I hardly think you know much about “Pittsburg.” You can’t even spell it correctly which suggests to me that you’ve never been there. It’s spelled “Pittsburgh” and it was named America’s most liveable city in the most recent “Places Rated Almanac.” Sure, it’s been controlled by Democrats since the 1930s which explains its economic problems. On the plus side—it is affordable, has relatively low crime, great universities, medical facilities that are world-renowned, sports teams, a thriving cultural life with a world class opera and symphony orchestra, and three rivers running through it which means there’s plenty of water unlike some places in the sunbelt.
Add to that, easy access to beautiful scenery and a large national forest, Amish villages 70 miles to the north and northeast, and an incredibly beautiful fall season with colors that rival New England. If you like hills, Pittsburgh has them. It also has tight-knit neighborhoods where generations of the same family continue to live unlike crime-infested transient communities in the west. The winter weather may be a challenge for wimps, but for those of us who like changeable weather that isn’t going to start fires or result in hurricanes, Pittsburgh’s and western Pennsylvania’s snowy, cloudy winters are okay.
Why don’t you visit sometime.
I need to check out Pittsburgh. What I’ve heard, and correct me if I’m wrong, is that since Big Steel melted down, P’bgh converted unused industrial sites and rail bed into parks and greenways. I’ve heard, read and watched a lot about it being pleasant and livable.
I’m talking about a visit. I don’t think I could live there, because my thin Southern blood couldn’t handle the winters. Seriously. To me, anything below zero Fahrenheit is below the capacity to sustain human life. I am an incredible weather wimp on the low end of the scale, but 100+ °F temps don’t faze me.
(Why, I know not.)
I copied the city name from the article, sorry for not spell checking the author’s work.
I live in Alaska, we get lots of weather. Just this week we had winds of over 72 mph, hurricane force. We get these winds often.
Not too many brush fires.
I have been on the East Coast - don’t like big cities, period. And it seems that Pittsburgh seems to be one of the leaders in the “most murdurous city in the USA” sweeps so far this year. Nothing agaist you or those that choose to live in “the Pitt” - just not for this small town guy.
Enjoy.