Tour of Pittsburgh 1965

[Barry84661]

Awesome! Music too. A little before I was born but I can relate. From the Mon Valley.

[buddymax46]

The song is "Because you're you" Track 4 on 'The album of Victor Herbert' songs by artist Percy Faith and his orchestra. $5.99 on Itunes. Go Stillers!!

[zipsrule]

Fort Pitt!

[deshy88umkc]

Hello Tcomden! What happened to the bridges that converged at The Point? Why did they knock them down? Also, outside Heinz Field is a Mr. Rogers statue. Isn't his statue under the support beam of one of the old bridges which converged at The Point?

[mrstep2me]

@deshy88umkc They were razed because the were in the way of the planned fountain. The Point looks much better without them.

[DankMcstankey]

I see that crappy Mon warf parking.

[mrstep2me]

@DankMcstankey They've been parking on the Mon Wharf since cars came out. You can find pics from 100 years ago with parking there.

[ligonierlad]

tc... great video... Homestead was a bit "smokey" in '65

[carogirl07]

What a great job capturing the footage of Pittsburgh during the 60's. Thank you.

[DoctorLawyerWhatever]

I grew up in Pittsburgh. I would rather have grown up in many other cities. I hate the place.

[Cossack7357]

thanks for the walk down memory lane

[bobbyhill789]

J&L...almost looks like the "stacks" at the water front

[tigergreg8]

Wow. Great video, It's great to see where we came from. So much has changed since then. The Homestead works, who would have thought it would have been built up with shops and restaurants today. The Point, what a change there also. I have seen the concrete structures on the North Shore for the bridge, but have never seen a picture of it. That was awesome to see. Thanks for the vid.

[bikaren1980]

T Comden:

Thank You! Thank you so very much for posting this for all of us to watch. The video part alone would have been great, but your narration and your choice of music for this made it that much better. I can only hope that you have more.

Thank You Again!

[rbebut1]

Wow, thank you so much for posting this vidio. It's just the way I remember Pittsburgh grow up. Stinkie.

[jkdmrod]

Great video footage!

[mnm082]

great video !!

[westonsz]

Before congress destroyed the steel industry and there was prosperity and jobs. Healthcare industry thing is great but who can pay for the expensive healthcare? The workers that work in healthcare? We are in this recession due to the fall of big manufacturing. We will all be taxed to fill the hole that manufacturing has left. Wake up America our country is an insolvent mess without an industrial base. You will pay one way or another.

[Ron19432005]

Thanks for this wonderful memory of the "Good" times!

[patricknedz]

so much has changed in pittsburgh since then, like there was no subway system back then, or many skyscrapers, other than gulf tower and Cathedral of learning, 2 new stadiums on the north shore, the a new Mellon Arena to replace the old one that will be Imploded in summer of 2010.

[cosmo121506]

Thanks for the nice trip down memory lane.

[AintLifeGarand]

Good stuff, Dub.

[steelcurtain1977]

i was born in greenville and we lived in ellwood city before we moved to texas when i was 7 . so to see what it looked like back in those days was really cool because that was my parents favorite place to go to for fun and what ever

[stennet7]

wow, the incline and civic arena look the same

[stone985]

Tcomdon, what is the music in the video, it is beautiful, who is it by, what is the name of the composer. Reminds me of better times.

[tcomden]

I can't help you much. It was an easy listening album I owned in 1965 - somebody playing the music of Victor Herbert. I would play that album every time I showed the film, to cover up the sound of the projector. When I transferred the film to VHS - in the early 80s, I still had the album. I don't have it now and don't remember who it was by.

[jas22]

what were east liberty and atwood streets in oakland like? i heard they were vibrant neighborhood shopping areas at the time.

[CLSchillingFilms]

@stone985 I looked this music up and I think its "A Spanish Serenade" or "A Suite of Serenades" originally composed by Victor Herbert and being played by Percy Faith. Unfortunately, I cannot find this song anywhere else except on Amazon.com's sample music under Percy Faith's CD for sale.

[Dollar1998]

Pittsburgh - White City :D

[edge0087]

I didn't know the fort pitt bridge was that old. thanks for sharing

[doctorbillcosby]

very cool. I love this tahn!

[teddybearluvsu2]

cool

[Rahja76]

This is an excellent film! I was born in the mid 70's but I remember the 80's and alot has changed drastically. I miss GC Murphy's and Mc Croy's LOL

[jhn128]

What a nice video!

[cmoto1]

Great! I love pictures of Pittsburgh. Moving pictures are even better. It would be nice if someone at the Art Institute or Pitt would volunteer to digitally remaster this for you. If they do that kind of work there. THanks for sharing.

[crucialconflict02]

this is great footage. thank you!

[petey8887]

Great footage! I'm watching this from the University of Pittsburgh right now, so seeing Litchfield Towers was particularly cool. Unfortuantely, the loss of the steel mills halved Pittsburgh's population, but I think that the city really has changed for the better since those days. Today it's a bright and beautiful city with a reputation for its livability.

[furtiverogue]

I didn't know about that bridge on the Point. Really cool.

[luvtrns4evr]

I have a vivid memory of Pittsburgh. This brings back memories. Thx for posting

[spears317]

whats the name of the piece playing? i know you said it was by victor herbert but whats the title?

[hamiljohn]

Great, except the music was a bit sappy.

[tommy997h]

As someone who was born in Pittsburgh in 1967 it was nice to see what the city looked like in the years before I was born. I often heard my parents talk fondly of going "downtown".

[jhn128]

same here! It was such a big thing for people to Go "downtown" :) We still go town around Christmas.

[steelersfan99]

Wow, you're quite a classy lady Laquisha...

[gino454]

that's a great video...i always wondered why on nfl films and old steelers games they always seemed to have an overcast day...was it really bcuz of the steel mills?

[lhmarino7703]

Excellent! Bravo!  Thank you for taking the time to post your video. Awesome narration.

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

Great Ol' Pittsburgh! The Steel Capitol Of the World. The City of Steel & Bridges!

[jacko39]

Neat. Can never get enough of the history vids of Pittsburgh.

[fullerswedge]

Awesome music. What is it?

[tcomden]

Victor Herbert. He was the first director of the Pgh. symphony.

[entrepreneur41]

I was Born in England in 1965...I will be coming to Pittsburgh in November 2008 for the First time, can't wait!!

Neil from England.

[archvixer]

Great video. Heartfelt thanks to you for posting.

[haellyho]

I was born in Pgh in 1965 & never lived elsewhere until I moved to Florida in 1997.  Thank you for sharing this.

[NowhereMan1966]

Good shots there, I was born a year later. My father was a photographer and somewhere I have a good arial photo of the Civil Arena as it was being built. BTW, I also enjoy Rick Sebak's stuff on Pittsburgh as well.

[cheapsurrealist]

Thanks. That's how I remember it.

[Johnsnyder666]

what do yinz me the steel mills were still working U.S. Steel still make steel, the best steel on earth, dahn ere at the Edgar Thomposn Works with the coke aht of the Clairton Works n'at

[AZDesertGal]

Was great to see this old video. I remember so well how it was in 1965. Never at that time did I think of photographing the city for future generations. I did some photos of it in the early 80's before I left. Don't think it has changed much since then though.

[gmuny2002]

Wow! I was 7 years old then! How things have changed!

[westholmes2001]

Thanks for showing these film clips of Pittsburgh from the past! I have never been to or lived in Pittsburgh, but seeing Pittsburgh from books, films, Pittsburgh magazine and Rick Sebak's documentaries about Pittsburgh and Western PA, I have always wanted to go there or possibly live there! I'm only a young adult, but seeing the history of Pittsburgh is truly amazing! It's sad to see the people of my generation ignore the history of cities like Pittsburgh because it is something special to see!

[SuperHenderson13]

wow hard to believe that one city can change so quickly. i love pittsburgh

btw, does anyone knoe that black bridge that was by current point state park?

just curious

[Sutejay]

The Point bridge crossed over the Mon tiver and the Manchester bridge crossed the Allegheny. one of the pillers for the Manchester bridge is standing on the north shore near Heinz Field. Both bridges were demolished within a year or two of when this film was made.  Hope this helps

[kendpw]

do have anymore old footage.its interesting

[colinsgrandad]

I spent school years of 1962-1965 attending the old Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Sadly I have few pictures of the city as it was then. Thanks for the great video. It takes me back to some great times and remembering good friends. The Point, the bridge to nowhere, Mt Washington. Ahhh, Pittsburgh, 1965. Good night, Mr. Pieri, where ever you are.

[77gosabres]

Awesome city with awesome history.  I can't say anything bad about it, other than it's professional sports teams! But really...I love it there.

[HollywoodWags]

Great stuff, love that town with all my heart.

[maryquant1967]

Lived in P-burg suburb of Monroeville, 61-66. My parents, native new englanders who needed to be near the ocean, would up loving it there anyway for one reason: THE PEOPLE. My own childhood memories are fond beyond belief. You did a terrific job with this. thank you.

[red95king]

Bravo! Pittsburgh in the latter part of the golden age of American made steel.

[jrkelm]

Well done! Thanks for making and sharing this.

[rerun13]

Da Burgh

[steelers724309]

great video...i miss pittsburgh

[7044reynolds]

Born in the 'Burgh in 1947. I remember the red flickering glow in the night sky from the bessemer converters. Pittsburgh continues as a great city to this day because of its neighborhoods, its restaurants, its universities, and its friendly people!

[achillesforever6]

Won most livable city again award again

[N9155E]

fantastic impressions from "outer space" ;-)

thomas

[upsman3391]

Thanks for the memories. I live in Florida now but Pittsburgh is always in my heart!

[pitts64]

Wonderful video.

The city had such a wonderful rhythm to it then, everybody seemed so full of life.

I've been up, down and across this country, there's still no place like Pittsburgh!

Thank you,

Jeff

Lawrenceville