. Pittsburgh is located at the southwestern end of the state of Pennsylvania approximately 300 miles (500 km) due west of Philadelphia. It is situated in the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, where the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers join to create the great Ohio River. The tip of land formed between the confluence of the two rivers is locally known as “the Point” and the adjacent city of Pittsburgh is situated upon its “Golden Triangle”.
The Point
If you approach Pittsburgh from the airport, you will pass through a long tunnel beneath Mount Washington. As soon as you exit the tunnel, you will be on a bridge crossing the Monongahela River. The point at the confluence of the two rivers and the Golden Triangle with its gleaming array of tall buildings forms a spectacular panorama immediately before you. This sudden vista is breathtaking.
Pittsburgh is often called “the Steel City” as it was once the major iron and steel manufacturing center for the United States of America. During the first half of the twentieth century, the three river valleys were crowded with numerous steel mills and foundries. The air was constantly filled with smoke and the rivers were seething with industrial waste. The surrounding farmlands were dotted with mine shafts and great mountainous slate dumps. Trains and river barges incessantly shuttled immense quantities of coal, minerals and finished steel up and down the valleys.
There are great dining opportunities throughout the Pittsburgh area. The South Side, the Strip District and the Waterfront have great selections of good restaurants as well as some nice bars and entertainment spots. The top of Mount Washington features a variety of fine restaurants with spectacular views overlooking the city. For a real Pittsburgh specialty, stop in one of the Primanti Brothers restaurants for their world-famous cheese steak sandwich. Their singular concoction features a steak-cheese burger piled high with French fried potatoes and cole slaw served between two thick slabs of fresh Italian bread. This meal-on-a-sandwich is hard to get your hands around, but it tastes great.
Today, it is hard to believe that Pittsburgh was once such an industrial giant. The steel mills are gone. The air is clean, and the river waters are pure. Pittsburgh has evolved into a beautiful, modern city with many attractions. It is now a center of technological industry with prestigious institutions of higher learning and medical research. It offers many cultural attractions, entertainment venues and sports events. It has become a very nice place to live or to work.
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