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The City With a Smile Pittsburgh broke headstrong into 1985 as the nation's Number One “most livable city. The city with a smile on its face had a reason for all the grinning. Rand McNally Company, pub- SOON TO BE EXTINCT, trolleys were once Pittsburgh's largest source of transportation. BOTH BLUE COLLAR and white collar workers contribute to Pittsburgh's work force. lishers of “Places Rated Almanac, listed the 'burgh as first out of 329 metropolitan areas. Rand McNally Company rated the cities on nine major categories: climate, housing, health, crime, transportation, education, the arts, recreation and economic outlook. Although Pittsburgh did not rate number one in any of the categories, it did not rank last either. This middle of the road status is what clenched the title. The number one spot was as much of a surprise to Pittsburghers as it was to everyone else. “Some people will find it hard to believe, said Michael D. Kostic, Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce official. Others predicted a tremendous Yuppie invasion on the city while the unemployed still look elsewhere for residence. If Yuppie invasion however, is in the future for Pittsburgh, they'll be accepted. Pittsburgh is quicky moving from steel mills to high tech. While local mills make announcements of plant closings, the U.S. defense department announced Pittsburgh as the site for its new software and research center. Pittsburgh is also in the process of finishing its five billion dollar downtown redevelopment program which includes the Port Authorities Subway system. Going from “smokestack haven, to the “most livable city was to say the least not something even Pittsburghers expected, but it's a title we can accept with pride. Pittsburgh I O INTRODUCTION ID
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1 BEHIND THE SCENES r 12 PITTSBURGH - THE NUMBER ONE CITY in the nation to live in 1985. THE STEEL BUSINESS is no longer the large employer it once was in the Steel City. JUST ANOTHER FAD? The fluorescent fashion wave splashes color on downtown store windows. JUST AN ORDINARY afternoon in Market Square. Pittsburgh INTRODUCTION
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