2016-05-29 Memorial Weekend

【Aiden in English】
Pittsburgh is an excellent city in Pennsylvania that is often overshadowed by its larger neighbor, Philadelphia. Come to think of it, the City of Champions is just as good, if not better than, the City of Brotherly Love. Pittsburgh has fabulous architecture, a spectacular skyline, old money, and natural resources. Not to mention, sports teams are meant to play in the major leagues. Every team in Pittsburgh holds a strong force in its sports leagues, such as the Steelers, who have won six Super Bowls; the Penguins, who have qualified for five Stanley Cup Finals; and the Pirates, who have a winning percentage over 0.500 in the World Series. It's much better than what our Eagles, Flyers, and Phillies have. Although an excellent city for sports, Pittsburgh also has a very intriguing location in the US. Sitting next to the Appalachian Mountains, the City of Bridges is a gateway to the rest of North America. The Ohio River is formed as the most significant tributary at the confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River. It drains through the city, connecting to the Mississippi River and the rest of the continent. This place was where Louis and Clark set off on their expedition. The area also boasts numerous natural resources, including lumber, iron ore, coke, and petroleum. Such evidence can be found in the Second Industrial Revolution, where Pittsburgh was transformed into a town dominated by steel mills, hence the nickname "Steel City." The pollution of the time was horrendous, hospitalizing many people as well as being lethal to a few. Nevertheless, money was pouring through the city, and our tour guide, George, referred to it as "old money" that made Pittsburgh the 3rd-wealthiest city on earth back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Believe it or not, Pittsburgh is much more prosperous than Philadelphia since the old money has been carried over and unspent for half a century. Many landmarks were built with this money, such as the Carnegie Science Center, Heinz Field, and PNC Park. The managers can buy and sign good players, and with a good team, they require good stores. Our trip included a quick stop at a famous Pittsburgh sports shop, Yinzers in the Burgh, where literally anything you can buy features a Pittsburgh team logo. Shelves containing cards, mugs, sweaters, t-shirts, caps, water bottles, earbuds, computers, fans, pencils, notebooks, gloves, skateboards, and guitars lined the stone walls, making it hazardous to step around. The store even had a restroom with many sports legends, such as Jerome Bettis. As we approached the check-out, George conversed with the cashier. Apparently, about an hour before we arrived, the store was so packed that many had to wait outside. Unfortunately for the servers, it started raining. The thunderstorm occurred at the perfect time, just as we were enjoying the scenic view of our tour. After being trolleyed up a hill by Duquesne Incline, we had a gorgeous look over the Golden Triangle. Of course, the typical mischievous storm cloud blocked the background valleys. I guess Mother Nature was trying to "steal" our fun. Pittsburgh is certainly better than it seems. With a large fan base behind a great city of sports and a great view over three rivers, it can surprise many people. The Birthplace of America is our home, but the Steel Nation has many attractions we will never have. 【紅霞譯】
匹茲堡“堅固城”是賓夕法尼亞州僅次於費城“兄弟情誼”的第二座大城市,這個“冠軍之城”一點不比“友愛之城”遜色,建築美景都市奇葩可謂觸目皆是,同時還富含世襲財產及自然資源,其球隊屢屢闖入北美職聯總決賽,各個實力雄厚,鋼人隊業已贏得六屆“超級碗”橄欖球冠軍稱號,企鵝隊曾經五次摘取“史坦利杯”冰球總決賽桂冠,海盜隊在棒球“世界大賽”上獲勝率超過一半,讓我們家鄉的老鷹隊、飛人隊和費城人隊無地自容。匹茲堡的體育輝煌固然提高了其知名度,但得天獨厚的地理位置確實為自身發展奠定了殷實基礎。
“山勢縈迴水脈分,水光山色翠連雲。”匹茲堡緊鄰阿巴拉契亞“河對面”山脈,不僅享有“橋梁之城”的美譽,而且是通往北美其它地區的門戶。阿勒格尼“美溪”與莫農加希拉“落岸”河經此交匯並形成全國最大的支流俄亥俄“大江”河,俄亥俄河穿過城區,最後併入密西西比“大川”河,進而連通與河岸各地的交往,劉易斯“著名鬥士”與克拉克“學者”遠征便從這裡開始。匹茲堡自然資源豐富,盛產木材鐵礦砂焦炭石油,在第二次工業革命中大力發展冶金工業,成為遐邇聞名的“鋼鐵之城”,當時空氣污染嚴重,人們深受其害,住院就醫的數量急劇增加,甚至造成幾起死亡事件。儘管如此,大量金錢還是源源不斷湧入匹茲堡,我們的導遊喬治“農夫”稱之為“世襲財產”,正因為雄厚資本,自19世紀末至20世紀初,匹茲堡躍居世界第三位富裕城市。不管你相信不相信,匹茲堡真比費城闊氣,憑藉這些“世襲財產”,它可以吃香的喝辣的,悠哉游哉享受大半個世紀美好時光,不少標誌性高樓大廈就是依賴這筆財富建築而成,諸如卡內基科學中心、亨氏足球場、匹茲堡國民銀行棒球場等等。球隊經理能夠出資招徠值錢的球員,而牛氣的球隊肯定要開設自己的品牌商店,我們的行程同樣包括造訪當地一家著名小賣部──“匹茲堡老表體育用品專賣店”,裡面陳列的每樣東西都印有匹茲堡球隊徽章,沿牆貨架上擺滿了卡片、杯子、秋衣球褲、汗衫、帽子、水瓶、耳塞、計算機、風扇、鉛筆、筆記本、手套、滑板以及吉他,出入這家商鋪隨時都有交互碰撞的危險。店內有一間廁所,四壁天花板到處都是像吉羅姆·百茲“神聖之名·犁地之子”之類的傳奇式人物留下的親筆簽字。我們手持禮品正準備付款,其間恰好聽到喬治與收銀員聊天,原來在我們抵達之前一個鐘頭,店裡店外擠滿了遊客,可天公不作美,忽然下起了雷陣雨,不能不令服務生大失所望,當時我們正在觀光途中。乘坐杜肯電纜車爬上山坡,眼前金三角景致秀美,而遠處山谷則烏雲密布,我覺得大自然試圖“竊取”我們的快樂。 匹茲堡看上去要比想象中好得多,如此非凡的體育之城必定離不開眾多球迷支持,如此別致的都市風情自然少不了三條河點綴,所及這些無一不令世人嘆為觀止。我們以“美國發源地”自居,其實“冶金家族”許多獨到之處都是我們可望而不可及的。 Today in History(歷史上的今天): 2015: Sixth Grade Pool Party(初中一年級泳池派對) 2014 NPSD Art Show(2014年北賓州學區藝術展) Duquesne Incline Funicular over Pittsburgh Skyline
(匹茲堡天際線上杜肯“橡樹”斜坡纜車 05-29-2016) Fort Duquesne Bridge over the River Allegheny & Fort Pitt Bridge over the River Monongahela
(阿勒格尼河上杜肯堡橋 | 莫農加希拉河上皮特堡橋) Ft. Duquesne Bridge towards Ohio State
(杜肯堡橋·朝向俄亥俄州方向) Ft. Duquesne Bridge, the Bridge to Nowhere
(杜肯堡橋·通往虛無的橋) Ft. Pitt Bridge, the Iconic Gateway to Pittsburgh
(匹堡橋·通往匹茲堡的標誌性門戶) Point State Park, Confluence of the Allegheny River, Monongahela River, & the Ohio River
(匯流點州立公園·阿勒格尼、莫農加希拉與俄亥俄三河交匯 05-29-2016) West End Bridge over the River Ohio in a Tied-Arch Form
(俄亥俄河上西端橋·系杆拱形結構) Birmingham Bridge,a Steel Bowstring Arch
(伯明翰“年輕戰士家園”大橋·鋼弓弦拱) Birmingham Bridge w/ Wire Rope Suspension
(伯明翰大橋·鋼絲繩懸索結構) Bridges Standing between Natural Barriers
(天塹變通途) River Monongahela (莫農加希拉河)
USS Requin (SS-481), a Tench-Class Submarine
(美國海軍雷金“鯊魚”號潛艇·丁鰩級潛艇) 
US Steel Tower, the Tallest Bldg in Pittsburgh @ 256.3 Meters/841 Feet (美國鋼鐵塔·256.3米/841英尺,匹茲堡最高建築) PPG Place, the Glass Castle
(匹茲堡平板玻璃公司廣場·玻璃城堡 05-29-2016) 
First Lutheran Church, a Prime Example of Gothic Revival Architecture, Emerged w/ Pointed Arches, Ribbed Vaults, & Flying Buttresses in the 19th Century (第一路德教堂·19世紀哥特復興式建築的典範,擁有尖拱、肋狀拱頂和飛扶壁) Fourth Avenue Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
(第四大道歷史街區·《國家史跡名錄》) General Robinson Street (羅賓遜“名望之子”將軍街)
Frick Bldg, BNY Mellon, Allegheny County Courthouse, & City-County Bldg
(弗里克“勇敢者”大廈、紐約銀行梅隆“可愛的小傢伙”金融公司、阿勒格尼縣法院、市縣大樓) 
Allegheny County Courthouse in the 19th-Century Romanesque Revival Style (阿勒格尼縣法院大樓·19世紀羅馬式復興風格) Ross Street in Downtown (商業區羅斯“海岬”街)

Bridge of Sighs @ Old Allegheny County Courthouse, Connecting the Courthouse to the Jail (阿勒格尼縣舊法院的嘆息橋·連接法院和監獄) 
Amtrak Pittsburgh Union Station (美鐵匹茲堡聯合車站) Vaulted Roof @ Amtrak Pittsburgh Union Station
(美鐵匹茲堡聯合車站·拱頂)
Heinz Field & Carnegie Science Center
(亨氏“家主”球場與卡內基“山口堡壘”科學中心) Sculpture of Tribute to Children (雕塑《致敬兒童》)

Statue of Mr. Rogers (雕像《羅傑斯“著名長矛之子”先生》)
Yinzers in the Burgh
(“匹茲堡城匹茲堡人”體育用品店 05-29-2016) Souvenir @ Yinzers in the Burgh
(匹茲堡城匹茲堡人體育用品店·禮品部) Restroom VIP Signatures @ Yinzers in the Burgh
(匹茲堡老表體育用品店·廁所名人簽字 05-29-2016) Carnegie Mellon Univ (卡內基·梅隆大學)
Façade Carnegie Museum of Natural History
(卡內基自然史博物館·正面觀) Carnegie Museum of Natural History
(卡內基自然史博物館 05-29-2016)
Univ Art Gallery (匹茲堡大學美術館 05-29-2016)

Cathedral of Learning @ Univ of Pittsburgh (匹茲堡大學·學習大教堂 05-29-2016) 
Commons Room Ceiling Vaults @ Cathedral of Learning, UPitt (匹大學習大教堂·公共休息室拱頂 05-30-2016) 
Commons Room @ Cathedral of Learning, UPitt (匹大學習大教堂·公共休息室 05-30-2016) 
Commons Room @ Cathedral of Learning, UPitt (匹大學習大教堂·教學區 05-30-2016) 
Heinz Memorial Chapel @ Univ of Pitt (匹大·亨氏紀念教堂) 
Red Door of Heinz Memorial Chapel @ Univ of Pitt (匹茲堡大學·亨氏紀念教堂·紅門) Soldiers and Sailors Memorial @ Univ of Pitt
(匹茲堡大學·士兵和水手紀念館 05-29-2016) Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum in the Early 20th-Century Beaux-Arts, Listed as National Register of Historic Places
(士兵和水手紀念堂暨博物館·20世紀早期美術學院派,《國家史跡名錄》所在地 05-29-2016)
Hall of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial @ Univ of Pitt
(匹茲堡大學士兵和水手紀念館·大廳 05-29-2016) UPitt Mascot (匹大吉祥物)
Conference @ Pittsburgh (匹茲堡會議 10-19-2000)
Reunion (老友重逢 10-19-2000)
Reunion @ Pittsburgh Skyline
(匹茲堡天際線·再次重逢 05-30-2016)
Sakura (櫻花中餐廳 05-30-2016)
牛肉火燒、老潼關豬肉餡餅、東北拉皮、牛肉刀削麵
海鮮豆腐煲、羊肉泡饃湯
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