9 Responses to “Photo of the Day”

1. #1 |  Nando |  September 15th, 2009 at 7:33 am

   That’s a great pic, Radley. It looks like you were hanging out a window to take it, LOL

2. #2 |  Clark |  September 15th, 2009 at 7:34 am

   Whoa, thats almost vertigo inducing. Also, every town should have a Strip District.

3. #3 |  Mike H |  September 15th, 2009 at 7:40 am

   How the hell did you score a jet pack? I’ve been on the waiting list to get my hands on one of those for years now.

4. #4 |  Steve |  September 15th, 2009 at 8:13 am

   Someone beat me to the Strip District punch line…I’m assuming its regulated on at least the local level since there is signage designating it…is this some kind of government involvement you libertarians approve of? : D

5. #5 |  Sean |  September 15th, 2009 at 10:11 am

   Nice dichotomy between modern architecture and inner-city decay.

6. #6 |  cindy@nits |  September 15th, 2009 at 10:41 am

   For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, the Strip District in Pittsburgh is not a red-light district, but a narrow “strip” of land between the Allegheny River and the Hill District. It is composed primarily of small mom and pop businesses that provide much of the food for inner city residents who have no other options since chain grocery stores will not locate in their neighborhoods. It is ethnically diverse and houses a lot of non-profits that are not welcome in other neighborhoods (homeless shelters, methadone clinics, midwife center, etc). It also is one of the last bastions for those who want to start their own small businesses, since it’s still possible to do so without incurring huge debt – we have seen a fair amount of this since the economic downturn. By the way, the Strip is a bustling busy neighborhood, not a victim of urban blight. What you are seeing as “urban blight” is the property of the railroads who do not seem to feel it is important to take care of their property. By the way, if you want to see what the Strip is all about, visit http://www.srirambala.com/soundslides/strip/index.html or
   http://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q=spiritofthestrip&ss=2 to get a flavor. My organization is working hard to preserve this area and protect it from chains, big boxes and major corporations and thus preserve choices for Americans.

7. #7 |  One Angry Dwarf |  September 15th, 2009 at 10:43 am

   Well, as promising as it sounds…the Strip District is actually named for being a “Strip” of low-lying land between Downtown and the big hill next to it.

   It’s got every kind of ethnic food market you can think of during the day, many bars and clubs at night…oh yeah, and a very nice strip club there that opened last year.

8. #8 |  Andy |  September 15th, 2009 at 11:24 am

   Woo Pittsburgh. I was just down to the Strip this morning to grab some good whole bean coffee. Yummmmm.

9. #9 |  johnl |  September 15th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

   It looks like that bridge is supported by a container load of old newspaper and cardboard.

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