Pittsburgh, PA at Night

[TheBukes92]

nice city, family is from there.....BUT MY HEART"S IN CLEVELAND!

[Gvieto]

I did not know the late Roberto Clemente had a bridge in Pittsburgh named in his memory.

[BoyKupaI]

NICE VIDEO. I LIKE THE NIGHT DRIVING. WHAT KIND OF VIDEO CAMERA ARE YOU USING?

[Freewayjim]

@BoyKupaI Thanks, I use a Sony HDR-HC9 Camcorder, all of my equipment is listed in the closing credits.

[1xoirc]

Nice video of this city at night.

[Freewayjim]

@1xoirc Thanks

[aquantomeffect]

might be irrelevant, but back in 06 when i used to live in pittsburgh, going downtown was a big no no. even if you absolutely had to go only few people dared to go off the interstate into the downtown area. i can see now that conditions have improved considerabely, but as you can see here most people still feel uneasy about going downtown at night, hence the few cars. in the daytime its usually bumper to bumper

[Freewayjim]

@aquantomeffect Interesting. I've been visiting Pittsburgh since 2001 and never felt uncomfortable tooling around downtown at night. I usually stay at Station Square and more than once I've walked on and across the Smithfield Street Bridge at night taking photos and toting a tripod and camera gear, never once felt uncomfortable. Yes, during the day, downtown is husting & bustling, seems to be very vibrant.

[Friedstuffsable]

@aquantomeffect Downtown is fine. It is the Hill Dist that sucks. 

[ScenicRoadTrip]

I just spend the last couple of nights in Pittsburgh and think it's one of this country's hidden gems....it's such a beautiful city! I really need to check out the rest of your videos!...I am so impressed by this video...it's awesome!

[Freewayjim]

@ScenicRoadTrip Thank you and I agree, it is definitely a hidden gem!

[awz121]

I love the lightning you caught at 2:58!

[Freewayjim]

@awz121 Got lucky there, thanks!

[lakebay972]

You always seem to manage to get lazy nights when you're in cities. Refreshing. And I also like how you hit the deep tracks that mainstream radio ignores by saying that BTO is more than just "Takin' Care of Business," and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet." Those songs are overplayed to death and they now remind me of an Office Depot commercial. Oy! But you...totally rock!

[Freewayjim]

@lakebay972 Thanks, I appreciate that... and I TOTALLY agree with you on BTO, not a big fan of either of those overplayed songs. I try to find lazy nights, heavy downtown traffic does not make for good videos. This video was four years in the making, when I first started doing these I always thought "Blue Collar" would fit Pittsburgh well at night, I just had to get the right footage.

[lakebay972]

@Freewayjim Not saying that I disagree with you; but FreewayBrent has an excellent video called "Vancouver at Night" which features heavy downtown traffic and the flashing green lights that tell drivers to look out for pedestrians. But, on the contrary, Pittsburgh is only a city of 300,000 people while Vancouver is twice that; and cities like Detroit, Chicago, Dallas and Philadelphia are over a million. Your Philadelphia "high traffic" videos are great, especially the one with the TSOP song.

[Freewayjim]

@lakebay972 I just prefer to film in lighter traffic, I think it translates better, you get more flow, heck I'd be the only one on the road if I had my way. I tend to judge city populations by the Metro Area Population, Pittsburgh is 2.35 Million, all the other cities you mentioned are double that or more (Metro), Pittsburgh has a smaller downtown area land wise than those other cities...comparing metro areas is more an apples to apples comparison as opposed to "city" populations IMO.

[uptownbronze]

congrats, Jim! UB

[Freewayjim]

@uptownbronze Thanks UB!

[pt640]

masterpiece, than the others

[Freewayjim]

@pt640 Thanks!

[osterman9439]

go video. 300th video is good. What is your next video.

[Freewayjim]

@osterman9439 Another one from the Pittsburgh area, focused on a particular bridge, coming Thursday night.

[Freewayjim]

Thanks btw.

[fiero2]

awesome

[dave11686]

Holy lightning at 2:58! Congrats on the 300th video and keep up the good work!

[Freewayjim]

@dave11686 Thank you!

[bsdpowa]

Congratulations on your 300th video!

[Freewayjim]

@bsdpowa Thank you!

[Trionixxx]

The best ever! Superb! Thank you for this splendid video =)

[Freewayjim]

@Trionixxx Thanks, glad you liked it!

[InterstateKyle]

Cool vid!

[trexlergreen]

Wow - this was fun. I don't think I'll ever get to Pittsburgh, but now at least I got a great ride through it - Thanks - was awesome! Number 300 wow - congratulations! Sharing with friends, and will send it to Germany where my family lives. My grand children have never been here in the US. I bet they will love your videos!

[Freewayjim]

@trexlergreen Thank you very much! Pittsburgh is someplace you should try to visit if you have the chance, it is the most unique and interesting place I've ever seen.

[Tribeca40]

FreewayJim...great video! Loved your shots of Downtown Pittsburgh and that musical bridge toward the end of the video as you really speed up the action! Congratulations on 300 videos! As always, you did a super job!

[Freewayjim]

@Tribeca40 Thank you! glad you enjoyed it.

[VaFreeways]

Awesome video. Gorgeous sky and the camera even picked up some lightning @ 2:58.

[Freewayjim]

@VaFreeways Thanks, a little luck never hurts.

[Reiser86]

Beautiful nightlife twilight of Pittsburgh! Great job! Congratulations on your three hundredth video!

[Freewayjim]

@Reiser86 Thank you!

[Corello1249]

Did you shoot that clip of the interchange at 5:43? Where is it from?

[Freewayjim]

@Corello1249 Yes, I shot that from up on Mt. washington which overlooks the city to the west....just after that clip as the road goes to the tunnel you can see the string of lights up on the mountain.

[0marigolds]

HAPPY 300th UPLOAD - the new intro city shots with the HD photography are like gleaming multi colored jewels. Smooth wonderful transitions, majestic tribute to a wonderful city

[Freewayjim]

@0marigolds Thank you and thanks for your support and encouragement over the years :)

[2004JETTA]

Wow, 300 videos, here's to the next 300 more, keep up the good work Jim

[Freewayjim]

@2004JETTA Let's hope so, thanks!

[wipandco]

great one

[Freewayjim]

@wipandco Thanks!

[expresswayjess]

Thanks for the hours of entertainment. Congats on 300.

[Freewayjim]

@expresswayjess Thank you for watching!

[Ronson2k9]

Awesome Job.. Looks great. Music was perfect..

[Freewayjim]

@Ronson2k9 Thank you, I had that song in mind for this for years, I finally got to shoot the right footage.

[colinstu]

Can't forget about the skies in some of these shots. Beautiful.

[Freewayjim]

@colinstu Thanks, got lucky there!

[ScrewdUPClickV2]

Oh man , that pink/Blue sunset was a nice capture. Perfect timing! Loved the timelapse at 5:44. Excellent editing.

[Freewayjim]

@ScrewdUPClickV2 Thanks, it was a bear to put together.

[Freewayjim]

@ScrewdUPClickV2 With regards to 5:44, I shot that from up on the mountain and I'm kicking myself for not using my DSLR to record the video there, it would have looked MUCH better.

[DjFreemode]

congrats on 300 videos keep up the good work.

[Freewayjim]

@DjFreemode Thank you!