Greetings from Pittsburgh

by Robert Reed

Enjoy this collection of more than 300 vintage hand-tinted and black and white postcards from the 1900s to the 1960s, many dating to the 1940s, when a visiting author declared Pittsburgh "America's Gibraltar." Take a nostalgic tour in imagery and text of the city on the three rivers back when it was famous for its steel production and was known by all as the "Steel City." Admire its skyscrapers, churches, the arcade building, Union Station, and Mercy Hospital. Meander along downtown's busy Fifth Avenue and climb the mountains Pittsburgh is nestled amongst on the city's astonishing cliff-climbing public transports known as the "inclines." Finally, idle away a relaxing afternoon at Forbes Field, Pitt Stadium, Highland Park, the zoo, Nixon Theatre, or bathing at Lake Elizabeth.

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

He has also been published as Robert Touzalin.

Reviews

[Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lacks the historical background that the isonymous Greetings From Pittsburgh has. But it has nice color renditions of the postcards, and the overlap is small. Plus this has price info, which its title-mate lacks.