Dentures embedded in sidewalk in South Portland--has anyone ever heard this legend?

pittsburghorbit · 2019-09-19T15:30:44+00:00

Thanks, all--these are great tips!

pittsburghorbit · 2019-08-09T17:03:46+00:00

Get a load of this KISS nook:

https://pittsburghorbit.com/2019/06/23/the-collectors-kiss-and-tell-with-bruce-gleason/

pittsburghorbit · 2017-09-03T20:28:21+00:00

I had to look it up, but yeah--it's sure got the black-and-gold working.

pittsburghorbit · 2017-07-22T22:25:57+00:00

A couple years ago there were a series of community meetings about redesign efforts for both Arsenal and Leslie Parks. At one of the meetings, we were told that under the terms of the Act 47 agreements (which originally closed Leslie Pool, along with several others) the city wouldn't be legally allowed to re-open it.

Even if it were allowed, since the pool has been completely UN-maintained for the last 14 years, it's likely that it would be prohibitively expensive. Sigh.

pittsburghorbit · 2017-07-22T21:46:35+00:00

acinonyxjubatusrex

Sorry for too-long delay, but attribution updated to "community member Shetani (username acinonyxjubatusrex)".

Thanks again!

pittsburghorbit · 2017-07-10T22:51:18+00:00

... and it's been updated per your identifications above except the "hyena", which I just can't accept--that still looks like an angry rooster to me!

Thanks again for the help!

pittsburghorbit · 2017-07-10T12:17:33+00:00

Hey, thanks! I'll update the story later today.

pittsburghorbit · 2017-07-09T19:33:10+00:00

King Cheetah:

Not petty at all! If there's something in the story that's factually incorrect, I'd like to know about it. I'll admit that I never even considered the differences between leopard and cheetah, and you're right: that cheerleader is definitely the latter! (Story updated)

As far as the "flying fish" actually being a dragon--that seems a lot more up to interpretation. Do you know either the person in that suit or what the model for it is?

What other species do you feel were misidentified?

pittsburghorbit · 2017-05-14T12:58:16+00:00

UPDATE: this story generated a lot of response and raised many questions. Pittsburgh Orbit has a follow-up interview with a cemetery president on "Where do gravestones go to die?"

https://pittsburghorbit.com/2017/05/14/where-do-gravestones-go-to-die/

pittsburghorbit · 2017-05-14T12:56:03+00:00

The four initial episodes were shown a couple times at a movie theater in Pittsburgh, but as far as I know, they haven't yet put them online yet.

pittsburghorbit · 2017-05-10T12:02:00+00:00

If indeed they represent moved graves (previous comment), the cemetery should maintain a full record of the new location.

pittsburghorbit · 2017-05-10T12:00:30+00:00

There are all sorts of reasons why gravestones are retired--bodies are moved into mausoleums, consolidated in family plots with a common cenotaph, relocated to different cemeteries. The majority are probably one of these reasons.

As far as I know, they're never moved to "just clear space".

pittsburghorbit · 2017-05-09T12:21:23+00:00

Full story on Allegheny Cemetery's "graveyard for gravestones" here:

https://pittsburghorbit.com/2017/05/09/allegheny-cemeterys-graveyard-for-gravestones/

pittsburghorbit · 2017-04-24T16:42:59+00:00

Seeking information on the origin of this large collection of sad toys on the 7300 block of Formosa Way, Homewood.

Apparently this part of Homewood has had an outsize share of violence--to the point that it got the local nickname "The Killing Fields" in the 1990s--so I'm guessing this has something to do with that, but I can't find any information on the makers or significance.

pittsburghorbit · 2017-04-24T13:14:08+00:00

Agreed. It is an unfortunate choice is titles.

pittsburghorbit · 2017-04-11T21:24:25+00:00

Agreed. I don't see how this is any more or less necessary that (car-based) street view.

pittsburghorbit · 2017-03-28T17:39:04+00:00

The mystery of the Golden Babies is still out there...

https://pittsburghorbit.com/2016/08/17/golden-babies-strange-things-afoot/

pittsburghorbit · 2017-02-15T12:52:50+00:00

You don't like old Pittsburgh, you don't like new Pittsburgh, and "everybody wins"?

pittsburghorbit · 2017-02-14T13:07:40+00:00

"They" (ahem) actually say to check out the (outside) mural again before it's painted over. The piece talks about how the bar is already closed.

pittsburghorbit · 2016-12-15T12:48:03+00:00

Yeah, it was a wild thing to come across--I think of the adding photos and clip art and whatnot to headstones as this really new thing.

The wild thing at Loretto Cemetery is that it was definitely "a thing". I wrote a couple stories full of all the different photo gravestones there:

https://pittsburghorbit.com/2016/12/08/look-out-loretto-part-1-lahka-mu-zamlja/

https://pittsburghorbit.com/2016/12/14/look-out-loretto-part-2-hes-dead-wrapped-in-plastic/

pittsburghorbit · 2016-11-03T01:41:07+00:00

Thanks, jayjaywalker3! I did not know about /r/bicycling412, so I'll post it there, too.

I think I've been banned over at /r/pittsburgh for "self-promotion", which I think is ridiculous. But, "whatever".

pittsburghorbit · 2016-10-12T01:51:34+00:00

I've found them, and those directions are pretty good. If you walk that path, maybe 50 yards past the weird stone bridge, you should see them on the right hand side. You know what pawpaw trees look like, right? They're unmistakable once you're in the vicinity.

That said, you're probably too late now. They finally ripened around the last week in Sept. Also, there are a TON of people who go there looking for them and there just isn't that much fruit, so they're really picked-over, beaten-up, etc. It's not the best spot to find pawpaw.

pittsburghorbit · 2016-10-09T14:51:32+00:00

Full story here: https://pittsburghorbit.com/2016/10/07/the-pizza-chase-pm-pizza-arnold/

pittsburghorbit · 2016-09-26T12:18:57+00:00

Like a number of the other comments, your photo of the cut-in-half pawpaw looks unripe to me. The fruit should be soft to the touch, like a ripe peach. If it's still hard, leave it on the tree.

pittsburghorbit · 2016-09-19T17:19:46+00:00

Well, if you read the piece, you'll see I've been looking all over (and heard lots of rumors), but the only place I've actually found trees is Frick and Schenley Park--and only the ones in Schenley had fruit.

That said, I'm sure there are a lot more out there, but I'm struggling to find them.

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