The North Shore is one area I tend to ignore, so I decided to go back over there. I love it, amazing views and all that is missing is a "T" branch (the line being built to the stadiums does not count):
Freight Railroad:
Boats on the Allegheny:
Houses on North Ave:
A small building:
Residences:
Special section of sidewalk:
Skyline from the street:
Counting steps to the view:
Getting closer:
The reward:
I-579:
North Side Density:
Some bridge:
The Civic Arena and Consol Energy Center hide behind the condo's at the Penn Amtrak Station:
Okay y'all, I bought a Panasonic LX5 with the money I was saving up for the GF2. Will be here on Monday. Though I love the LX5 I almost feel I am making the wrong decision, but oh well, if I love the GF2 I can always save up again. This week these are random photos from around the city:
Soho and Uptown neighborhoods. Soho is South Oakland, the area just south of Carlow/Pitt/Carnegie-Mellon and is less "monied" than the rest of Oakland. Uptown sits between downtown and Soho:
Forbes Ave headed out of downtown:
Forbes Ave near the Birmingham Bridge:
Fifth Ave headed downtown:
Random Soho:
The skyline from almost in the Hill District:
Uptown:
Uptown from across the Mon River. Shows UMPC Mercy Hospital and Duquesne University:
i have to say the setting of the city is probably one of the top five in the usa. its that setting(the natural topography, the sorounding hills and the two rivers), that probably does not allow to much sprawl, as i understand it the cities economy has suffered since the 80s becouse of the dependence on the steel industry. whenever its economy turns around and starts bringing in more people, the potential for dense urban developents is undeniable. it kinda looks like chongqing. kinda. but anyway, if i were a real estate developer of midrise and highrise developments, i would pay attention to this city.
I'm not sure I've ever seen the city from this angle before, and I've lived in the area my whole life. Guess I don't really do much past the stadiums over there. Awesome job exploring the community, man. Keep it up.