University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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 y; : H, burghers v aI-'.V, vV ; When people think of Mew York City, the vision of a subway usually comes up. The underground walls layered with multicolored masses of graffiti, the derelicts lurking in the corners, and the stale stench. The frequent muggings are so common that others usually overlook them. These images paint an ugly picture of subways. The city of Pittsburgh is in the process of building a subway. Pittsburghers have not been con- fronted with any hassles of this sort yet. The main problem caused by the construction of the subway is detours and traffic. The tearing up of Pittsburgh's streets has produced noise and dust-filled walkways for pedestrians. The building of a subway is keeping the city of Pittsburgh up with the times. It is a big advance for public transportation. Hopefully, our subway will reflect upon the good people of Pittsburgh! Inuoduction City 13 .WiU vifigr.M MIDTOWN SUBWAY STATION View of center platform and mezzanine showing vehicle inbound from Penn. Railroad Station. Built by Anjo Construction Co. PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY CO.' ' - ' Our

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CITY The University of Pittsburgh is lucky to have such a big, industrial city located so near. Cam puses across the United States are scattered everywhere. Most universities are the center of attraction in the particular location of their town. Pittsburgh's closeness is a big asset to our University. Town can also be a nice place to escape after a rough week of exams or just when you need to get away Some of the new buildings in-from the books. eluded: One OxfordCentre. PPG Place, Mellon Bank, and the Na-Pittsburgh is a city that is mov- tional Steel Plaza. These struc-ing with the times. Even though tures took on a new look and steel is not on the rise, the city form. The usual style of red-is prospering. It is the center of brick, rectangular buildings a network of varied businesses, was modified into a unique. Many people from the suburbs classy, modern look. The PPG commute daily to the towering building looks more like a high-office buildings that dominate tech castle than an office build-the city’s landscape. Pittsburgh ing in the bustling city. Build-has an atmosphere about it that ings in the city are not consider-attracts people, even if it might ed to be sleek and stylish but. only be an occasional splurge of the new additions to Pittsburgh shopping. are disproving this idea. The dull, red bricks are being re-Page 12: above: the city of Pittsburgh, placed by the luster of shimmer-left: the crosshatch of escalators in One ing silver plates. Oxford Centre, lower left; the exquisite interior of One Oxford Centre, Page 13: upper left; the towering One Oxford Centre, upper right: the plaque outside of the future midtown subway station, lower left: a construction site seen throughout town, lower right; construe tion of the subway. Many new buildings popped up in the now unfamiliar horizon of Pittsburgh. The city's renaissance stretched from one end to the other. This year marked the beginning of the construction of a subway, routed to the South Hills area. The old was torn down to make way for the new. Take the time to really look at Pittsburgh. You might be surprised at some of the changes you have overlooked in the past. Watch the city grow! 12 Introduction City

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 CITY There are some things that mean Pittsburgh.” Someone just has to say one word and Pittsburgh automatically comes to mind. For. example, the fountain; what do you visualize? A warm day. tossing around a frisbee. listening to music. Point State Park, or whatever memory that you come up with! How about Market Square? Do you see hungry pigeons, empty benches, or Burger King take out? Jenkin s Arcade is another example. It never seemed to be out of your way to casually stroll through it while in town on a shopping spree. It seemed to be the perfect place to meet friends after taking different buses into town. It wasn't like a shopping mall — it had it's own style. The things you remember will be the only memories you have of Jen-kin’s Arcade. For it is gone now — a landmark in itself, torn down. It will be replaced by a sleek, shiny, new building that will coincide with the age of technology and the future. Renaissance has a way of wiping out the past, but it also inspires new memories to treasure! Page 14: upper left; the destruction of Jenkins Arcade, upper right, the castle like PPG Place, lower right; the Mellon Band building. Page 15: upper left; the construction of Pittsburgh's subway complex, middle lef t; the ent ranee toOne Oxford Centre, upper right; a look at the new natural habitat section at the Pitts burgh zoo. lower left; an unusual view of One Oxford Centre, lower right; the-rhinos in their natural homelike environment. v 14 Introduction City