Our homes are special places, and WQED takes a look at some of the most interesting, old, and unusual houses in Southwestern Pennsylvania. During the half century that baseball was divided by race, black America built a baseball world of its own. From the 1920s through the 1940s, these Negro Leagues flourished. You'll see Cool Papa Bell flying around the diamond, Josh Gibson drawing accolades as the Black Babe Ruth, and Satchel Paige walking around the bases loaded on purpose, telling his fielders to sit down, and striking out the side. This exciting documentary demonstrates how African Americans were offered a chance to display their grace and competence at a time when much else was denied them in American life.
Most cities are happy with one river, but Pittsburgh is blessed with three.
This somewhat zany program looks at the dams, the locks, the history, and many of the good stories that are told on and about Pittsburgh's rivers. We go to the Three Rivers Regatta, check out the Elmsworth Locks, and see how competitive rowing, boating, and fishing are returning to these rivers after decades of terrible pollution. In this fun documentary, we see a show full of ketchup and beer, beautiful houses and ice balls, exotic birds, barbecue and history. It's the fun of watching while they open one of Andy's time capsule boxes at the Warhol Museum. It's shopping along East Ohio Street.