Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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 Pittsburgh is the home of many colleges and universities. Many people say how dirty the city is , but if they could just see it lit up .. The Steel City is famous for its bridges. Pittsburgh has problems. Pollution, bad roads, slums. There are a lot of bad people in the slums. We have junkies, dope heads, the pusher, and gamblers. We have people dropping out of school. That ain't right. The point is sort of an intellectual hang-out for college students. I watch the beautiful water go by with some unknown brown rotted mass of sludge moving downriver, taking with it everything in the water, yet leaving assorted junk behind. I turn to look at the sun and can barely find it hidden behind a few ominous-grey clouds called Pittsburgh air. A breeze begins to whip around from the rivers to the downtown area, bringing with it a delightful smell of rotted timbers and the ever-popular smell of dead fish. Pittsburgh is a city of buildings, rivers, bridges, and of course, people. There are a great many historical sights and scenes in this city. It is not a big city like New York, but it is big to the people who live in it. The greatest scene in Pittsburgh is from Mt. Washington, overlooking the City. Pittsburgh is the armpit of the nation. Pittsburgh has class. It's a nice place to live, but I wouldn't want to visit. It's a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. In the last few years, the city has spent millions of dollars on rebuilding run-down areas. On the north side they've built Allegheny Center. There is Three Rivers Stadium, the home of the Steelers and Pirates. On the other hand there are smokestacks. ... 13 Mr. O'Shay's first period English class; Perry High School 73