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๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง). 100 years ago this month, construction commenced on the "Skinny Building" (Forbes and Wood):--80 feet long, just 5 feet 2 inches wide--and it was because of a legal dispute.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ' ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ก. ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ--๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
Harry Warner was selling suits at Kaufmanns when he saw the incredible success of the Nickelodeon across Smithfield Street. Many think this inspired him to get into the movie business. The brothers opened a theater in New Castle, but decided the real money was in film distribution. So, a few weeks later, the brothers started a film distribution company in downtown Pittsburgh called the Duquesne Amusement Supply Company--it was named after Duquesne University to tap into the school's respectability. Their offices were in a building on Grant Street where the large outdoor parking lot is now located across from the City-County Building.
Here is the way Chris Yogerst, author of "The Warner Brothers," put it: "You could look at Ohio [The family lived in Youngstown when it began showing films in nearby New Castle] as the starting point; Pittsburgh was the launching point."
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
Randyland has our vote for the wildest, most unique--and happiest--place in all of Pittsburgh. It's the all-outdoor courtyard museum and explosion of color in the Mexican War Streets neighborhood of the North Side: 1501 Arch Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (corner of Arch and Jacksonia Streets). It's the brainchild of artist Randy Gilson. We can't adequately describe it, so we thought we'd give you a preview of what it looks like.
Randyland's page says it's open every day from noon til dark.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ (๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐)
It stopped being an office building last year and is undergoing a massive makeover. This project is Pittsburgh's flagship venture to repurpose office-to-residential space. For the sake of the region, we hope it succeeds.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐-๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐-๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ.
๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฒโ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐-๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ!
The Dependable, located at 549 Moon Clinton Rd, Moon Township, opened in June of 1950, and it's the last drive-in theater in Allegheny County. It still has some of the classic, retro in-car speakers, but most people choose to run the sound through their FM radios (tip: bring a portable radio to save the car battery).
05/21/2026
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐
The Whip at Kennywood celebrates its 100th birthday this season. It is a classic flat ride manufactured by W.F. Mangels Company of Coney Island, New York. It is one of the parkโs oldest surviving attractions and the last operating 16-car model of its kind (likely in the U.S., if not worldwide).
William F. Mangels patented the ride in 1914. It quickly became popular at Coney Island and spread to other parks. The design features cars pulled along an oblong/elliptical laminated wooden track by a cable connected to rotating turntables at each end. As cars reach the ends, they โwhipโ around the bends, creating lateral forces and laughter-inducing sideways slides for riders.
Models typically came in 8-, 10-, or 12-car versions, with larger ones being rarer. It was a staple at many early 20th-century amusement parks and traveling carnivals. Kennywood also has a kiddie version.
Kennywoodโs Whip History1919: Kennywoodโs first Whip (a smaller 12-car model) debuted. This marked the start of the attractionโs long run at the park. In 1926, the current 16-car model replaced the original for the season. This upgrade happened amid other park changes (e.g., removing an earlier Racer coaster and retheming attractions). Itโs this version celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2026. The May 25, 1926 Pittsburgh Press wrote this: "The Whip also is new. The old ride was given to the junkman and a new device of much larger capacity in-stalled. The Whip is now in an orna-
mental steel building. With shelter now provided, the Whip should not sufter for patronage in rainy weather."
Originally this ride was near the Pippin (across from todayโs Ghostwood Estate area). It was moved in 1968 (with its building) to make way for the Thunderbolt coaster expansion; it went to what is now the Steelers Country area (the old pavilion building later became the End Zone Cafรฉ).
It was moved again in 1995 to the new Lost Kennywood section, where it remains today. It was housed under a steel pavilion/structure from the 1920s until 1994. In 2002, a microburst caused the (then-open) pavilion to collapse, tragically killing one guest. The structure was not rebuilt; a white wooden fence now surrounds the ride.
The Whip remains popular for its simple, family-friendly thrillsโno big drops, just fun whipping action that appeals across generations.
๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐
๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ
Tours start July 6
Bookings start June 1
https://sarriscandies.com/pages/factory-tours
๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐
If we had to pick one picture to show off our city, it would have a Duquesne Incline car in the foreground and the Point and Golden Triangle in the background. The Duquesne Incline is as much a part of Pittsburgh as the Point and our gritty steel legacy. And now, we prepare for next year's sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary!
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ซ: The crown jewel of Pittsburgh, Heinz Hall, started as Loew's Penn Theater. It has an incredible history.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ง๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ: ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ -- ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ข๐ญ
Wednesday is the Mall's 57th birthday, and it might be its last. A lot of stores are still opened. I was there on Sunday afternoon, and there seemed to be very little foot traffic overall, but the mall looked to be in great shape. Wouldn't it be wonderful if they could salvage it? We've already lost Century III, and Monroeville has an even greatest legacy. But the fact is, it appears that the mall's days are numbered. Walmart (via its affiliate South Saturn Ridge LLC) has publicly outlined plans that begin with full demolition of the existing Monroeville Mall structures. This was disclosed in a $7.5 million grant application to Pennsylvaniaโs Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) filed in 2025. The project, called โMonroeville Mall Gatewayโ or the โMonroeville Mall Economic Revitalization Project,โ states:
โThe project begins with full demolition of the existing mall structures, clearing the site entirely for redevelopment. Construction will include new retail, restaurant, and entertainment space, supported by new landscaping, pedestrian-friendly design, and public open spaces for community use.โ
Wal-Mart's affiliate is not making any grand announcement about closure--it has to get approval to demolish the mall. But it has disclosed plans for tenants to be out by April 2027. https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/tenant-future-clouded-as-walmart-plans-demolition-of-monroeville-mall-site/
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