Pittsburgh

WYDD first signed on in 1967 as a jazz station. In the '70s it switched to a more progressive, free-form AOR format, before flipping to top 40 in the '80s. As top 40 stations go, though, it was pretty adventurous, playing songs that were...

The Upstage was a dance club and music venue located on the second floor of 3609 Forbes Avenue in Oakland, right in the shadow of Pitt's ABC towers. A generation danced the night away and enjoyed live music there until it closed in 1995.

The Upstage was a dance club and music venue located on the second floor of 3609 Forbes Avenue in Oakland, right in the shadow of Pitt's ABC towers. A generation danced the night away and enjoyed live music there until it closed in 1995.

"N'uh! You put a video on the Internet!"

Dutch Pantry was a restaurant chain founded in Selinsgrove, PA in 1945. It eventually grew to over 50 locations in 12 states but by the early 1980s the chain was in decline. Most were closed by the end of that decade.

Introduced in 1982, the Commodore 64 is the single best selling computer model of all time. Along with the Apple II, it helped usher in the era of home computing for millions.

Home to hockey's Penguins from 1967 to 2010, the Civic Arena was nicknamed "The Igloo." It was also home to the ABA's Pipers and Condors in the late '60s and early '70s, as well as the indoor soccer Spirit in the '80s and the...

The Original Hot Dog Shop, better known as simply "The O," opened in 1960. Literally sitting in the shadow of the University of Pittsburgh, it was a popular destination not only for students, but anyone visiting the Oakland neighborhood to see a concert, visit...

The DuMont Television Network began broadcasting on June 28, 1942, the nation's third TV network behind NBC and CBS. Regular network service began on August 15, 1946. It was started by DuMont Laboratories, a maker of TVs. Financial strains and fierce competition from NBC,...

The Pittsburgh Pisces were the fictional basketball team featured in the 1979 film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.?????Filmed on location in the Steel City, the movie starred real-life basketball legends Julius "Dr. J." Erving (then of the Philadelphia 76ers), Meadowlark Lemon (of the Harlem...

The Pittsburgh Spirit were one the 6 original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) teams in 1978. They took the 1980/1981 season off but returned for 5 more seasons, folding in 1986.

Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille was Pittsburgh's horror TV host from 1964 to 1983 on WIIC, Channel 11 (now WPXI). Like many such personalities across the country, Cardille had other jobs at the TV station and took the movie host job as a side gig....

The Pittsburgh Stingers played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) for two seasons, 1994 and 1995.

The Pittsburgh Shamrocks played in the old International Hockey League for the 1935/36 season. After losing $40,000 in their lone season, the team folded. In the fall of 1936, the Detroit Olympics moved to Pittsburgh to become the Hornets.

Lazzie Bear was a Christmas plushie sold at Lazarus department stores staring with the 1986 holiday season. He retired in the early 2000s, when the chain, after several mergers and acquisitions, took the Macy's name.

On Saturday, October 27, 2018 a gunman opened fire in a Pittsburgh Synagogue. Eleven people lost their lives and several police officers were injured. A Pittsburgh designer created this amazing image in the hope that people would share it as a "WIN for love...

Are you "reddy" for an electrifying Christmas?

Remember kids, Electricity is your friend, but he can kill you. Even at Christmas!

The Pittsburgh Triangles were a charter franchise in World Team Tennis formed in 1973. The Triangles won the 1975 WTT championship but folded after the 1976 season. Their home court as the Civic Arena. In 1977, the Cleveland Nets split their home games between...

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