Trailblazers at Pitt! 💪🎓 In September 1895, the Western University of Pennsylvania (now Pitt) took a historic step by admitting two sisters, Stella and Margaret Stein, marking the school’s official transition to a co-ed institution. These pioneering women faced ridicule—being

The Shadyside Polka from 1884 #Pittsburgh #Polka

#Pittsburgh's Blast Furnaces at night. From a wood engraving by Charles Graham that appeared on the cover of Harper’s Weekly, 1885.

ピッツバーグ (Pittsubāgu) by Japanese artist, Hiroshi Yoshida. 1928

RARE outtake from Season 5 of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood with Bob Trow. This episode originally aired (without this blooper) on April 3, 1972. This is still so funny.

Opening Night at #Pittsburgh's Stanley Theater Feb 27, 1928

#OTD in 2001, the final episode of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” aired. In his trademark quiet and honest way, Mister Rogers ended the show with a simple message to his viewers, “I’m proud of you.” 📸 Mister Rogers feeding the fish. Courtesy of The Fred Rogers Company.

The 1st appearance of the words "Rock 'n' Roll" to appear in the Pittsburgh newspapers was for a Bill Haley show at Danceland to be held on June 8th, 1955. Here is a video of how they appeared in 1955 youtu.be/r83CwCf-61I

"A sputzee in da han is worth two in da bush." - "Big Ben" Franklin Translate ANYTHING into 'Pittsburghese' with this link - pittsburghese.com/translator.sht…