{"product_id":"pittsburgh-then-and-nowr","title":"Pittsburgh Then and Now(r)","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePittsburgh Then and Now(r)\u003c\/h1\u003ePittsburgh History \u0026amp; Landmarks Foundation,Pittsburgh History \u0026amp; Landmarks Foundation\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pavilion Books\u003cbr\u003eOctober 01 2016\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781910904916\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1910904910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003ePairing vinatge photos with the same view today Pittsburgh Then and Now shows the dramatic transformation of Ameroca's steel town into a modern metropolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePittsburgh rose to industrial prominence thanks to an easy supply of coal and limestone, and by the Civil War the iron industry was thriving. Andrew Carnegie made his fortune here and Pittsburgh became the steel town, endowing Allegheny County with some architectural masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late twentieth century, the steel industry went into steep decline and the city has reclaimed these sites in an astonishing transformation. Pittsburgh Then and Now shows how much the city has come on its journey to a new economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSites include: Views from Mount Washington, Smithfield Street Bridge, Monongahela Wharf, Bouquet's Redoubt, Union Station, Sixth Street Bridge, Forbes Field, PNC Park, Duquesne Incline, Eliza Furnaces, Polish Hill, Fifth Avenue, Carnegie Institute, Cathedral of Learning, Phipps Conservatory, Pitt Stadium, Luna Park and Highland Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44070128517165,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_ef5d87f3-1879-4f10-a830-95f0ed4a0226.jpg?v=1768627183","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/pittsburgh-then-and-nowr","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}