Approaching Pittsburgh through the Fort Pitt Tunnel
I love living in cities. I love skyscrapers and the sense of drama that’s held in a good city skyline.
Pittsburgh has one of those sorts of skylines. And it’s never better than when you come up from the South through the Fort Pitt tunnel. For those unfamiliar to the area, directly south of the city is Mount Washington. The side of this “mountain” facing the city is little more than a cliff. Since going over wasn’t practical, the city planners went through the mountain. There are a number of tunnels in Pittsburgh, but the Fort Pitt tunnel is my favorite.
The beauty here is that you don’t see any real sign of the city on this approach. You’re in a woodsy, suburban/rural highway, with very little hint of civilization. You enter the tunnel, and you’re in there for better than a minute. ANd then, suddenly- you’re in the heart of the city. At night, there’s nothing more dramatic.
While it’s hard to do this justice with crappy cellphone cameras, it doesn’t stop people from trying.
NIGHTNIGHT by DEDDY
