Then/Now
Pittsburgh Magazine and WDVE Radio have something in common. Both turned 50 in 2019. Just like the rock station, its birthday video is classic.
Hidden within a 38-year-old essay collection, former Pittsburgh Magazine contributor Evan Pattak may have perfectly summed up the Steel City.
At the time of its opening in 1971, the 64-story U.S. Steel Tower was the tallest building in the United States between New York and Chicago.
On May 8, 1945, crowds took to the streets Downtown and elsewhere to celebrate the defeat of Germany and the end of World War II in Europe.
At the conclusion of the 20th century, we ranked prominent Pittsburghers. This year, we did it again (a bit differently). So who climbed the charts over the past 20 years?
This may be the earliest film footage of the Pittsburgh region.
Shots from summer and winter and several things that aren't there anymore.
We’ve always sought to quantify and predict where Pittsburghers will live. That doesn’t mean we’ve been able to.
In the earliest years of Pittsburgh Magazine, we didn’t quite know how to cover sports — so we just let Myron Cope say whatever he wanted.
Before its completion, the Boulevard of the Allies was considered the most expensive road in the world.
The majestic gates on either side of the entrance to Highland Park have stood for more than a century.
Much has changed in the last 50 years at this busy intersection at the end of the Strip District.
Allegheny Commons Park retains the remnants of its original Victorian-era design. This equestrian statue of George Washington is a key element within the park.
The platforms along Grandview Avenue provide panoramic city skyline views to thousands of visitors each year.
Hollywood could be found on the Mon, quite literally, in 1993 — leading to some fawning coverage of the mostly forgotten (but very, very Pittsburgh-centric) action flick “Striking Distance.”
Just about everything has changed since the first Greyhound Bus depot opened in Pittsburgh, except its location.
Just like the homes of the Steelers, Pirates and Penguins — the terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport looks nothing like it did 50 years ago.
In 1978, a future CNN bureau chief wrote our inaugural best-of feature — and, surprisingly, many of his picks are still available today.
A number of famous celebrities have graduated from the Squirrel Hill high school.
Twenty years later, nearly everything about our best restaurants list is different. But our picks for the best of 1999 hint at the great leap forward that was on the horizon.
The museum is marking its 50th anniversary as the historical marker to the birthplace of Pittsburgh.
Among the school's most notable alumni are a former Pittsburgh mayor and Allegheny County's most well-known forensic pathologist.
Back in the bodacious ’80s, the editors of Pittsburgh Magazine were more than happy to roast deserving targets in a yearly round-up of shame.
From boating hotspot to fishing hole, this lake located within Highland Park has undergone many changes in its 150-year history.