West View is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located about 6 miles northwest of downtown Pittsburgh, and it is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. West View is a residential community with a population of about 4,500 people. It is known for its small-town atmosphere and its close proximity to […]
Cranberry Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located about 25 miles north of Pittsburgh, and it is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Cranberry Township is a rapidly growing community that is known for its high-quality schools and its strong economy. It is home to a number of businesses,
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team was founded in 1933 and has been one of the most successful teams in the NFL, with six Super Bowl
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Giant Eagle is a supermarket chain that is based in the United States. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Giant Eagle operates more than 400 stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, and Indiana. The company offers a wide range of products, including groceries, fresh produce, meat and seafood,
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1900, the university is a merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research. The university was established by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools, the university became the Carnegie Institute of Technology in
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Alcoa Corporation (Aluminum Company of America) is an American industrial corporation. It is the world’s eighth largest producer of aluminum, with corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Alcoa conducts operations in 10 countries. Alcoa is a major producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting,
Fallingwater is a house designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939 in the Laurel Highlands of southwest Pennsylvania, about 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The house was built partly over a waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, located in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains. The house was designed as a weekend home for Liliane
Downtown Pittsburgh, colloquially referred to as the Golden Triangle, and officially the Central Business District, is the urban downtown center of Pittsburgh. It is located at the confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River whose joining forms the Ohio River. The “triangle” is bounded by the two rivers. The area features offices for major corporations such as PNC Bank, U.S. Steel, PPG, Bank of New York
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Rank Name Heightft (m) Floors Year 1 U.S. Steel Tower 841 (256) 64 1970 2 BNY Mellon Center 725 (221) 54 1983 3 One PPG Place 635 (194) 40 1984 4 Fifth Avenue Place 616 (188) 32 1987 5 One Oxford Centre 615 (187) 45 1983 6 Gulf Tower 582 (177) 44 1932 7 Tower
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Western Pennsylvania is a region in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, covering the western third of the state. Pittsburgh is the region’s principal city and serves as its economic and cultural center. Erie, Altoona, and Johnstown are its other metropolitan centers. Although the Commonwealth does not designate Western Pennsylvania as an official region, since colonial times it has retained a distinct identity not
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