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Originally Posted by Urban Enthusiast
I have never been to Pittsburgh before, but what I have seen of it online, it has a great downtown and is located in an interesting place. . . topographically speaking. To me, I think "why would you build a city there?" But it makes for some nice scenery and views. I don't, however, care much for most of the housing stock (ugly! IMO).
Anyway, nice photos! I like the misty/foggy weather.
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The reason there's a city here is simple. The location commands control of the Ohio River, the only river that ran from relatively close to the eastern establishments in the 1700s, to well into the interior. In an era where water transportation ruled, this made it a no brainer for a military facility, and then a settlement to grow up around it.