions. When Carnegie tried to make amends late in life, Frick famously said to the courier "Tell him I’ll [[SeeYouInHell see him in Hell]], where we both are going."
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** Pittsburgh itself is named after William '''Pitt''', 1st Earl of Chatham, who led England in the French and Indian War (Called the 7 Years War in England). Even today his coat of arms forms the template of the City of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh. Chatham College in Pittsburgh is also named after his title.
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** Pittsburgh itself is named after William '''Pitt''', 1st Earl of Chatham, '''Chatham''', who led England in the French and Indian War (Called the 7 Years War in England). England).
*** Pittsburgh itself. Even today his coat of arms forms the template of the City of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh. Chatham College in Pittsburgh is also named after his title.
*** Pittsburgh itself. Even today his coat of arms forms the template of the City of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh. Chatham College in Pittsburgh is also named after his title.
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** '''Pitt'''sburgh
*** Named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, who led England in the French and Indian War (Called the 7 Years War in England). Even today his coat of arms forms the template of the City of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh. Chatham College in Pittsburgh is also named after his title.
*** Named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, who led England in the French and Indian War (Called the 7 Years War in England). Even today his coat of arms forms the template of the City of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh. Chatham College in Pittsburgh is also named after his title.
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** '''Pitt'''sburgh
*** NamedPittsburgh itself is named after William Pitt, '''Pitt''', 1st Earl of Chatham, who led England in the French and Indian War (Called the 7 Years War in England). Even today his coat of arms forms the template of the City of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh. Chatham College in Pittsburgh is also named after his title.
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*** Named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, who led England in the French and Indian War (Called the 7 Years War in England). Even today his coat of arms forms the template of the City of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh. Chatham College in Pittsburgh is also named after his title.
*** Named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, who led England in the French and Indian War (Called the 7 Years War in England). Even today his coat of arms forms the template of the City of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh. Chatham College in Pittsburgh is also named after his title.
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* CommonKnowledge: Almost every Steelers fan knows about the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immaculate_Reception Immaculate Reception]], one of the most surprising plays in Football history. Many people and fans who were born after that reception took place are surprised to hear that the Steelers were eliminated from the playoffs the next game after that game. It is simply the play that heralded in the Super Bowl Dynasty Steelers who brought in four Super Bowl wins over the next few years.
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** Andrew '''Carnegie''':Moved to Pittsburgh from Scotland when he was 12. Started as a factory worker and worked his way to the top and beyond. The Carnegie Steel Company was the largest and most profitable industrial enterprise in the world. In his later years, he turned to philanthropy building libraries and schools. Despite all his giving, he still died a very wealthy man.
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** Andrew '''Carnegie''':Moved '''Carnegie''': Moved to Pittsburgh from Scotland when he was 12. Started as a factory worker and worked his way to the top and beyond. The Carnegie Steel Company was the largest and most profitable industrial enterprise in the world. In his later years, he turned to philanthropy building libraries and schools. Despite all his giving, he still died a very wealthy man.
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* Most of the films by Toetag Pictures, such as the ''Film/AugustUnderground'' trilogy.
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* ''StrikingDistance'', the 1993 Bruce Willis CowboyCop movie set and filmed on Pittsburgh's streets and rivers.
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* ''StrikingDistance'', ''Film/StrikingDistance'', the 1993 Bruce Willis CowboyCop movie set and filmed on Pittsburgh's streets and rivers.
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* Pittsburgh was one of the shooting locations for ''TheDarkKnightRises''. Many folks around here joked about how Alfred would be putting out the "Batchair" to save the Batmobile a parking spot. [[note]]Most of the houses within ten miles of the city lack driveways, as the city's growth predates automobiles. Street parking is such a commodity, locals have gotten in the habit of using lawn furniture to secure parking spots near their homes.[[/note]] Once the movie came out, picking out local landmarks and figures (Mayor Luke Ravenstahl {{cameo}}ed as one of the football players) became popular with viewers in the city.
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* Pittsburgh was one of the shooting locations for ''TheDarkKnightRises''.''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. Many folks around here joked about how Alfred would be putting out the "Batchair" to save the Batmobile a parking spot. [[note]]Most of the houses within ten miles of the city lack driveways, as the city's growth predates automobiles. Street parking is such a commodity, locals have gotten in the habit of using lawn furniture to secure parking spots near their homes.[[/note]] Once the movie came out, picking out local landmarks and figures (Mayor Luke Ravenstahl {{cameo}}ed as one of the football players) became popular with viewers in the city.
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* Pittsburgh was one of the shooting locations for ''DarkKnightRises''. Many folks around here joked about how Alfred would be putting out the "Batchair" to save the Batmobile a parking spot. [[note]]Most of the houses within ten miles of the city lack driveways, as the city's growth predates automobiles. Street parking is such a commodity, locals have gotten in the habit of using lawn furniture to secure parking spots near their homes.[[/note]] Once the movie came out, picking out local landmarks and figures (Mayor Luke Ravenstahl {{cameo}}ed as one of the football players) became popular with viewers in the city.
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* Pittsburgh was one of the shooting locations for ''DarkKnightRises''.''TheDarkKnightRises''. Many folks around here joked about how Alfred would be putting out the "Batchair" to save the Batmobile a parking spot. [[note]]Most of the houses within ten miles of the city lack driveways, as the city's growth predates automobiles. Street parking is such a commodity, locals have gotten in the habit of using lawn furniture to secure parking spots near their homes.[[/note]] Once the movie came out, picking out local landmarks and figures (Mayor Luke Ravenstahl {{cameo}}ed as one of the football players) became popular with viewers in the city.
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* Pittsburgh was one of the shooting locations for ''DarkKnightRises''. Many folks around here joked about how Alfred would be putting out the "Batchair" to save the Batmobile a parking spot. [[hottip:*:Most of the houses within ten miles of the city lack driveways, as the city's growth predates automobiles. Street parking is such a commodity, locals have gotten in the habit of using lawn furniture to secure parking spots near their homes.]] Once the movie came out, picking out local landmarks and figures (Mayor Luke Ravenstahl {{cameo}}ed as one of the football players) became popular with viewers in the city.
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* Pittsburgh was one of the shooting locations for ''DarkKnightRises''. Many folks around here joked about how Alfred would be putting out the "Batchair" to save the Batmobile a parking spot. [[hottip:*:Most [[note]]Most of the houses within ten miles of the city lack driveways, as the city's growth predates automobiles. Street parking is such a commodity, locals have gotten in the habit of using lawn furniture to secure parking spots near their homes.]] [[/note]] Once the movie came out, picking out local landmarks and figures (Mayor Luke Ravenstahl {{cameo}}ed as one of the football players) became popular with viewers in the city.
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** And it's not in a very good state in the novel ''When Worlds Collide''.
* {{Christine}}, the novel about a [[HomicideMachines killer car]] by Stephen King, was entirely set in Pittsburgh. The narrator, Dennis, has a summer construction job working on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-376 Interstate 376]] [[hottip:*:known as the Parkway or Parkway West to locals.]] . Also, King shows that he was familiar with the area when writing the book, as he mentions Monroeville and it's "miles of malls." At the time the book was written, Monroeville, PA was (and is even more so today) a hub of mall- and strip mall-based retail commerce. It had two: Monroeville Mall and Miracle Mile Shopping Center as well as several other retail stores and restaurants.
* {{Christine}}, the novel about a [[HomicideMachines killer car]] by Stephen King, was entirely set in Pittsburgh. The narrator, Dennis, has a summer construction job working on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-376 Interstate 376]] [[hottip:*:known as the Parkway or Parkway West to locals.]] . Also, King shows that he was familiar with the area when writing the book, as he mentions Monroeville and it's "miles of malls." At the time the book was written, Monroeville, PA was (and is even more so today) a hub of mall- and strip mall-based retail commerce. It had two: Monroeville Mall and Miracle Mile Shopping Center as well as several other retail stores and restaurants.
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* {{Christine}}, theCreator/StephenKing novel about a [[HomicideMachines killer car]] by Stephen King, car]], was entirely set in Pittsburgh. The narrator, Dennis, has a summer construction job working on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-376 Interstate 376]] [[hottip:*:known [[note]]known as the Parkway or Parkway West to locals.]] .[[/note]] . Also, King shows that he was familiar with the area when writing the book, as he mentions Monroeville and it's "miles of malls." At the time the book was written, Monroeville, PA was (and is even more so today) a hub of mall- and strip mall-based retail commerce. It had two: Monroeville Mall and Miracle Mile Shopping Center as well as several other retail stores and restaurants.
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** The route of the ChaseScene in ''Striking Distance'' only ''sort of'' makes sense - you can assume people who live in cities with a lot of chase scenes filmed in them deal with this often. The radio says they are "At the 31st Street Bridge, going westbound on Liberty", so Tom and his father take Bigelow Boulevard to downtown to meet up with the chase. They hook up with 7th Street, passing by the post office and crossing Grant to get to Liberty. Then they connect with Liberty from the other side of the street than they should. They pass Oxford Center and inexplicably pop into the Armstrong Tunnels, under Duquesne University. Out of the tunnels they cross the Monongahela River at the Smithfield Street Bridge... odd considering the tunnels they just pulled out of end at the 10th Street bridge ... why did the suspect backtrack 2 miles to cross the river? [[hottip:*:Construction, obviously.]] There's the standoff at what looks like Carson Street under the Liberty Bridge, and then he manages to escape that and somehow gets to and drives up the [=PJ=] [=McArdle=] Roadway to Mount Washington. He skids to a turn down [[SceneryPorn Grandview Avenue]], runs into an Iron City truck, and from there it's hard to tell where they're going - but there's nothing like the area they end up in down Grandview.
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** The route of the ChaseScene in ''Striking Distance'' only ''sort of'' makes sense - you can assume people who live in cities with a lot of chase scenes filmed in them deal with this often. The radio says they are "At the 31st Street Bridge, going westbound on Liberty", so Tom and his father take Bigelow Boulevard to downtown to meet up with the chase. They hook up with 7th Street, passing by the post office and crossing Grant to get to Liberty. Then they connect with Liberty from the other side of the street than they should. They pass Oxford Center and inexplicably pop into the Armstrong Tunnels, under Duquesne University. Out of the tunnels they cross the Monongahela River at the Smithfield Street Bridge... odd considering the tunnels they just pulled out of end at the 10th Street bridge ... why did the suspect backtrack 2 miles to cross the river? [[hottip:*:Construction, [[note]]Construction, obviously.]] [[/note]] There's the standoff at what looks like Carson Street under the Liberty Bridge, and then he manages to escape that and somehow gets to and drives up the [=PJ=] [=McArdle=] Roadway to Mount Washington. He skids to a turn down [[SceneryPorn Grandview Avenue]], runs into an Iron City truck, and from there it's hard to tell where they're going - but there's nothing like the area they end up in down Grandview.
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* ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead'', the original ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'', and ''Film/LandOfTheDead''. George A. Romero went to college in {{Pittsburgh}} and did a lot of early work there, including a segment of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' in which Mr. Rogers gets a tonsillectomy. This experience inspired Romero to get into the horror genre.
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Pittsburgh is the second largest city in Pennsylvania, behind UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}. It is located at the point where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers combine to form the Ohio River, and has more bridges than any other city in the world (even beating {{Venice}}, Italy by three). It was originally named after WilliamPittTheElder, later Prime Minister of the UK, for his role in the SevenYearsWar.
Home of KDKA, the oldest commercial radio station and one of the few exceptions to the "W*** east of the Mississippi, K*** west of the Mississippi" rule. Pittsburgh is more of a Midwestern city than Philly; the two have little in common other than being in the same state. It is also known as Steel City, due to its being a booming ([[NeverLiveItDown and polluted]]) mill town for much of its history. Most of the steel industry has left, but the city is having a renaissance as a health care and high-tech center, helped by the fact that several prestigious universities are in the area. It is also the only city in the United States that was allowed by the Postal Service to end in "burgh" throughout the 20th century; see the entry under PleaseSelectNewCityName for details.
Pittsburgh has arguably the best baseball stadium and the worst professional baseball team in the country. Its football team, [[PittsburghSteelers the Steelers]], have more SuperBowl trophies than any other and has tied with Dallas in having the most SuperBowl trips. They also have a longstanding rivalry with {{Cleveland|Rocks}} (against whom they have a lot of [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomp Victories]]). [[IceHockey The Penguins]] are most known for [[SpotlightStealingSquad Sidney Crosby]], who you've probably heard of, along with his rival Alex Ovechkin even if you don't watch hockey. All three of Pittsburgh's major league teams wear [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience black]] [[MemeticMutation and]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gdv3ynK55w yellow]], the colors on the city flag.
Despite rumors ([[AmericanAccents and colorful accent]]) to the contrary, Pittsburghers do not import R's from [[HollywoodNewEngland New England]]. The most noteworthy colloquialism is "yinz", which is generally used in the place of "you all". Other, lesser used terms are "nebby" (nosey), "gumban" (rubber band), and "buggy" (shopping cart). The city's residents themselves are something of a BrokenBase. Depending on who you ask, Pittsburgh is either a clean, beautiful, artsy, vibrant city with affordable housing, low crime, and plenty of good schools and job opportunities; or it's a [[DyingTown rusted out]], blue-collar shithole with no jobs, bad weather, an aging populace, and notorious racial tension.
As a side note, Pittsburgh is also the filming location of our very own ''WebVideo/EchoChamber''.
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[[WMG:Pittsburgh in fiction:]]
(For quotes about Pittsburgh in real life and fiction, see [[Quotes/{{Pittsburgh}} the quotes page]].)
[[AC:Comics]]
* ''Comicbook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'' featured briefly in its origin story Pittsburgh's Earth-C counterpart, "Piggsburgh" (home of Peter Porkchops, aka Pig-Iron).
* ''ComicBook/ThePitt''. In ''Star Brand'', one of the books in MarvelComics' short-lived NewUniverse, {{jerkass}}y Pittsburgh auto mechanic Ken Connell is given super powers by the titular ArtifactOfDoom. When Connell decides he wants to get rid of his powers, he winds up destroying the city. All that's left is a huge crater, which soon becomes a ForbiddenZone called "The Pitt".
[[AC:Film]]
* ''TheDeerHunter''
* ''Film/GroundhogDay'': Most of the action takes place in Punxsutawney ([[CaliforniaDoubling actually filmed in Woodstock, Illinois]]), 85 miles away, but there's an EstablishingShot of the golden triangle at the beginning as they drive to Punxsutawney.
* ''TheSilenceOfTheLambs''.
* ''Film/ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno''
* ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead'', the original ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'', and ''Film/LandOfTheDead''. George A. Romero went to college in {{Pittsburgh}} and did a lot of early work there, including a segment of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' in which Mr. Rogers gets a tonsillectomy. This experience inspired Romero to get into the horror genre.
* ''Film/{{Creepshow}}'', also by Romero, was partly filmed on Carnegie-Mellon University campus, a fact pointed out by most of the tour guides along with that the cricket population stems almost entirely from descendants of a spilled cage during the filming.
* ''SmartPeople'', a comedy-drama film starring DennisQuaid and SarahJessicaParker, was also partly filmed on Carnegie-Mellon University campus.
* ''{{Dogma}}'' - pretty much every scene was shot around Pittsburgh.
* ''GungHo''- [[CaliforniaDoubling Faked-up]] Westmoreland County
* ''Film/{{Adventureland}}'' was takes place in and around Pittsburgh and was filmed at Kennywood in West Miflin, PA. The park itself, however, was based on the actual Adventureland in Farmingdale, NY, where director Greg Mottola worked as a teenager.
* ''Literature/TheMysteriesOfPittsburgh'', Creator/MichaelChabon's first novel and second film adaptation.
* ''WonderBoys'', Creator/MichaelChabon's second novel and first film adaptation.
* ''InspectorGadget'', the 1999 live-action film featured Pittsburgh landmarks prominently under the vague guise of "River City". (The scond film was filmed in Australia, though.)
* ''StrikingDistance'', the 1993 Bruce Willis CowboyCop movie set and filmed on Pittsburgh's streets and rivers.
* ''She's Out of My League'', the 2010 WhatDoesSheSeeInHim, GiveGeeksAChance comedy.
* ''Film/SuddenDeath''
* ''InnocentBlood''
* ''LoveAndOtherDrugs,'' a 2010 romantic comedy starring AnneHathaway and Jake Gyllenhall.
* Home base of [[GeorgeOfTheJungle ...Super Chicken!]]
* ''TheNextThreeDays'', a 2010 thriller with RussellCrowe about a GreatEscape from the Allegheny County Jail.
* Pittsburgh was one of the shooting locations for ''DarkKnightRises''. Many folks around here joked about how Alfred would be putting out the "Batchair" to save the Batmobile a parking spot. [[hottip:*:Most of the houses within ten miles of the city lack driveways, as the city's growth predates automobiles. Street parking is such a commodity, locals have gotten in the habit of using lawn furniture to secure parking spots near their homes.]] Once the movie came out, picking out local landmarks and figures (Mayor Luke Ravenstahl {{cameo}}ed as one of the football players) became popular with viewers in the city.
* ''Film/{{Abduction}}''. The film includes a sequence not in the original script where the star slides down a portion of the scaffolding in PNC Park, thus once again proving that [[ButtMonkey the Pirates play second fiddle to their own stadium]].
* ''ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower''. Author Stephen Chbosky grew up in the area and set his novel here in the early [[TheNineties 1990s]]. The upcoming film adaptation was also shot in various locations around Pittsburgh.
* In ''TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem are doing polkas gigs in Pittsburgh.
* ''Film/{{Houseguest}}'' takes place in Pittsburgh and some of the surrounding suburbs(Sewickely, specifically)
* ''TheFishThatSavedPittsburgh''
* ''BloodsuckingPharaohsInPittsburgh''
[[AC:Literature]]
* Harry Turtledove's ''Timeline191'' series, depicting a WorldWarII which took place in a world in which the South won the CivilWar, featured the Battle of {{Pittsburgh}} as the series' analogue to Stalingrad.
* Pittsburgh gets destroyed by aliens in the Lensman novel ''Triplanetary'' (they have invaded Earth in order to steal ''[[ItMakesSenseInContext iron]]'').
** It is also mentioned to be destroyed in the {{novelization}} of ''Film/IndependenceDay'', but not the movie.
** And it's not in a very good state in the novel ''When Worlds Collide''.
* {{Christine}}, the novel about a [[HomicideMachines killer car]] by Stephen King, was entirely set in Pittsburgh. The narrator, Dennis, has a summer construction job working on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-376 Interstate 376]] [[hottip:*:known as the Parkway or Parkway West to locals.]] . Also, King shows that he was familiar with the area when writing the book, as he mentions Monroeville and it's "miles of malls." At the time the book was written, Monroeville, PA was (and is even more so today) a hub of mall- and strip mall-based retail commerce. It had two: Monroeville Mall and Miracle Mile Shopping Center as well as several other retail stores and restaurants.
** Also it could be a reference to King's friend George Romero filmed ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'' in that town.
** The [[FilmOfTheBook film]] was set in LosAngeles, for cheaper production costs. All the snow scenes would have added a fortune to the budget.
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* ''MisterRogersNeighborhood'' (Fred Rogers was born in Latrobe and lived most his life in {{Pittsburgh}}).
* ''QueerAsFolk'' - But really shot in Toronto
* In the second season of ''Weeds'', Shane went through a phase of being obsessed with Pittsburgh.
* ''Three Rivers'' based on residence at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospitals. The pilot was filmed at a hospital in Butler County, but production was moved to Los Angeles to cut down on costs. Shots seen of the city are stock footage.
* The TV Movie version of ''TheStand'', the local [[http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=armstrong+tunnel+pittsburgh&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Armstrong+Tunnel,+Pittsburgh,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania+15219&gl=us&ei=woGwTNWyI8T7lwey6ajlDw&sqi=2&ved=0CBQQ8gEwAA&ll=40.437532,-79.991809&spn=0.001739,0.005284&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.43788,-79.992108&panoid=8Y86SP1mktbfWWWgLv2evQ&cbp=12,153.58,,0,-1.58 Armstrong Tunnel]] (which goes under Duquesne University and empties out onto the 10th Street Bridge), stands in for the Lincoln Tunnel in NewYork.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'''s second expansion, ''The Pitt'', is centered on the post-apocalyptic version of the city. Many landmarks like PPG Place and the Cathedral of Learning make appearances.
* [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/naughty_dog/6801025600/in/photostream/ Screenshots of the demo]] for ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' show pictures of a post-apocalyptic version of Pittsburgh, featuring such Pittsburgh landmarks such as the US Steel Building, One Mellon Center, Oxford Center, and the Fort Pitt Bridge.
[[AC:Web Video]]
* ''WebVideo/PittsburghDad''
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* On ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', "Steel City" is the hometown of Titans East and is quite clearly based on Pittsburgh (the regular team is based in an expy of SanFrancisco).
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[[WMG:While you're enjoying Pittsburgh in fiction, please enjoy these assorted "[[TelevisionGeography local Pittsburghers pick this stuff up]]" items:]]
* ''InnocentBlood'':
** The city side of the Fort Pitt tunnel does not face the rising sun - it faces northeast. Vampire Sal should be fine.
* ''StrikingDistance'':
** The route of the ChaseScene in ''Striking Distance'' only ''sort of'' makes sense - you can assume people who live in cities with a lot of chase scenes filmed in them deal with this often. The radio says they are "At the 31st Street Bridge, going westbound on Liberty", so Tom and his father take Bigelow Boulevard to downtown to meet up with the chase. They hook up with 7th Street, passing by the post office and crossing Grant to get to Liberty. Then they connect with Liberty from the other side of the street than they should. They pass Oxford Center and inexplicably pop into the Armstrong Tunnels, under Duquesne University. Out of the tunnels they cross the Monongahela River at the Smithfield Street Bridge... odd considering the tunnels they just pulled out of end at the 10th Street bridge ... why did the suspect backtrack 2 miles to cross the river? [[hottip:*:Construction, obviously.]] There's the standoff at what looks like Carson Street under the Liberty Bridge, and then he manages to escape that and somehow gets to and drives up the [=PJ=] [=McArdle=] Roadway to Mount Washington. He skids to a turn down [[SceneryPorn Grandview Avenue]], runs into an Iron City truck, and from there it's hard to tell where they're going - but there's nothing like the area they end up in down Grandview.
* ''SuddenDeath''
** You know when they open the roof of the arena and JeanClaudeVanDamme [[LiteralCliffhanger hangs from it over the ice?]] That's the last time any Pittsburghers saw it open, too. They ''never'' opened it - it got too windy inside. The arena was later redesigned to include more box seats, which made it so the roof could never open again. Now the Pittsburgh Penguins have moved across the street to the Consol Energy Center, and a group of people unsuccessfully fought to save the historically unique building from being demolished...''which couldn't even do the thing that made it historically unique anymore''.
* Driving VideoGames
** A missed opportunity - Pittsburgh would be great for one of those [[WideOpenSandbox "drive anywhere" video games]]. We have some of the most confusing side streets and steep surprise hills you'll find in a major metropolitan area. We have spots that could give SanFrancisco a very good run for its money.
** Not to mention the road conditions.
--->"I think there's a bug. My car keeps taking damage while I drive down the road." "That's not a bug. That's a feature."]
* ''QueerAsFolk'':
** Liberty Avenue is an average downtown street in real life and not Pittsburgh's {{Gayborhood}}. That would be Shadyside. Liberty does have a small strip of gay bars and hosts the annual Pride festival, but it's still nothing like the way it was portrayed on the show.
*** This may be due to the fact that Pegasus, once Pittsburgh's most popular gay club, used to be located on Liberty.
** The city's distinct terrain is conspicuously absent, as the show was filmed in Toronto.
* ''Film/{{Unstoppable}}''
** There isn't any town anywhere in the state called Stanton. There's a ''New'' Stanton in Westmoreland County, but no old Stanton.
* ''Film/ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno''
** The titular characters go to their ten-year reunion at Monroeville High School. Graduates from their class would have attended Gateway High School.
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!!Pittsburgh provides examples of:
* AlienGeometries: The downtown area is a triangular, but the angles are wide enough, and streets that curve ever-so-slightly that you can think you're making three 90 degree turns but somehow ended up right back where you began.
** You get get that quite a bit throughout the entire city. Since the roads have to follow all the hills, Pittsburgh is one of the least beginner-friendly cities in the country to navigate.
* AmericanAccents: the famous Pittsburghese accent
* AtTheCrossroads: Two rivers join to form another here, and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Road National Road]] passed just south. Through history ''lot'' of people stopped here on their way west - Pittsburgh was (and still is) the first major city past the Appalachians.
** In a more modern sense, we have several colleges and Universities. Many young people find themselves at a crossroads here when they graduate.
* BerserkButton: for the love of God, don't badmouth the sports teams or the fans of said teams.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Goes both ways. Pittsburgh has long been a popular filming location, though this doesn't stop shows based here from being filmed elsewhere.
* FanNickname: Steeler Nation for the gigantic fanbase of the Steelers
** Cradle of Quarterbacks- named since some of the best QBs in NFL history came from the region
** The Bucs or Buccos for the Pittsburgh Pirates
** The Pens for the Penguins
** Yinzer- A local of the Pittsburgh area
** Fans of Fallout will never stop calling it The Pitt.
* GovernmentConspiracy: On January 31, 1956, a Mitchell B-25 bomber crashed in the Monongahela River, just outside of Pittsburgh. The crew of 6 survived the crash, but two were later claimed by the icy waters of the Mon river. No one ever found the bomber. Theories abound in the area that the government covertly brought it up because of a top secret payload.
* HaveAGayOldTime: Inverted. "Mill Hunky," or just "Hunky" is a term that blue collar people of Eastern European descent use affectionately regarding themselves and their culture. At worst, it is a good-natured jab. However years ago it was a derogatory term for Eastern European immigrants, particularly Hungarians, who worked in the steel mills. The term was almost completely reclaimed, but in the 1990s it was still a sensitive topic at least for a small group who complained until the sculptor of a statue depicting a steel worker that was on display in Point Park for a summer had to change its name from "Mill Hunky" to something else.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: You'll keep running into many of the same names of places.
** Andrew '''Carnegie''':Moved to Pittsburgh from Scotland when he was 12. Started as a factory worker and worked his way to the top and beyond. The Carnegie Steel Company was the largest and most profitable industrial enterprise in the world. In his later years, he turned to philanthropy building libraries and schools. Despite all his giving, he still died a very wealthy man.
*** The Carnegie Library System, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, The Carnegie Museum of Art, The Carnegie Science Center...
** Henry Clay '''Frick''': Was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel steel manufacturing concern. Did not get along well with Carnegie at all - partly to Carnegie ignoring his suggestions. When Carnegie tried to make amends late in life, Frick famously said "Tell him I’ll [[SeeYouInHell see him in Hell]], where we both are going."
*** Frick Park, Frick Art and Historical Center, the Frick Building...
** Andrew '''Mellon''': was an American banker, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and Secretary of the Treasury from March 4, 1921 until February 12, 1932.
*** Mellon Bank, Mellon Park, Mellon Arena (Now demolished), Mellon National Bank Building, The BNY Mellon Center is the second tallest building downtown...
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Mexican War Streets. It's actually a lovely, diverse neighborhood even if the name sounds like something out of ''BoulevardNights''. In reality, the streets in this district were named after battles and generals in the Mexican-American War. Palo Alto Street, Resaca Place, Sherman Avenue, etc.
* NeverLiveItDown: when the city was heavily polluted due to its Steel Industry.
** When the steel industry moved out of the area, the unemployment rate skyrocketed-nearing 25% in the 80s-and the region went into economic meltdown. Some still refer to the area as "economically depressed" despite the fact that many international corporations are headquartered here in addition to the area being a large hub of education and health care, resulting in a relatively low unemployment rate compared to other areas of the US.
*** Andrew Carnegie for as awesome as that Scotsman was, never lived down the Johnstown Flood and the Homestead Strike
* OlderThanTheyThink - though many Hockey elitist fans (especially Original Six teams) like to look down at Pittsburgh fans as up and comers and bandwagoners. Pittsburgh's hockey history is nearly as old as the sport. In fact the first artificial ice arena in North America was in Pittsburgh and the first professional players were in Pittsburgh while the sport was still amateur in Canada.
* PollutedWasteland in the 1960s, though it has cleaned itself up significantly since then.
* RedOniBlueOni: In city terms Pittsburgh is usually the Blue Oni to Philadelphia, unless you trigger the Berserk Button above.
* ShortCutsMakeLongDelays: The roads weren't planned as the city grew and usually follow the hills rather than going over or through. You can take what you think is a short cut and if you're ''lucky'' you'll just end up right back where you started an hour later. If you're unlucky, you wind up in a river.
* TheRival: {{Cleveland|Rocks}}, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, primarily involving pro sports, though it does trickle into everyday attitudes. Each rivalry has its own flavor:
** Philadelphia is a SiblingRivalry. Despite being in the same state, they're culturally a world apart (Philadelphia is thoroughly East Coast while Pittsburgh is a mix of East, Midwest, and Appalachian). There is a reason why when the Penguins and Flyers play, it is called the Battle of Pennsylvania.
** The rivalry with Cleveland is mostly geographic, since it's the closest major city and is similar in culture and industry (though Pittsburgh has fared better economically). But while the Browns are almost always inferior to the Steelers, making the rivalry a bit one-sided, Cleveland still tends to support Pittsburgh at the Superbowl.
*** It should also be noted that if someone insults Pittsburgh, such as with the Sienna Miller incident, [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Clevelanders will leap to their defense and vice versa.]]
** Baltimore is a WorthyOpponent. Despite all the trash talking between players and fans, the Steelers and Ravens show great respect for one another due to their similar ways of playing the game.
* SceneryPorn: The hilly terrain provides some truly beautiful views, especially in the summer and fall. Mt. Washington is particularly famous for this; that's why every photo of the Pittsburgh skyline is taken from the exact same angle.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: The Primanti Sandwich, named after Primanti's Restaurant. It's a sandwich, fries, and cole slaw all in one. Pierogies are another favorite, particularly among the Eastern European crowd.
** Don't forget the hotdogs and fries down at the O in Oakland!
*** Oh and Vincent's Pizza Parlor...or pizza in general, as the greater Pittsburgh area seems to have a pizza parlor on every street corner.
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[[folder:Famous Pittsburghers]]
!!Famous Pittsburghers
* George Marshall
* JeffGoldblum
* ZacharyQuinto
* MichaelKeaton
* GeneKelly
* Fred Rogers
* Tom Savini
* JamesStewart
* Dennis Miller
* George Romero
* Stephen Foster
* [[RockOfLove Brett Michaels]]
* Donnie Iris
* ChristinaAguilera
* Coolio
* AndyWarhol
* CraigMcCracken
* MaryCassatt
* Joe Montana
* Dan Marino
* Joe Namath
* Matt Schaub
* Lynn Swann
* Johnny Unitas
* Ryan Malone
* Arnold Palmer
* Kurt Angle
* Bruno Sammartino
* Andrew Carnegie
* Andrew Mellon
* Thomas Mellon
* George Westinghouse
* Henry J Heinz (founder of the ketchup company)
* Madalyn Murray O'Hair (founder of the American Atheists)
* Charles Taze Russell (founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses)
* RushLimbaugh
* Jonas Salk
* [[TrueBlood Joe Manganiello]]
* The Vogues
* Julie Benz
* Perry Como
* August Wilson
* [[MikeAndMolly Billy Gardell]]
* Wiz Khalifa
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Pittsburgh is the second largest city in Pennsylvania, behind UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}. It is located at the point where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers combine to form the Ohio River, and has more bridges than any other city in the world (even beating {{Venice}}, Italy by three). It was originally named after WilliamPittTheElder, later Prime Minister of the UK, for his role in the SevenYearsWar.
Home of KDKA, the oldest commercial radio station and one of the few exceptions to the "W*** east of the Mississippi, K*** west of the Mississippi" rule. Pittsburgh is more of a Midwestern city than Philly; the two have little in common other than being in the same state. It is also known as Steel City, due to its being a booming ([[NeverLiveItDown and polluted]]) mill town for much of its history. Most of the steel industry has left, but the city is having a renaissance as a health care and high-tech center, helped by the fact that several prestigious universities are in the area. It is also the only city in the United States that was allowed by the Postal Service to end in "burgh" throughout the 20th century; see the entry under PleaseSelectNewCityName for details.
Pittsburgh has arguably the best baseball stadium and the worst professional baseball team in the country. Its football team, [[PittsburghSteelers the Steelers]], have more SuperBowl trophies than any other and has tied with Dallas in having the most SuperBowl trips. They also have a longstanding rivalry with {{Cleveland|Rocks}} (against whom they have a lot of [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomp Victories]]). [[IceHockey The Penguins]] are most known for [[SpotlightStealingSquad Sidney Crosby]], who you've probably heard of, along with his rival Alex Ovechkin even if you don't watch hockey. All three of Pittsburgh's major league teams wear [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience black]] [[MemeticMutation and]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gdv3ynK55w yellow]], the colors on the city flag.
Despite rumors ([[AmericanAccents and colorful accent]]) to the contrary, Pittsburghers do not import R's from [[HollywoodNewEngland New England]]. The most noteworthy colloquialism is "yinz", which is generally used in the place of "you all". Other, lesser used terms are "nebby" (nosey), "gumban" (rubber band), and "buggy" (shopping cart). The city's residents themselves are something of a BrokenBase. Depending on who you ask, Pittsburgh is either a clean, beautiful, artsy, vibrant city with affordable housing, low crime, and plenty of good schools and job opportunities; or it's a [[DyingTown rusted out]], blue-collar shithole with no jobs, bad weather, an aging populace, and notorious racial tension.
As a side note, Pittsburgh is also the filming location of our very own ''WebVideo/EchoChamber''.
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[[WMG:Pittsburgh in fiction:]]
(For quotes about Pittsburgh in real life and fiction, see [[Quotes/{{Pittsburgh}} the quotes page]].)
[[AC:Comics]]
* ''Comicbook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'' featured briefly in its origin story Pittsburgh's Earth-C counterpart, "Piggsburgh" (home of Peter Porkchops, aka Pig-Iron).
* ''ComicBook/ThePitt''. In ''Star Brand'', one of the books in MarvelComics' short-lived NewUniverse, {{jerkass}}y Pittsburgh auto mechanic Ken Connell is given super powers by the titular ArtifactOfDoom. When Connell decides he wants to get rid of his powers, he winds up destroying the city. All that's left is a huge crater, which soon becomes a ForbiddenZone called "The Pitt".
[[AC:Film]]
* ''TheDeerHunter''
* ''Film/GroundhogDay'': Most of the action takes place in Punxsutawney ([[CaliforniaDoubling actually filmed in Woodstock, Illinois]]), 85 miles away, but there's an EstablishingShot of the golden triangle at the beginning as they drive to Punxsutawney.
* ''TheSilenceOfTheLambs''.
* ''Film/ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno''
* ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead'', the original ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'', and ''Film/LandOfTheDead''. George A. Romero went to college in {{Pittsburgh}} and did a lot of early work there, including a segment of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' in which Mr. Rogers gets a tonsillectomy. This experience inspired Romero to get into the horror genre.
* ''Film/{{Creepshow}}'', also by Romero, was partly filmed on Carnegie-Mellon University campus, a fact pointed out by most of the tour guides along with that the cricket population stems almost entirely from descendants of a spilled cage during the filming.
* ''SmartPeople'', a comedy-drama film starring DennisQuaid and SarahJessicaParker, was also partly filmed on Carnegie-Mellon University campus.
* ''{{Dogma}}'' - pretty much every scene was shot around Pittsburgh.
* ''GungHo''- [[CaliforniaDoubling Faked-up]] Westmoreland County
* ''Film/{{Adventureland}}'' was takes place in and around Pittsburgh and was filmed at Kennywood in West Miflin, PA. The park itself, however, was based on the actual Adventureland in Farmingdale, NY, where director Greg Mottola worked as a teenager.
* ''Literature/TheMysteriesOfPittsburgh'', Creator/MichaelChabon's first novel and second film adaptation.
* ''WonderBoys'', Creator/MichaelChabon's second novel and first film adaptation.
* ''InspectorGadget'', the 1999 live-action film featured Pittsburgh landmarks prominently under the vague guise of "River City". (The scond film was filmed in Australia, though.)
* ''StrikingDistance'', the 1993 Bruce Willis CowboyCop movie set and filmed on Pittsburgh's streets and rivers.
* ''She's Out of My League'', the 2010 WhatDoesSheSeeInHim, GiveGeeksAChance comedy.
* ''Film/SuddenDeath''
* ''InnocentBlood''
* ''LoveAndOtherDrugs,'' a 2010 romantic comedy starring AnneHathaway and Jake Gyllenhall.
* Home base of [[GeorgeOfTheJungle ...Super Chicken!]]
* ''TheNextThreeDays'', a 2010 thriller with RussellCrowe about a GreatEscape from the Allegheny County Jail.
* Pittsburgh was one of the shooting locations for ''DarkKnightRises''. Many folks around here joked about how Alfred would be putting out the "Batchair" to save the Batmobile a parking spot. [[hottip:*:Most of the houses within ten miles of the city lack driveways, as the city's growth predates automobiles. Street parking is such a commodity, locals have gotten in the habit of using lawn furniture to secure parking spots near their homes.]] Once the movie came out, picking out local landmarks and figures (Mayor Luke Ravenstahl {{cameo}}ed as one of the football players) became popular with viewers in the city.
* ''Film/{{Abduction}}''. The film includes a sequence not in the original script where the star slides down a portion of the scaffolding in PNC Park, thus once again proving that [[ButtMonkey the Pirates play second fiddle to their own stadium]].
* ''ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower''. Author Stephen Chbosky grew up in the area and set his novel here in the early [[TheNineties 1990s]]. The upcoming film adaptation was also shot in various locations around Pittsburgh.
* In ''TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem are doing polkas gigs in Pittsburgh.
* ''Film/{{Houseguest}}'' takes place in Pittsburgh and some of the surrounding suburbs(Sewickely, specifically)
* ''TheFishThatSavedPittsburgh''
* ''BloodsuckingPharaohsInPittsburgh''
[[AC:Literature]]
* Harry Turtledove's ''Timeline191'' series, depicting a WorldWarII which took place in a world in which the South won the CivilWar, featured the Battle of {{Pittsburgh}} as the series' analogue to Stalingrad.
* Pittsburgh gets destroyed by aliens in the Lensman novel ''Triplanetary'' (they have invaded Earth in order to steal ''[[ItMakesSenseInContext iron]]'').
** It is also mentioned to be destroyed in the {{novelization}} of ''Film/IndependenceDay'', but not the movie.
** And it's not in a very good state in the novel ''When Worlds Collide''.
* {{Christine}}, the novel about a [[HomicideMachines killer car]] by Stephen King, was entirely set in Pittsburgh. The narrator, Dennis, has a summer construction job working on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-376 Interstate 376]] [[hottip:*:known as the Parkway or Parkway West to locals.]] . Also, King shows that he was familiar with the area when writing the book, as he mentions Monroeville and it's "miles of malls." At the time the book was written, Monroeville, PA was (and is even more so today) a hub of mall- and strip mall-based retail commerce. It had two: Monroeville Mall and Miracle Mile Shopping Center as well as several other retail stores and restaurants.
** Also it could be a reference to King's friend George Romero filmed ''Film/DawnOfTheDead'' in that town.
** The [[FilmOfTheBook film]] was set in LosAngeles, for cheaper production costs. All the snow scenes would have added a fortune to the budget.
[[AC:Live Action TV]]
* ''MisterRogersNeighborhood'' (Fred Rogers was born in Latrobe and lived most his life in {{Pittsburgh}}).
* ''QueerAsFolk'' - But really shot in Toronto
* In the second season of ''Weeds'', Shane went through a phase of being obsessed with Pittsburgh.
* ''Three Rivers'' based on residence at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospitals. The pilot was filmed at a hospital in Butler County, but production was moved to Los Angeles to cut down on costs. Shots seen of the city are stock footage.
* The TV Movie version of ''TheStand'', the local [[http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=armstrong+tunnel+pittsburgh&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Armstrong+Tunnel,+Pittsburgh,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania+15219&gl=us&ei=woGwTNWyI8T7lwey6ajlDw&sqi=2&ved=0CBQQ8gEwAA&ll=40.437532,-79.991809&spn=0.001739,0.005284&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=40.43788,-79.992108&panoid=8Y86SP1mktbfWWWgLv2evQ&cbp=12,153.58,,0,-1.58 Armstrong Tunnel]] (which goes under Duquesne University and empties out onto the 10th Street Bridge), stands in for the Lincoln Tunnel in NewYork.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'''s second expansion, ''The Pitt'', is centered on the post-apocalyptic version of the city. Many landmarks like PPG Place and the Cathedral of Learning make appearances.
* [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/naughty_dog/6801025600/in/photostream/ Screenshots of the demo]] for ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' show pictures of a post-apocalyptic version of Pittsburgh, featuring such Pittsburgh landmarks such as the US Steel Building, One Mellon Center, Oxford Center, and the Fort Pitt Bridge.
[[AC:Web Video]]
* ''WebVideo/PittsburghDad''
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* On ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', "Steel City" is the hometown of Titans East and is quite clearly based on Pittsburgh (the regular team is based in an expy of SanFrancisco).
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[[folder:Things locals pick up in fiction]]
[[WMG:While you're enjoying Pittsburgh in fiction, please enjoy these assorted "[[TelevisionGeography local Pittsburghers pick this stuff up]]" items:]]
* ''InnocentBlood'':
** The city side of the Fort Pitt tunnel does not face the rising sun - it faces northeast. Vampire Sal should be fine.
* ''StrikingDistance'':
** The route of the ChaseScene in ''Striking Distance'' only ''sort of'' makes sense - you can assume people who live in cities with a lot of chase scenes filmed in them deal with this often. The radio says they are "At the 31st Street Bridge, going westbound on Liberty", so Tom and his father take Bigelow Boulevard to downtown to meet up with the chase. They hook up with 7th Street, passing by the post office and crossing Grant to get to Liberty. Then they connect with Liberty from the other side of the street than they should. They pass Oxford Center and inexplicably pop into the Armstrong Tunnels, under Duquesne University. Out of the tunnels they cross the Monongahela River at the Smithfield Street Bridge... odd considering the tunnels they just pulled out of end at the 10th Street bridge ... why did the suspect backtrack 2 miles to cross the river? [[hottip:*:Construction, obviously.]] There's the standoff at what looks like Carson Street under the Liberty Bridge, and then he manages to escape that and somehow gets to and drives up the [=PJ=] [=McArdle=] Roadway to Mount Washington. He skids to a turn down [[SceneryPorn Grandview Avenue]], runs into an Iron City truck, and from there it's hard to tell where they're going - but there's nothing like the area they end up in down Grandview.
* ''SuddenDeath''
** You know when they open the roof of the arena and JeanClaudeVanDamme [[LiteralCliffhanger hangs from it over the ice?]] That's the last time any Pittsburghers saw it open, too. They ''never'' opened it - it got too windy inside. The arena was later redesigned to include more box seats, which made it so the roof could never open again. Now the Pittsburgh Penguins have moved across the street to the Consol Energy Center, and a group of people unsuccessfully fought to save the historically unique building from being demolished...''which couldn't even do the thing that made it historically unique anymore''.
* Driving VideoGames
** A missed opportunity - Pittsburgh would be great for one of those [[WideOpenSandbox "drive anywhere" video games]]. We have some of the most confusing side streets and steep surprise hills you'll find in a major metropolitan area. We have spots that could give SanFrancisco a very good run for its money.
** Not to mention the road conditions.
--->"I think there's a bug. My car keeps taking damage while I drive down the road." "That's not a bug. That's a feature."]
* ''QueerAsFolk'':
** Liberty Avenue is an average downtown street in real life and not Pittsburgh's {{Gayborhood}}. That would be Shadyside. Liberty does have a small strip of gay bars and hosts the annual Pride festival, but it's still nothing like the way it was portrayed on the show.
*** This may be due to the fact that Pegasus, once Pittsburgh's most popular gay club, used to be located on Liberty.
** The city's distinct terrain is conspicuously absent, as the show was filmed in Toronto.
* ''Film/{{Unstoppable}}''
** There isn't any town anywhere in the state called Stanton. There's a ''New'' Stanton in Westmoreland County, but no old Stanton.
* ''Film/ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno''
** The titular characters go to their ten-year reunion at Monroeville High School. Graduates from their class would have attended Gateway High School.
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[[folder:Pittsburgh provides examples of these tropes]]
!!Pittsburgh provides examples of:
* AlienGeometries: The downtown area is a triangular, but the angles are wide enough, and streets that curve ever-so-slightly that you can think you're making three 90 degree turns but somehow ended up right back where you began.
** You get get that quite a bit throughout the entire city. Since the roads have to follow all the hills, Pittsburgh is one of the least beginner-friendly cities in the country to navigate.
* AmericanAccents: the famous Pittsburghese accent
* AtTheCrossroads: Two rivers join to form another here, and the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Road National Road]] passed just south. Through history ''lot'' of people stopped here on their way west - Pittsburgh was (and still is) the first major city past the Appalachians.
** In a more modern sense, we have several colleges and Universities. Many young people find themselves at a crossroads here when they graduate.
* BerserkButton: for the love of God, don't badmouth the sports teams or the fans of said teams.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Goes both ways. Pittsburgh has long been a popular filming location, though this doesn't stop shows based here from being filmed elsewhere.
* FanNickname: Steeler Nation for the gigantic fanbase of the Steelers
** Cradle of Quarterbacks- named since some of the best QBs in NFL history came from the region
** The Bucs or Buccos for the Pittsburgh Pirates
** The Pens for the Penguins
** Yinzer- A local of the Pittsburgh area
** Fans of Fallout will never stop calling it The Pitt.
* GovernmentConspiracy: On January 31, 1956, a Mitchell B-25 bomber crashed in the Monongahela River, just outside of Pittsburgh. The crew of 6 survived the crash, but two were later claimed by the icy waters of the Mon river. No one ever found the bomber. Theories abound in the area that the government covertly brought it up because of a top secret payload.
* HaveAGayOldTime: Inverted. "Mill Hunky," or just "Hunky" is a term that blue collar people of Eastern European descent use affectionately regarding themselves and their culture. At worst, it is a good-natured jab. However years ago it was a derogatory term for Eastern European immigrants, particularly Hungarians, who worked in the steel mills. The term was almost completely reclaimed, but in the 1990s it was still a sensitive topic at least for a small group who complained until the sculptor of a statue depicting a steel worker that was on display in Point Park for a summer had to change its name from "Mill Hunky" to something else.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: You'll keep running into many of the same names of places.
** Andrew '''Carnegie''':Moved to Pittsburgh from Scotland when he was 12. Started as a factory worker and worked his way to the top and beyond. The Carnegie Steel Company was the largest and most profitable industrial enterprise in the world. In his later years, he turned to philanthropy building libraries and schools. Despite all his giving, he still died a very wealthy man.
*** The Carnegie Library System, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, The Carnegie Museum of Art, The Carnegie Science Center...
** Henry Clay '''Frick''': Was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel steel manufacturing concern. Did not get along well with Carnegie at all - partly to Carnegie ignoring his suggestions. When Carnegie tried to make amends late in life, Frick famously said "Tell him I’ll [[SeeYouInHell see him in Hell]], where we both are going."
*** Frick Park, Frick Art and Historical Center, the Frick Building...
** Andrew '''Mellon''': was an American banker, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and Secretary of the Treasury from March 4, 1921 until February 12, 1932.
*** Mellon Bank, Mellon Park, Mellon Arena (Now demolished), Mellon National Bank Building, The BNY Mellon Center is the second tallest building downtown...
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Mexican War Streets. It's actually a lovely, diverse neighborhood even if the name sounds like something out of ''BoulevardNights''. In reality, the streets in this district were named after battles and generals in the Mexican-American War. Palo Alto Street, Resaca Place, Sherman Avenue, etc.
* NeverLiveItDown: when the city was heavily polluted due to its Steel Industry.
** When the steel industry moved out of the area, the unemployment rate skyrocketed-nearing 25% in the 80s-and the region went into economic meltdown. Some still refer to the area as "economically depressed" despite the fact that many international corporations are headquartered here in addition to the area being a large hub of education and health care, resulting in a relatively low unemployment rate compared to other areas of the US.
*** Andrew Carnegie for as awesome as that Scotsman was, never lived down the Johnstown Flood and the Homestead Strike
* OlderThanTheyThink - though many Hockey elitist fans (especially Original Six teams) like to look down at Pittsburgh fans as up and comers and bandwagoners. Pittsburgh's hockey history is nearly as old as the sport. In fact the first artificial ice arena in North America was in Pittsburgh and the first professional players were in Pittsburgh while the sport was still amateur in Canada.
* PollutedWasteland in the 1960s, though it has cleaned itself up significantly since then.
* RedOniBlueOni: In city terms Pittsburgh is usually the Blue Oni to Philadelphia, unless you trigger the Berserk Button above.
* ShortCutsMakeLongDelays: The roads weren't planned as the city grew and usually follow the hills rather than going over or through. You can take what you think is a short cut and if you're ''lucky'' you'll just end up right back where you started an hour later. If you're unlucky, you wind up in a river.
* TheRival: {{Cleveland|Rocks}}, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, primarily involving pro sports, though it does trickle into everyday attitudes. Each rivalry has its own flavor:
** Philadelphia is a SiblingRivalry. Despite being in the same state, they're culturally a world apart (Philadelphia is thoroughly East Coast while Pittsburgh is a mix of East, Midwest, and Appalachian). There is a reason why when the Penguins and Flyers play, it is called the Battle of Pennsylvania.
** The rivalry with Cleveland is mostly geographic, since it's the closest major city and is similar in culture and industry (though Pittsburgh has fared better economically). But while the Browns are almost always inferior to the Steelers, making the rivalry a bit one-sided, Cleveland still tends to support Pittsburgh at the Superbowl.
*** It should also be noted that if someone insults Pittsburgh, such as with the Sienna Miller incident, [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Clevelanders will leap to their defense and vice versa.]]
** Baltimore is a WorthyOpponent. Despite all the trash talking between players and fans, the Steelers and Ravens show great respect for one another due to their similar ways of playing the game.
* SceneryPorn: The hilly terrain provides some truly beautiful views, especially in the summer and fall. Mt. Washington is particularly famous for this; that's why every photo of the Pittsburgh skyline is taken from the exact same angle.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: The Primanti Sandwich, named after Primanti's Restaurant. It's a sandwich, fries, and cole slaw all in one. Pierogies are another favorite, particularly among the Eastern European crowd.
** Don't forget the hotdogs and fries down at the O in Oakland!
*** Oh and Vincent's Pizza Parlor...or pizza in general, as the greater Pittsburgh area seems to have a pizza parlor on every street corner.
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[[folder:Famous Pittsburghers]]
!!Famous Pittsburghers
* George Marshall
* JeffGoldblum
* ZacharyQuinto
* MichaelKeaton
* GeneKelly
* Fred Rogers
* Tom Savini
* JamesStewart
* Dennis Miller
* George Romero
* Stephen Foster
* [[RockOfLove Brett Michaels]]
* Donnie Iris
* ChristinaAguilera
* Coolio
* AndyWarhol
* CraigMcCracken
* MaryCassatt
* Joe Montana
* Dan Marino
* Joe Namath
* Matt Schaub
* Lynn Swann
* Johnny Unitas
* Ryan Malone
* Arnold Palmer
* Kurt Angle
* Bruno Sammartino
* Andrew Carnegie
* Andrew Mellon
* Thomas Mellon
* George Westinghouse
* Henry J Heinz (founder of the ketchup company)
* Madalyn Murray O'Hair (founder of the American Atheists)
* Charles Taze Russell (founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses)
* RushLimbaugh
* Jonas Salk
* [[TrueBlood Joe Manganiello]]
* The Vogues
* Julie Benz
* Perry Como
* August Wilson
* [[MikeAndMolly Billy Gardell]]
* Wiz Khalifa
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