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4Pittsburgh (pronounced ''PITTS-burg'')[[note]]Since it was founded by Scottish native John Forbes, he may well have intended the pronunciation to be "Pittsburra", but it got Americanized.[[/note]] is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of UsefulNotes/{{Pennsylvania}} (behind UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}}), the economic and cultural hub of Western Pennsylvania, and the largest city in the UsefulNotes/{{Appalachia}} region. 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 UsefulNotes/{{Venice}}, UsefulNotes/{{Italy}} by three). It was originally named after UsefulNotes/WilliamPittTheElder, later Prime Minister of the UK, for his role in the UsefulNotes/SevenYearsWar. It is the only city in the United States that was allowed by the Post Office Department[[note]]a federal agency that was the predecessor to today's quasi-governmental Postal Service[[/note]] to end in "burgh" throughout the 20th century; see the entry under PleaseSelectNewCityName for details.[[note]]Plattsburgh, New York had its H restored in 1951 after historical documentation convinced the Post Office that Plattsburgh was the proper original spelling.[[/note]]
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6The city is 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. Regionally, Pittsburgh is difficult to classify, as the city draws cultural influences from the Northeast, the Midwest, and Appalachia, as opposed to the solidly East Coast Philly. Given the vast countryside ("Pennsyltucky") between them, they're culturally worlds apart. It is also known as Steel City, due to being a booming (and polluted) mill town for much of its history. Most of the steel industry has left, which put the city in an [[DyingTown economic slump]] for several decades. This tends to be the only thing most outsiders know about Pittsburgh.
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8However, the city is having a renaissance as a health care, high-tech, and media center, helped by the fact that several prestigious universities are in the area. Very few factories and steel mills remain within Allegheny County; most of the others have been replaced by or converted into offices, shops, and upscale housing. This change has proven healthy for the city; in the 2020 census, Pittsbugh indicated a stable population with a net-loss of less than one percent, the lowest decrease in sixty years (which can be largely attributed to elderly residents passing away, given the city's high median age). Some of this is starting to rub off on the mainstream, as the city is increasingly used as a setting for trendy yuppies in film. It helps that many movies are filmed here anyway, the filmmakers are now less likely to [[CaliforniaDoubling call it something else]].
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10The combination of rivers and Appalachian hills leads to countless [[SceneryPorn natural vistas of the region.]] Many people would pay to see the kind of view that the average Pittsburgher gets from the [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight parking lot of their grocery store]] or on their daily commutes. Downtown is built at the bottom of a steep mountain valley, with neighborhoods rising uphill from the center, a bit like the sides of a bowl. This has three major effects: First, Pittsburgh has an extensive system of public elevators--and two funiculars!--to get people between neighborhoods that are very close on the map but have several-dozen-foot drops between them in elevation. Second, many houses in Pittsburgh neighborhoods are at least at eye level with if not ''above'' the tops of the highest skyscrapers in Downtown. That's right, many an ordinary yinzer can look out his front porch and pretend to be looking right at the CEO of U.S. Steel. Third, as much of the terrain is too rugged to build on, many urban and suburban areas are interrupted by acres of woodland. Seeing deer stroll through your driveway is a common sight, regardless of whether you live in the city limits or on a farm the next county over.
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12Pittsburgh has arguably the best [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball pro baseball]] stadium in the country, which houses the Pirates. Its [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague pro football]] team, the Steelers, had more UsefulNotes/SuperBowl trophies than any other[[note]]until the New England Patriots tied them in 2019[[/note]] and was tied with [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas]] and UsefulNotes/{{Denver}} in having the most UsefulNotes/SuperBowl trips until New England surpassed them all in 2016. They also have a longstanding rivalry with UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}} (against whom they have a lot of [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomp Victories]]). [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague 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. Pittsburgh has no [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation pro basketball]] team, which is another interesting play on Cleveland, which lacks a pro hockey team. All three of Pittsburgh's major league teams--and more than a few minor league clubs--wear [[ColorMotif black]] [[MemeticMutation and]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gdv3ynK55w yellow]], the colors on the city flag (known officially and by every Pittsburgher ever as "black and '''[[InsistentTerminology gold]]'''").
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14Despite rumors ([[UsefulNotes/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), "gum band" (rubber band), "buggy" (shopping cart), and "n'at" (a VerbalTic that stands for "and that," meaning "and so on"). Another habit is to turn the "ow" sound into "ah," such as "downtown" becoming "dahntahn". The city's residents themselves are something of a BrokenBase. Depending on whom you ask, Pittsburgh is either a clean, beautiful, artsy, vibrant city with affordable housing, relatively low crime, and plenty of good schools and job opportunities; or an uncultured shithole filled with racial tensions, overpriced housing catering to tech workers from out of town, dreary weather, and bridges that are quite literally falling apart.
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16Pittsburgh International Airport (official abbreviation: PIT), located about 20 miles west of downtown in the suburbs of Findlay and Moon Township,[[note]]Pittsburgh's hilly terrain meant that a suitable airfield had to be built from converted farmland ''way'' outside the city[[/note]] is notable for a few reasons. First, it's an active Air Force base. It was founded as a military airfield during World War 2 before branching into commercial service in the early 50's. Several major US airports got started this way, but most of them ceased military operations after the war, while the base at PIT remains active.[[note]]Mind you, the military side is on the opposite end of the grounds from the commercial side. You won't just wander over by accident.[[/note]] Second, the current commercial terminal opened in 1992 with a full-fledged shopping center. The [=AirMall=] (after the company that formerly operated it), was the first shopping mall located in an airport anywhere in the world. Additionally, the [=AirMall=] company and the airport authority reached an agreement that all retail chains operating within had to charge the same prices as locations elsewhere. This policy remains in force today. In the wake of 9/11, PIT had cut off terminal access from non-passengers, greatly hindering the [=AirMall=] as it was popular with locals, but access was restored in 2017 during normal business hours, making it the first airport in the US to allow non-ticketed access past the TSA checkpoint since 2001. Visitors must sign up for the program at the airport's website, and must pass the same TSA security checks as ticketed passengers. Similar programs have since been introduced at Tampa International and Detroit Metro.
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18[[https://www.anthrocon.org/ Anthrocon]], one of the largest {{UsefulNotes/furry|Fandom}} conventions in the world, moved to Pittsburgh in 2006 and takes over downtown annually. The city has embraced the con, not the least because of the [[MoneyDearBoy considerable revenue]] (in the millions) it brings to the city over the weekend it's held. The affection is reciprocated; when downtown cafe Fernando's was threatened with closure, the furry community donated over $20,000 to keep the doors open.
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20As a side note, Pittsburgh is also the filming location of our very own ''WebVideo/EchoChamber''.
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22The city of Pittsburgh is officially divided into 83 different neighborhoods. Besides Downtown, the city is divided into North, South, and East, based the three rivers.
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24'''Downtown:''' Sits at the point where the three rivers meet. At the very point is a lovely city park that was once a Revolutionary War fort, then later the site of numerous factories and railyards over the years before the space was bought by the city in the 50's for public use, though what's now Point State Park spent 20 years in DevelopmentHell due to constantly-changing ideas for it. Downtown has a fascinating architectural blend of modern office buildings with elegant 1800's and early 1900's structures. Its most notable buildings include PPG Place, which looks like a futuristic glass castle, the county courthouse, which was built in the 1800's and looks like a ''medieval'' castle, and the US Steel Tower--the tallest building in Pittsburgh--which sports the widest roof in the world for a building its size. The area is known to Yinzers as "Dahntahn".
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26'''East End:''' The area that fans out east of Dahntahn, between the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. Contains the wealthiest, as well as arguably the roughest neighborhoods in the city. There's no special Yinzer pronunciation here, since the neighborhoods are distinct enough to warrant their own mention. The following are the most well-known, though there are many others:
27* Squirrel Hill: The thriving and quaint center of Pittsburgh's Jewish population. The neighborhood has the highest concentration of Jews in the US outside of New York City. It is also the closest thing Pittsburgh has to a FriendlyNeighborhoodChinatown these days, with a large number of Asian residents and businesses. And yes, PekingDuckChristmas is absolutely a thing here. Yinzers call it "Scroll Hill."
28* Lawrenceville: Composed primarily of rowhouses that once provided cheap housing for factory workers. With the factories gone, Lawrenceville is now trendy and artistic, the nucleus of Pittsburgh's hipster community and a frequent focal point in articles raving about Pittsburgh's coolness (much to the chagrin of people who live elsewhere in the city). It has gotten a bit pricey these days, but it's still seen as a lower-cost alternative to...
29* Shadyside: One of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the city, full of Old Money mansions and a synagogue that's a national landmark. Once upon a time it was also Pittsburgh's {{gayborhood}} as well, but nowadays only the more bougie members of the community still call it home. It borders East Liberty, once a notorious ghetto before gentrification (including some forced relocation) turned it around. Nowadays the distinction is increasingly blurry.
30* Oakland: Contains the primary campuses of the public University of Pittsburgh (aka "Pitt") and the private Carnegie-Mellon University, giving the area a "college town" vibe, also meaning it's easy to feel old here if you're over the age of 25. The Cathedral of Learning on Pitt's campus is the second-tallest educational building in the world, and one of the most beautiful and recognizable buildings in the city. Since you can see it from anywhere in Oakland, it has the dubious nickname of "The Drunk Compass," since college kids often use the building to guide themselves home after a night of partying. Oakland is also home to Pittsburgh's main public library and the museums of art and natural history, all three of which were founded under the patronage of Andrew Carnegie.
31* The Hill District: Long considered the nucleus of Pittsburgh's African American community, though it has since become synonymous with WrongSideOfTheTracks. In its heyday it was favorably compared to Harlem, but the neighborhood suffered due to poor planning. Construction of the Civic Arena in 1961 cut off the Hill from downtown, causing the area to lose business even before Pittsburgh lost its manufacturing base, but with the Arena since demolished, road access has been restored and revitalization efforts are underway. Yinzers call it "The Hill", which may sound indistinct given that the city is nothing ''but'' hills, but people will know exactly what you mean.
32* Bloomfield: "Pittsburgh's Little Italy," as its large welcome sign will gladly tell you. While the neighborhood has long since grown more diverse than its Italian-American origins, it still hosts "Little Italy Days," an annual festival celebrating Italian culture in Pittsburgh.
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34'''North Side:''' The area north of the Allegheny River. Formerly the city of Allegheny, the population is predominantly African-American and Slavic. A very working-class area with many picturesque Orthodox churches. Acrisure Stadium (formerly Heinz Field) and PNC Park, respectively the stadiums for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pirates, are located here, as well as Rivers Casino and the Andy Warhol Museum, the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single artist. The Mexican War Streets are here as well, but don't let the name scare you, since it's one of the nicer neighborhoods in the region.[[note]]The name comes from the fact that they're named after Generals and battles in the UsefulNotes/MexicanAmericanWar[[/note]] Yinzers call it "Da Nor'side".
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36'''South Side:''' South of the Monongahela River, not to be confused with South Side Flats, Pittsburgh's largest nightclub district immediately south of downtown, which serves as an entry point to the greater South Side. It is an economically-diverse region. In addition to said nightlife district, the neighborhoods range from million-dollar rowhouses and condos atop Mt. Washington as tourists line up to ride the inclines, to middle class neighborhoods like Brookline which seamlessly blend into the suburbs they border, to rougher areas like Mt. Oliver. The South Side is ethnically-diverse as well; the Carrick neighborhood is home to Pittsburgh's small but growing Hispanic community and also a healthy Asian population. Yinzers call it "Da Sah'side".
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38'''West End:''' May or may not be its own region depending on how you define "west." The three rivers basically form a sideways "Y," and the only way to approach downtown from the west is south of the Ohio River, technically placing you in the South Side. However, southwest neighborhoods like Crafton Heights and Oakwood have a distinct suburban feel, as they are less dense than the rest of the city and mostly residential with few commercial districts (not counting those in nearby suburbs). There's also a small neighborhood named West End that's directly west of where the rivers meet, and West End Overlook Park is an underrated jewel with a unique view of downtown.
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40'''The 'Burbs:''' The city limits of Pittsburgh contain just over 300,000 people, but has an extended metropolitan area of 2.3 million. The region extends into parts of northern West Virginia and southeastern Ohio. The suburbs range from industrial towns such as Clairton, [[Film/OutOfTheFurnace Braddock,]] [[CompanyTown Ambridge]], and [[DyingTown Aliquippa]] to middle class areas such as [[AdventureTowns Beaver]] and Center and to the extremely upper-crust Upper St. Clair and Fox Chapel.
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44[[folder:Pittsburgh in Fiction, n'at]]
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47(For quotes about Pittsburgh in real life and fiction, see [[Quotes/{{Pittsburgh}} the quotes page]].)
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50* ''Comicbook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'' featured briefly in its origin story Pittsburgh's Earth-C counterpart, "Piggsburgh" (home of Peter Porkchops, aka Pig-Iron).
51* ''ComicBook/ThePitt''. In ''ComicBook/StarBrand'', one of the books in Creator/MarvelComics' short-lived ComicBook/TheNewUniverse, {{jerkass}}y Pittsburgh auto mechanic Ken Connell is given super powers by the titular ArtifactOfDoom. When Connell decides he wants to [[IJustWantToBeNormal get rid of his powers]], he accidentally winds up destroying the city. All that's left is a huge crater, which soon becomes a ForbiddenZone called "ComicBook/ThePitt".
52* In one ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' strip, Calvin wonders where people go when they die. Hobbes offers "Pittsburgh", which prompts Calvin to ask "if we're good or if we're bad?"
53* In one ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' comic, Bucky asks a travel agent if there are any vacation packages based primarily on smell. She suggests he look at a pamphlet for the tourist department of Pittsburgh. This got Darb Connely into quite a bit of hot water with many Pittsburghers, even though the strip wasn't run in any Pittsburgh papers. Conley claimed the whole thing had been meant as an in-joke towards a friend who lived in Pittsburgh.
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56* The ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' AU fanfic ''Fanfic/DarkHearts'' largely takes place in Pittsburgh, particularly in and around the suburb of Monroeville.
57* The ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' fanfic verse ''[[Fanfic/PnFSoulmates Soulmate AU]]'' places Danville 20 minutes west of Pittsburgh.
58* ''Fanfic/TheSunWillComeUpAndTheSeasonsWillChange'': Mary Summers and her family are from the Pittsburgh area, and several Pittsburgh locations such as Squirrel Hill, Phipps Conservatory, and the Carnegie Science Center are name-dropped.
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61* ''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, at the time, [[ButtMonkey the Pirates played second fiddle to their own stadium]].
62* ''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.
63* The original 1951 version of ''Film/AngelsInTheOutfield'' takes place in Pittsburgh and dealt with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
64* ''Film/BloodsuckingPharaohsInPittsburgh''
65* The 2015 film ''Film/{{Concussion}}'' tells the story of how a local coroner's assistant began his study into the prolonged effects of concussions on football players by studying the brains of Pittsburgh Steelers, starting with his autopsy of Mike Webster.
66* ''Film/TheDeerHunter''
67* ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' - pretty much every scene was shot around Pittsburgh.
68* ''Film/{{Fences}}'' - 2016 adaptation of the 2010 revival of the 1987 play by the [[Theatre/{{Fences}} same name]].
69* ''Film/TheFishThatSavedPittsburgh''
70* ''Film/{{Flashdance}}:'' The main character is a steelworker by day and the movie prominently features the Carnegie Museum/conservatory.
71* ''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.
72* ''Film/GungHo''- [[CaliforniaDoubling Faked-up]] Westmoreland County
73* ''Film/{{Houseguest}}'' takes place in Pittsburgh and some of the surrounding suburbs(Sewickley, specifically)
74* ''Film/InnocentBlood'': A vampire in Pittsburgh.
75* ''Film/InspectorGadget1999'' featured Pittsburgh landmarks prominently under the vague guise of "Riverton" (which was implied to be in Ohio). ([[Film/InspectorGadget2 The second film]] was filmed in Australia, though.) Because for all of the movie's faults, PPG Place ''is'' Dr. Claw's castle.
76* ''Film/JackReacher'' was filmed and set there ([[TheFilmOfTheBook The book is was based on was set there, too]]). Locally it was filmed under the name "One Shot", and you can actually see the sniper nest in the page image above (between the closest two bridges on the left).
77* ''Film/LoveAndOtherDrugs,'' a 2010 romantic comedy starring Creator/AnneHathaway and Jake Gyllenhall.
78* ''Film/MontyPythonsTheMeaningOfLife'': More than one local Monty Python fan has been surprised to hear the Steelers name-dropped by Creator/JohnCleese in the philosophy conversation scene. It was a scene poking fun at Americans, and at the time it was made in the 1980's the Steelers had just won four Super Bowls in the 1970's, so while nice it probably wasn't an intentional reference, but just grabbing the biggest "current" references in sports.
79* In ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem are doing polka gigs in Pittsburgh.
80* ''Film/TheNextThreeDays'', a 2010 thriller with Creator/RussellCrowe about a GreatEscape from the Allegheny County Jail.
81* Creator/GeorgeARomero was a New York native but went to Carnegie Mellon University and was based in Pittsburgh for much of his career, with ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'', ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'', and ''Film/LandOfTheDead'' all set in the area, as was his non-{{Horror}} {{Dramedy}} ''Film/TheresAlwaysVanilla''. He even did some work on ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'', most notably a segment in which Mr. Rogers got a tonsillectomy. Romero said this experience inspired him to get into the horror genre.
82** ''Film/{{Creepshow}}'', also by Romero, was partly filmed on Carnegie Mellon 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.
83* ''Literature/TheMysteriesOfPittsburgh'', Creator/MichaelChabon's first novel and second film adaptation.
84* ''Film/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower''. Author Stephen Chbosky grew up in the area and set his novel here in the early [[TheNineties 1990s]]. The film adaptation was also shot in various locations around Pittsburgh, mostly in the South Hills area. There's a very cute story about how a local dance instructor had to keep a "Hollywood-sized" secret from her students for six weeks - [[http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/movies/dance-studio-mum-on-actress-emma-watsons-visits-318438/ that Emma Watson was using the studio for dance workouts after hours]].
85* ''Film/ShesOutOfMyLeague'', the 2010 WhatDoesSheSeeInHim, GiveGeeksAChance comedy.
86* ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''.
87* ''Film/SmartPeople'', a comedy-drama film starring Creator/DennisQuaid and Creator/SarahJessicaParker, was also partly filmed on Carnegie-Mellon University campus.
88* ''Film/StrikingDistance'', the 1993 Bruce Willis CowboyCop movie set and filmed on Pittsburgh's streets and rivers.
89* ''Film/SuddenDeath'', taking place during the final game of the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals game, where the city's Pittsburgh Penguins host the Chicago Blackhawks in the former home of the Pens, the iconic, now-demolished Pittsburgh Civic Arena. The majority of the film is set in and outside of the arena, the latter's scenes showing nighttime downtown Pittsburgh.
90* ''Film/SweetGirl'', takes place in Pittsburgh, showcasing PNC park and the T (The subway).
91* ''Film/{{Videodrome}}'': The titular program is broadcast from a station in Pittsburgh.
92* ''Film/WonderBoys'', Creator/MichaelChabon's second novel and first film adaptation.
93* ''Film/ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno''
94* Pittsburgh was one of the shooting locations for ''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 became popular with viewers in the city, (just like UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}ans for ''Film/BatmanBegins'' and ''Film/TheDarkKnight''). Also, during the football game that Bane crashes, the kicker for the opposing team was played by Pittsburgh's then-mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who was 31 during filming and a former college athlete.
95* Most of the films by Toetag Pictures, such as the ''Film/AugustUnderground'' trilogy.
96* While largely filmed at Conneaut Lake Park in nearby Conneaut Lake, ''Film/ScreamPark'' features scenes set at the University of Pittsburgh and the name of the town is emblazoned on most of the props.
97* ''Film/DominickAndEugene'' is about two brothers who live in Pittsburgh, one of whom wants to study medicine at Stanford.
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99[[AC:Literature]]
100* Harry Turtledove's ''Literature/Timeline191'' series, depicting a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII which took place in a world in which the South won the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar Civil War]], featured the Battle of Pittsburgh as the series' analogue to Stalingrad.
101* ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower.'' See above.
102* Pittsburgh gets destroyed by aliens in the Lensman novel ''Triplanetary'' (they have invaded Earth in order to steal ''[[ItMakesSenseInContext iron]]'').
103** It is also mentioned to be destroyed in the {{novelization}} of ''Film/IndependenceDay'', but not the movie.
104* Creator/StephenKing's novel ''Literature/{{Christine}}'', was entirely set in Pittsburgh. The narrator, Dennis, has a summer construction job working on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-376 Interstate 376]] [[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.
105** Also it could be a reference to King's friend Creator/GeorgeARomero filmed ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'' in that town.
106** The [[Film/{{Christine}} film]] was set in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, for cheaper production costs. All the snow scenes would have added a fortune to the budget.
107* ''Literature/{{Tinker}}'' is set in a Pittsburgh which occasionally intersects with a world populated by elves.
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109[[AC:Live Action TV]]
110* ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' (Fred Rogers was born in Latrobe and lived most of his life in Pittsburgh. The show was produced by the local PBS affilate: WQED. They've even got an (admittedly odd-looking) statue of him on the North Shore. Yes, [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield this is Mr. Rogers' neighborhood.]])
111* ''Series/QueerAsFolkUS'' - But really shot in Toronto
112* In the second season of ''Series/{{Weeds}}'', Shane went through a phase of being obsessed with Pittsburgh.
113* ''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.
114* ''Series/TheStand1994'', 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 UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity.
115* Season 2 of ''Series/StrangerThings'' has a short scene in Pittsburgh - you see a shot of downtown from the Strip District.
116* The TV and web series about vampires, ''Series/TheWeakness'', is set and filmed in Pittsburgh.
117* ''Series/TheKillPoint'' is about a protracted HostageSituation at a bank in downtown Pittsburgh.
118* ''Series/ThisIsUs'' is set in Pittsburgh but filmed in Los Angeles
119* ''Series/ThreeRivers'' is set in Pittsburgh.
120* ''Series/ManWithAPlan'' is also set in Pittsburgh but filmed in Los Angeles
121* ''Series/WhatWeDoInTheShadows2019'': In one episode, Lazlo goes into hiding from a powerful rival vampire in Clairton, PA. The show implies that Clairton is in the middle of nowhere, but it's actually a suburb of Pittsburgh.
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124* August Wilson's ''Pittsburgh Cycle'', a series of 10 plays, each set in a different decade of the 20th century, dealing with the history of Black America and race relations. As the name implies the plays (except one) are set in Pittsburgh. The most famous installment is the 1950s one, ''Theatre/{{Fences}}''.
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126[[AC:Video Games]]
127* ''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.
128** Amusingly, one of the unique items you can get there is a special suit of PowerArmor said to be decorated in livery honoring the natives' tribal gods. It's painted in Steelers' colors.
129* [[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.
130* ''VideoGame/{{Red Dead Redemption 2}}'''s Annesburg took some inspirations the city and the name from it
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132[[AC:Web Video]]
133* ''WebVideo/PittsburghDad''
134* Our own ''WebVideo/EchoChamber''
135* ''WebVideo/ThePittsburghSOAPranos'' is filmed in Pittsburgh, and consists of a fictional soap opera about a real-life soap shop in Munhall.
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137[[AC:Western Animation]]
138* 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 UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco).
139* Home base of [[WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle ...Super Chicken!]]
140* Though not actually shot in Pittsburgh, Nickelodeon's ''WesternAnimation/ActionLeagueNow'' utilized several on-air personalities from local radio station WDVE's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_DVE_Morning_Show morning show]] as the primary voices; the voice of "his dishonor" [[MayorPain The Mayor]] originated on WDVE as a parody of then-mayor Tom Murphy.
141* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': As [[TheAhnold Jorgen Von Strangle]] recalls every disaster that [[TheDitz Cosmo]] was responsible of, he mentions the once "high-tech gleaming utopia" of Xanadu that Cosmo transformed into a PollutedWasteland and quickly christened "Pittsburgh".
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145[[folder:Things locals pick up in fiction, n'at]]
146[[WMG:While you're enjoying Pittsburgh in fiction, please enjoy these assorted "[[TelevisionGeography local Pittsburghers pick this stuff up]]" items:]]
147* ''Film/InnocentBlood'':
148** The city side of the Fort Pitt tunnel does not face the rising sun - it faces northeast. Vampire Sal should be fine.
149* ''Film/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower''
150** While we're on the Fort Pitt Tunnel and Bridge, "Perks" is set in 1991-1992, so the "Consol Center" (opened in 2010; full name Consol Energy Center) signs are a pretty big anachronism. Even more so since it became PPG Paints Arena in 2016.
151* ''Film/StrikingDistance'':
152** 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? [[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.
153* ''Film/SuddenDeath''
154** You know when they open the roof of the arena and Creator/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 PPG Paints Arena, 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''.
155* ''Film/SweetGirl''
156** Ray (Creator/JasonMomoa), is being lead on a confusing run through the subway (Called "The T" in Pittsburgh) by a reporter with some vital information. He's told to go to Gateway Station. He walks up to the Allegheny/North side platform and is told to get onto "the incoming train". He is next seen getting off at Steel Plaza, which is two stops in the opposite direction. Now it is ''possible'' he rode to Allegheny station (which is the end of the line) and just stayed on the train as it switched tracks and came back, [[TheLawOfConservationOfDetail but it's not mentioned in the movie]] leading to some local folks scratching their heads.
157* Driving VideoGames
158** 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 UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco a very good run for its money.
159** Not to mention the road conditions.
160--->"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."
161* ''Series/QueerAsFolkUS'':
162** Liberty Avenue is an average downtown street in real life and not Pittsburgh's {{Gayborhood}}, which is Shadyside though even that is downplayed these days. This may be due to the fact that Pegasus, once Pittsburgh's most popular gay club, used to be located on Liberty and the annual Pride festival was held there, though these things owed more to Liberty's central location than anything else.
163** The city's distinct terrain is conspicuously absent, as the show was filmed in Toronto.
164* ''Film/{{Unstoppable}}''
165** There is no such town in Pennsylvania named Stanton. There's a ''New'' Stanton in Westmoreland County, and Stanton ''Heights'' is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh proper, but there's no original Stanton anywhere in the state.
166** Judging by the views outside the windows of both the office and meeting room, the headquarters of AVWR Railroad seems to jump between Mellon Center and Fifth Avenue Place.
167* ''Film/ZackAndMiriMakeAPorno''
168** The titular characters go to their ten-year reunion at Monroeville High School. Graduates from their class would have attended Gateway High School, which hosts students from Monroeville and Pitcairn.
169** They also live in Monroeville, but their apartment scenes were shot in Hazelwood, PA, which is several miles southwest of Monroeville.
170* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''
171** They visit Pittsburgh in one episode (with a healthy dose of Vancouver doubling), because Bobby's visiting a friend of his who's a doctor at what is only referred to as ''[[BrandX the university]]'', which is an obvious stand-in for UPMC.
172* ''[[Film/AtlasShrugged Atlas Shrugged, Part II]]''
173** The area around Daggard's coal plant area is [[TheMountainsOfIllinois remarkably hill-free]].
174* ''Film/JackReacher''
175** At the very beginning the white van is driving east, away from the city, down 376, about a mile from the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. In the next shot it's still on 376 eastbound... but it's coming out of the Fort Pitt Tunnel into the city, several miles ''west'' from its previous eastbound location.
176** And later in the film it is suggested the shooter would have been better off stopping on the Fort Duquesne Bridge to have all of his targets lined up. Anyone who has driven across that bridge on the lower deck knows the traffic is insanely busy there during all daylight hours, and the shooter would ''never'' have time to line up a shot before he started getting honked at.
177** During Reacher's escape from the cops, he is seen speeding through what can only be the Armstrong Tunnel. Except the chase through the tunnel happens for quite some time, making it seem as if it's miles long. In fact, the tunnel is 750 feet long and has a noticeable curve at the end. Oh, and there are no water barrels for Jack to crash into, as they would be blocking traffic on Forbes Avenue. Jack is then shown standing in a crowd of onlookers, as if it's a busy working-class neighborhood. Except that area is the campus of Duquesne University, so the majority of people there should be students.
178* ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' The chase scene through Gotham near the end could be described as "Back and forth on Smithfield Street", [[https://www.google.com/#safe=off&sclient=psy-ab&q=smithfield+street+pittsburgh&oq=smithfield+street+pittsburgh&gs_l=hp.3..0i22i30l4.12284.14124.1.14407.11.11.0.0.0.0.257.1150.9j1j1.11.0...0.0...1c.1.15.psy-ab.VC_-iIi-js4&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.47244034,d.dmg&fp=9db8300d3963e011&biw=1366&bih=597 which in reality isn't all that long]].
179* ''Film/FortyTwo'': Forbes Field is missing its third base bleachers, "Greenberg Gardens", its distinctive ivy-covered walls, and the Cathedral of Learning is turned the wrong way.
180* WebVideo/PittsburghDad is a web video comedy series about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Pittsburgh Dad]].
181* ''Film/FreeGuy'' was filmed in UsefulNotes/{{Boston}}, which doubles as both Free City (the online game in the movie that's a parody of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'') and UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}} (the film's real-world setting). However, the film opens with a player skydiving into Free City, and from above it is [[https://www.wpxi.com/entertainment/see-and-be-seen/ryan-reynolds-pittsburgh-did-you-recognize-city-seen-in-new-trailer-for-ryan-reynolds-flick-/1016941539/ VERY clearly Pittsburgh]] with the riverfront stadiums photoshopped out.
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185!!Pittsburgh provides examples of these tropes:
186* AlienGeometries:
187** The downtown area is 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.
188** 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.
189** It doesn't help that downtown has both numbered avenues and numbered streets - Sixth Avenue and Sixth Street are ''right next to one another,'' in particular.
190* AtTheCrossroads:
191** Two rivers join to form another here, and the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Road National Road]] passed just south. Through history ''lots'' of people stopped here on their way west - Pittsburgh was (and still is) the first major city past the Appalachians.
192** In a more modern sense, we have several colleges and universities. Many young people find themselves at a crossroads here when they graduate.
193* BerserkButton: for the love of God, don't badmouth the sports teams or the fans of said teams. The Pirates [[ButtMonkey used to be an okay team to poke fun of]], but... [[TookALevelInBadass not anymore]].
194** A common one tends to be outsiders looking down on the city. This one popped up a few times such as when a Denver sportswriter made allusions that the city was dirty because of the long gone steel mills and when reporters audibly laughed at President Obama's decision to have the city host the G20 Summit. Both instances sparked the anger of the city's residents.
195* CaliforniaDoubling: Goes both ways. Pittsburgh has long been a popular filming location, though this doesn't stop shows based here from being filmed elsewhere.
196* CommonKnowledge: Almost every Steelers fan knows about the [[https://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 in their next 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.
197* 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 2011 population estimates have seen the first increase in decades.
198* EiffelTowerEffect: PPG Place, the castle-like glass tower in the picture, is often used in establishing shots of Pittsburgh.
199* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The Pirates used to play at Three Rivers Stadium, located right at the aforementioned fork where two rivers merge to become a third.
200* FanNickname:
201** Steeler Nation or "Stiller Nation" for the gigantic fanbase of the Steelers
202** Cradle of Quarterbacks – named since some of the best QBs in NFL history came from the region
203** The Bucs or Buccos for the Pittsburgh Pirates
204** The Pens for the Penguins
205** Yinzer – A local of the Pittsburgh area
206** Fans of ''Fallout'' will never stop calling it The Pitt
207** The Oakland Zoo – Basketball student section for the Pitt Panthers (the university is in the Oakland neighborhood)
208* {{Gayborhood}}: While Shadyside is historically Pittsburgh's center of queer culture, this is downplayed nowadays, as the neighborhood is prohibitively expensive to live in. That being said, the East End has the bulk of the city's LGBT residents and businesses.
209* GhibliHills: The outskirts and beyond are covered in lush decidious forests and rolling hills.
210* 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.
211* 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.
212* InnocentInnuendo: In Pittsburghese, "riding" someone means "driving" them somewhere "or giving them a ride" somewhere, snickers notwithstanding.
213* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Pittsburgh is home to two champion sports teams... [[http://www.ratfinktshirts.com/city-of-champions-and-the-pirates and the Pirates]]. The Bucs got better, though, although they haven't won a World Series again yet.
214* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: You'll keep running into many of the same names of places.
215** Michel-Ange '''Duquesne''' de Menneville: Was instrumental for the French in the UsefulNotes/FrenchAndIndianWar and Fort Duquesne was named after him. And Duquesne University and the Fort Duquesne Bridge.
216** John '''Forbes''': Who took Fort Duquesne from the French and named his new fort "Fort Pitt" (after William Pitt, see the next name down), thus becoming 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.
217** William '''Pitt''', 1st Earl of '''Chatham''', who led England as Prime Minister in the French and Indian War (Called the Seven Years War in England). 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 University in Pittsburgh is also named after his title.
218** Andrew '''Carnegie''': Moved to Pittsburgh from Scotland when he was 12. The local/Scottish/correct pronunciation is "Car-NAY-gie," as opposed to "CAR-neh-gie" used for the hall in NYC. 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 at the time. In his later years, he turned to philanthropy, building libraries, museums, and schools across the Pittsburgh region. Despite all his giving, he still died a very wealthy man. Institutions named after him include the Carnegie Library System, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Carnegie Science Center (the last three are all operated together as "The Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh"), Carnegie Mellon University (as well as one of its predecessors, the Carnegie Institute of Technology), and the suburb of Carnegie. Also ''Diplodocus carnegii'', whose life-size dinosaur statue, "Dippy", is located outside the enormous Oakland museum/library/music hall complex.
219** 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 [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin steel]] manufacturing concern. Did not get along well with Carnegie at all - partly due to Carnegie ignoring his suggestions, leaving Frick as the bad guy and TakingTheBullet figuratively and literally after the bloody Homestead Steel Strike. 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." Frick Park, Frick Art and Historical Center, the Frick Building...
220** Andrew '''Mellon''': was an American banker, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and Secretary of the Treasury from March 4, 1921 until February 12, 1932. Carnegie-''Mellon'' University (and CMU's other predecessor, the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research), Mellon Bank, Mellon Park, Mellon Arena (a sponsored name for the now-demolished Civic Arena), Mellon National Bank Building, The BNY Mellon Center is the second tallest building downtown...
221** General John '''Stanwix''': The English General who oversaw the construction of Fort Pitt. The fort's blockhouse still remains and has been turned into the Fort Pitt Museum, currently located in Point Park. Stanwix Street was named after him.
222** Andy '''Warhol''': actually [[Creator/AndyWarhol Andrew Warhola]], but definitely from Pittsburgh; he's buried south of the city. Mr. Pop Culture has the world's largest museum dedicated to a single artist, as well as the Andy Warhol Bridge.
223** Lest you think only white guys have things named after them in Pittsburgh, there are bridges in town named after Roberto Clemente[[note]]A Pittsburgh Pirates legend[[/note]], Rachel Carson[[note]]The author of ''Silent Spring'' and a local conservationist whose work led to the creation of the EPA[[/note]], and the Homestead Grays[[note]]Pittsburgh's team in Negro League Baseball, based in the inner suburb of Homestead[[/note]].
224* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Mexican War Streets. It's actually a lovely, diverse neighborhood even if the name sounds like 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, etc.
225* {{Neologism}}s[=/=]SeparatedByACommonLanguage: Pittsburghese -- In the Burgh, yinz redd up your room with the sweeper cuz it needs cleaned, buy pop and p'rogies [[note]]ahem, that's "pirohi" in these parts[[/note]] and chipped ham with a buggy at Jye Neegle [[note]]Giant Eagle, the local grocery chain[[/note]], eat hoagies and dippy eggs, bind things with gumbands, grab your bookbag and tossel cap before riding a friend dahntahn, and ignerrant jagoffs neb in your business n'at cuz you say "whenever" whenever most people say "when." Watch out for the jagger bushes and be careful on the slippy roads, or you might fall in a crick!
226* OlderThanTheyThink - though many hockey fans like to look down at Pittsburgh fans as up-and-comers and bandwagoners. However, 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.
227* PollutedWasteland: In the 1940s, though it has cleaned itself up unrecognizably since then. There were times during the steel industry's heyday when the smog was so bad the streetlights had to be left on ''at midday''.
228* PretentiousPronunciation: Inverted. The suburb of North Versailles is pronounced "ver-SALES" rather than the French "ver-SIGH". Other Pittsburgh area towns with French names are pronounced similarly. The only exception is anything with "Duquesne" in the name, where the French pronunciation "du-KANE" is kept.
229* RecycledINSPACE: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llj1Mkit2g4 Pittsburgh Steelers Fans... IN SPACE]] Emworth, PA native Col. Mike Finke was the commander on the International Space Station, and showed his team spirit when the Steelers played (and beat) the UsefulNotes/{{Arizona}} Cardinals in the 2009 UsefulNotes/SuperBowl.
230* RedOniBlueOni: In city terms Pittsburgh is usually the Blue Oni to Philadelphia, unless you trigger the Berserk Button above.
231* TheRival: UsefulNotes/{{Cleveland}}, UsefulNotes/{{Baltimore}}, and Philadelphia, primarily involving pro sports, though it does trickle into everyday attitudes. Each rivalry has its own flavor:
232** Philadelphia is a SiblingRivalry. Despite being in the same state, they're culturally a world apart (Philly 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. That said, [[EnemyMine many Steelers fans rooted for the Eagles as they faced the New England Patriots at Super Bowl LII, as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia sports fans have a mutual disdain for Boston sports teams]], and after the Eagles ended up winning, some Steelers fans were satisfied that a Pennsylvania team won after all.
233** The rivalry with Cleveland is mostly geographic, since it's the closest major city and is similar in culture and industry. 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 Super Bowl. 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]]. Steelers owner Dan Rooney was one of only 2 owners who opposed Art Modell's proposal to move the Browns to Baltimore, and during their last game before the move, many Steelers fans wore orange armbands to honor their longtime rival.
234** 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. This could also be considered a legacy rivalry, as the Baltimore Ravens were created as a result of the original Cleveland Browns being moved to the city of Baltimore; and it's even a little bit geographic, as Maryland's western panhandle is nearby (less than two hours' drive) and the Steelers and Ravens fan areas border each other (they blend somewhere between Cumberland, MD and Hagerstown, MD). This doesn't stop Pittsburghers from coming up with interesting epithets for the Ravens, such as the "Ratbirds" and the "Maryland Work-Release Program" (thanks mainly although not entirely to Ray Lewis' legal troubles).
235* 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.
236* 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.
237* SlidingScaleOfShinyVersusGritty: Given its evolution from an industrial giant to a technological center, the city runs the entire scale, from the sleek, modern skyscrapers of downtown to the historic brick buildings seen in the outskirts.
238* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
239** 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 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_Pittsburgh you can read about on Wikipedia]].
240** In Pittsburghese, store names that aren't possessive get the possessive ''s'' added to them anyway, i.e. Aldi's and Nordstrom's.
241* TechnologyMarchesOn:
242** The structure atop the Gulf Tower is lit in different colors depending on the weather. [[http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/07/02/how-to-read-the-kdka-weather-beacon-at-gulf-tower/ The current system is explained here]], though the structure has been a weather beacon in some form or another since the building was completed in 1932. As you can imagine, it's a little obsolete nowadays. Not only do most modern-day Pittsburghers not know the system (rather, they know what it is but not how to read it), but they're more likely to just check their cell phones for the weather these days. Instead it's a cool trivia more than anything else.
243** The city's shift from dirty industry to advanced technology makes it a literal case of this trope.
244* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Folks in Pittsburgh see Cleveland as their ButtMonkey and vice versa, especially when it comes to the football teams, but if someone not from either city insults one or the other, they have each others' backs.
245* TookALevelInBadass: The Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013. After 20 years of losing seasons (the last two being collapses), they broke said streak, made the playoffs, and defeated the Cincinnati Reds in the first ever playoff game held in PNC Park. They would go on to lose to the St. Louis Cardinals, but they have kept up their winning ways since that year.
246* TrademarkFavoriteFood: The Primanti Sandwich, named after Primanti's Restaurant. It's a sandwich, fries, and coleslaw all in one. The story goes that they started putting the fries and cole slaw on the sandwiches so the truck drivers in the strip district could eat the full meal as they drove.
247** Pierogies are another favorite, particularly among the Eastern European crowd.
248** Don't forget the hotdogs and fries down at the O [[note]](Original Hot Dog Shop)[[/note]] in Oakland!
249** Or Pamela's pancakes. [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Presidentially endorsed!]]
250** Oh and Vincent's Pizza Parlor and Shelly Pie... or pizza in general, as the greater Pittsburgh area seems to have a pizza parlor on every street corner, to the point that anyone who resorts to Pizza Hut or Papa John's is simply not trying (unless one did try and honestly prefers them over the local options). Considering that Fox's Pizza Den actually started in Pitcairn, and the large Italian population that's ''still'' there, this isn't particularly surprising.
251** Speaking of pizza, the competition between Mineo's and Aiello's for best pizza place in Squirrel Hill has been ongoing for years.
252* [[VerbalTic Verbal Tic n'at]]: "N'at", a Pittsburghese contraction of "and all that," meaning "and so on." Example: "I play a lot of medieval {{RPG}}'s like ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' n'at."
253* WrongSideOfTheTracks: The Hill District is the most notorious ghetto in Pittsburgh, though there are others.
254* YellowBrickRoad: The Great Allegheny Passage, a 150-mile off-road bike trail that starts at the Point where the three rivers meet and, in Cumberland, MD, joins up with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, a rougher off-road bike trail that runs another 180 miles to Washington, DC. Yep, StayOnThePath, and you can ride your bike off road all the way to the nation's capital. (Elite athletes can make the whole trip in 3 days; amateurs, in about a week.)
255* YoungAndInCharge: Former mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who was the youngest mayor of a major city in American history, taking office at 26 years old. This fact was not lost on political cartoonists, who often portrayed him as a toddler.
256* {{Zeerust}}: Many buildings in the city are over a hundred years old and have ornate outer fixtures as was common back then. In the 1960's and 70's however, there was a push to "modernize" many of the buildings by covering them with cheap metal or concrete facades. Unfortunately, these efforts have ''not'' aged well and most of these facades became [[http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/299/pnc005.jpg eyesores]] over time. Nowadays, the older buildings are either being restored to their former beauty, or torn down and replaced with current modern architecture such as the [[http://www.thetoweratpncplaza.com/images/PNCTower2.jpg PNC Tower]], which replaced the previous photo subjects.
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259[[folder:Famous Yinzers, n'at]]
260!!Famous Pittsburghers
261* George Marshall - Born in Uniontown, he might by the most historically significant yinzer. Considered FDR's right hand general during WWII (he was responsible for much of the logisitical work), and later served as Secretary of State and then Secretary of Defense, his Marshall Plan was used to rebuild Western Europe after the war.
262* Creator/JeffGoldblum
263* Creator/ZacharyQuinto
264* Creator/MichaelKeaton - Born in Coraopolis, he can be seen semi-regularly in town, usually at a sporting event. He's such a passionate Pittsburgh sports fan that he usually gets his contracts to allow him time off of filming in case the Steelers, Pens, or Buccos make the playoffs so that he can come home and go to the games.
265* Creator/GeneKelly
266* Creator/FredRogers - Born in Latrobe and spent [[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood most of his working life]] in Pittsburgh; perhaps the world's--or at least America's--most beloved yinzer (his soft accent is characteristic of middle-class Pittsburgh people of his generation).
267* Creator/BillCullen – Iconic game show host.
268* Creator/TomSavini
269* Creator/JimmyStewart - From the town of Indiana, about 40 miles east, and now part of metro Pittsburgh.
270* Creator/DennisMiller
271* Creator/GeorgeARomero
272* Chuck Cooper - First African-American drafted into the [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]] (yes, there was a time when the NBA was all-white), where he played for the Boston Celtics. The basketball arena of his alma mater of Duquesne University, just outside downtown, bears his name (currently as the [[ProductPlacementName UPMC]] Cooper Fieldhouse).
273* Mark Cuban – Tech entrepreneur, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and panelist on ''Shark Tank'', the US version of the Japanese reality series ''Series/DragonsDen''.
274* Stephen Foster
275* Music/{{Poison}}
276* Donnie Iris
277* Music/ChristinaAguilera
278* Creator/AndyWarhol
279* Creator/CraigMcCracken - Moved to Whittier, California, after his father died when he was seven.
280* Creator/DaveFiloni
281* Mary Cassatt
282* John Calipari – Current University of Kentucky men's basketball coach (born and raised in suburban Moon Township).
283* George Karl – Longtime [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]] coach.
284* Countless [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]] players. To name just a few of the more notable ones:
285** Joe Montana (from nearby Monongahela)
286** Johnny Unitas
287** Dan Marino
288** Joe Namath (from nearby Beaver Falls)
289** Tony Dorsett (from nearby Aliquippa)
290** Matt Schaub
291** Bill Fralic
292** Lynn Swann – Born in Tennessee and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, but spent his entire NFL career with the Steelers, and remained in the Pittsburgh area for decades after retirement, only leaving in 2016 when he became athletic director of his alma mater of [[UsefulNotes/LosAngeles USC]]. Also politically active; one of the country's more notable Black Republicans, he served in a minor post in the UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush Administration and was the GOP nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2006.
293** Jason Taylor (retired linebacker/defensive end, currently working as an analyst for Creator/{{ESPN}})
294** Steve Breaston (UsefulNotes/KansasCity Chiefs wide receiver}
295** Ryan Mundy ([[HomegrownHero Pittsburgh Steelers']] safety)
296* Ryan Malone
297* Arnold Palmer - Golf legend from nearby Latrobe
298* Wrestling/KurtAngle
299* Wrestling/BrunoSammartino - Born in UsefulNotes/{{Italy}}, made his home in Pittsburgh (More specifically just north of the city in Ross Township).
300* Neil Walker - [[HomegrownHero Pittsburgh Pirates']] second baseman
301* Andrew Carnegie – Immigrant from Scotland who made his fortune in Pittsburgh's steel industry, and then gave much of it away, most notably for libraries throughout the U.S. and Pittsburgh's Carnegie Institute of Technology, one of the two schools that merged into today's Carnegie Mellon University.
302* Andrew Mellon
303* Thomas Mellon
304* David [=McCullough=] — historian who won the Pulitzer Prize for biographies of UsefulNotes/HarrySTruman and UsefulNotes/JohnAdams, made into [[Film/{{Truman}} a film]] starring Creator/GarySinise and [[Series/JohnAdams a miniseries]] with Creator/PaulGiamatti, respectively. He also narrated ''Series/TheAmericanExperience'' on PBS for many years. And he's also got a bridge named after him.
305* George Westinghouse - creator of the railway air brake and a [[TheRival major rival]] to Thomas Edison, eventually founded the massive industrial conglomerate bearing his name, the Westinghouse Electric Company; owners of KDKA radio and TV, their broadcasting assets induced them to buy out Creator/{{CBS}} in the mid-90s (following the DisasterDominoes of Creator/{{Fox}} first getting NFC football away from CBS, then plundering CBS' affiliate base). This wound up basically turning Westinghouse ''into'' CBS, as they proceeded to sell off the old-line industrial assets to other companies and (aside from KDKA) move out of Pittsburgh, though present-day Creator/ParamountGlobal still owns the Westinghouse name itself and licenses it to various other entities.
306* Henry J. Heinz - Founder of the ketchup company. Eating Hunts ketchup in Pittsburgh is blasphemy.
307* Madalyn Murray O'Hair - Founder of the American Atheists.
308* Charles Taze Russell - Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses
309* Creator/RushLimbaugh - Originally from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, about two hours' drive 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.
310* UsefulNotes/RonPaul – Though now identified mainly with Texas, where he's lived (when not serving in Congress) since the late 1960s, he was born in Pittsburgh and raised just outside the city in Dormont.
311* Jonas Salk — creator of the first polio vaccine, all developed and tested by the University of Pittsburgh.
312* Creator/JoeManganiello
313* Music/SignsOfTheSwarm
314* The Vogues
315* Creator/JulieBenz
316* Perry Como
317* August Wilson
318* Creator/BillyGardell - Alternated his youth between Florida and Pittsburgh. Considers Pittsburgh his hometown, and he proudly displays his accent in his stand-ups and acting roles.
319* Music/WizKhalifa - black and yellow, black and yellow, black and yellow...
320* Creator/DonaldPBellisario - From nearby Charleroi
321* Creator/SharonNeedles - DragQueen and winner of the fourth season of ''[[Series/RuPaulsDragRace [=RuPaul=]'s Drag Race]]''. Originally from Iowa, she traveled the country before settling in Pittsburgh where she established her drag career.
322* Creator/AlaskaThunderfuck - Drag queen and Sharon's former partner who was a finalist in the fifth season and winner of ''All Stars 2''. The two were the OfficialCouple of ''Drag Race'' until their split in 2013. Originally from Erie before moving to Pittsburgh after college.
323* Thomas Bell (birth name Thomas Belachak) - author of ''Out of This Furnace''.
324* Ed O'Ross (birth name Edward Orosz) - American character actor.
325* Creator/MingNaWen - Born in China but emigrated to the US with her family as a child; they eventually settled in the Pittsburgh area. She went to high school in Mount Lebanon, studied theatre at Carnegie Mellon, and worked as a waitress at Chinatown Inn, a fancy Chinese restaurant downtown that her family still owns.
326* Creator/CharlesGrodin
327* Creator/GillianJacobs
328* Creator/FMurrayAbraham
329* Creator/ScottGlenn
330* Rapper Music/MacMiller
331* Sports [=YouTuber=] WebVideo/UrinatingTree is a shameless fan of the local teams and has dedicated multiple videos to them, usually calling out their shortcomings.
332* ''VideoGame/{{Duolingo}}'' is headquartered in Pittsburgh.
333* Creator/KevinPeterHall
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