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Why Pittsburgh Can't Grow

30K views · Aug 12, 2026 · Education

Comments · 151

  • @SomethingDifferentFilms · 1 month ago · pinned

    The city-population of Pittsburgh is about 307,000 not 370,000, i accidentally added a zero.

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  • @kaiseramadeus233 · 1 month ago

    A lot of the issues with the Rust Belt goes to Nixon's opening up to China.

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  • @thedapperdolphin1590 · 1 month ago

    There are still plenty of places to build within the city. Lots of vacant plots in some neighborhoods that could use infill, especially if we change zoning to allow for denser housing. They might not all be the most desirable neighborhoods right now, but neither were any of the ones mentioned in this video a decade or two ago. And some have pretty good, central locations. There’s also still a decent amount of land that’s either vacant or home to old industrial buildings or parking lots along the rivers that could be built out.

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  • @danielmaher7108 · 1 month ago

    Pittsburgh is one of the most beautiful cities in the U.S.

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  • @roblbrewer · 1 month ago

    The three skyscrapers you speak of as having been completed three years after the US Steel building, Oxford Tower, PPG Place, and BNY Mellon, were not built until the early 80's.

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  • @berglt · 1 month ago

    Good video, although there’s plenty of space for increased density and new housing within the city proper. Also, not super important, but most locals pronounce it MonongaHAYLA not HEELA, for what it’s worth.

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  • @coleymoke6709 · 1 month ago

    Very helpful.

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  • @Fish-i3r8r · 1 month ago (edited)

    @ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlP9WCQags8&amp;t=137">2:17</a> &nbsp; &nbsp;that&apos;s gotta be North Hills Village. first major shopping center on McKnight Road. &nbsp; How can I tell ? &nbsp; Has a Gimbels in the middle, which is shown, actually worked at that exact Gimbels for a bit and Kresge&apos;s was the forerunner of K-Mart. &nbsp; And you can see the hills behind the place. &nbsp;Yep North Hills Village.

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  • @StonedW0okie69 · 1 month ago

    I moved here 10 years ago, love this city.

  • @JamesRea2 · 1 month ago

    370,000 is more than half of 677,000.

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  • @cinnamonj5515 · 1 month ago

    in the time it took me to watch this video 50 people moved out of the city

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  • @Artur_Ivanovich · 1 month ago

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlP9WCQags8&amp;t=265">4:25</a> - pure

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