Another friend of mine has lived here six years, and all he has ever figured out is how to get from his house to downtown. Every time he gets off this path he is lost, and although he has asked hundreds of people how to get somewhere, nobody ever knew. The reason for all this is the topography of Pittsburgh. It's up and down, and around and around, and in betwixt. Pittsburgh is hills, mountains, cliffs, valleys, and rivers.
None runs more than a few blocks in a straight line.
You may have a friend who lives half a mile away. But to get there you circle three miles around a mountain ridge, cross two bridges, go through a tunnel, follow a valley, skirt the edge of a cliff, and wind up at your friend's back door an hour after dark. You are the 1446th visitor to this page since March 22, 1998. This page is maintained by Cathy Chaparro. All Rights Reserved.