[wyliepoon]

The Strip District is located northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh, on a narrow "strip" of flat land south of the Allegheny River. Along several blocks of Penn Avenue is a lively market on weekends during the day and a centre for nightlife in the evening. It somewhat resembles Toronto's Kensington Market, with a mix of bakeries, candy shops, and ethnic supermarkets (including some well-stocked Chinese supermarkets). Add to that mix a good number of stands selling sports souvenirs (mostly NFL Steelers gear, since it is the most followed team in the city).

Church of St. Stanislaus Kostka, an example of Pittsburgh's Polish Cathedral style of architecture

Girl selling Steelers gear and proudly sporting a Hines Ward jersey

The I-279 overpass marks the boundary between downtown and the Strip District

 

[Long Island Mike]

PGH pics...Nice!

Wylie: Good PGH pics! PGH is an interesting city that loves the Steelers-that T-shirt describing the NFL NFC North teams cracked me up-I know why Cincinnati was mentioned that way-due to a number of Bengals players having legal troubles. LI MIKE

 

[Zephyr]

Grit personified.