YinzPitt

Welcome to another installment of my #FF Question Funday!!!  Yesterday’s question was a way-back machine into the past.  It was incredibly awesome to see the responses, and even better to see how many people’s first memories began with their families, whether it being trips to the city on vacation, Gateway Clipper rides, or simply their parents had jobs in the city.  Check it out below, because it’s just entirely awesome to look back into the past and see how people reacted differently!

lvallana – Three Rivers Stadium!

PaperClippe – The mail room at 5th Avenue Place (my dad worked there)

Lastpaw – Field trip to the Zoo in first grade!

blsnow86 – Pirate Games at old Three Rivers

steeltowngirl – either kennywood or the good ship lollypop on the gateway clipper fleet!

eipee73 – banging pots and pans on new years eve at my Grandma’s on Troy Hill.

stargoddessdana – The Good Ship Lollipop

brendablue43 – Being 18 and partying in a hotel room downtown the night before Air Force processing at the MEPS center in Pittsburgh. Hell Yeah

j2kitty – Before I was in grade school, my Aunt took us on the bus to the Mueseum, Phipps Conservatory and Buehl Planetarium yearly

Debonairo – My first memory of Pittsburgh was watching Louis Lipps dazzle the fans at Three Rivers Stadium on national television.

cprior2 – Coming to Pittsburgh, I still was unsure of this place. As I turned the bend on 376 & saw the city at sunset, I knew it was home!!

toastcommunism – lived since birth, but i remember one winter in ’95/’96, we got about 3 ft of snow. we built huge snowmen all day, every day!

AccessClosing – Steelers v. Oilers 1991 at 3 Rivers. Bitterly cold & windy. Steelers were underdogs but intercepted Warren Moon 5 times in upset.

laurrrabeth – i was 2 when my sister was born. she had a heart condition and needed surgery at children’s right away. pitt was our saving grace

samwisemagic – 1. Eating lunch at a bar on South Side called Rumors, where my mom used to work 2. Hot air balloons at the Regatta

bobf_vstpgh – My first memory of Pittsburgh is of a Pirates game at Three Rivers Stadium.

lesbeebe – Driving over the bridge and seeing three rivers stadium.

pghjared – I was visiting from southern California. We drove into town one night. I was amazed at the view as we came thru Ft Pitt Tunnel

SecretAgentL – When my family moved here from ohio 18 years ago, we rounded the bend on 279S and saw the skyline. fell. in. love. totally

joeandbetsy – In ’05 I flew from DC to Pgh (1st time here, to visit my guy @ UPitt). I was on the 28x, saw the yellow bridges, and fell in love.

NetwkPittsburgh – Taking a ride on the Gateway clipper

nittanylisa – coming downtown at christmastime to see kaufmann’s windows, ppg’s santas, talking on kdka radio and eating a farkleberry cookie

SixDegreesPGH – Driving in the UHaul from TX seeing the houses on the hills and yellow bridges.

alizimm – 8th gr. bus trip for a Pitt play. Fascinated by houses clinging to slopes. Couldn’t figure out why or how people could live there.

rnstrong: A Pirates game at Three Rivers when I was 7. Bobby Bonilla was Jesus to me

AlbertsGifts – Three Rivers Stadium!

samanthasprkles - Kennywood.

icehopper – Seeing the skyline coming out of the Fort Pitt Tunnel when I was 14.