We strolled past the original Carnegie Hall, completed a year before the more famous one in New York City.
At one point we came across a bunch of neighborhood kids playing hockey on a frozen pond, and I was so surprised that I stopped and took a picture. I exclaimed to D "They're playing hockey outside! On a pond!" and he just looked at me and shook his head and said "That is how hockey was played for a long time, until fancy indoor rinks were built." I'm not kidding when I say that literally never occurred to me before. Ponds don't ice over, ever, where I'm from. D, on the other hand, grew up in Connecticut and skated on frozen ponds all the time, like some kind of modern day Hans Brinker.
We walked past Randyland, a neighborhood institution, and took many pictures of this very bright spot on a cold, overcast day.
The north side, like many neighborhoods in Pittsburgh at one time or another, used to be one of the wealthiest parts of town, and the beautiful architecture did not disappoint. It's amazing how much history this city has, and we jump at any chance to learn more about it.
5 comments:
Very cool! I am glad you got to see more parts of Pittsburgh, and that you are liking what you see!
Pond hockey is really big here in MN, as you can probably imagine given our cold winters. Minneapolis actually has this huge pond hockey tournament every January and people from all over the US to play. It's kind of cool - but far too cold for me to ever go out and watch as it was subzero this year!
I think we got a family membership, too. To VO or some other Pittsburgh outdoors club. I'm pretty sure it has to be VO. I can't remember...lol
As a Wisconsinite, it's funny that hockey on iced ponds stuck out to you, but makes sense since you've never seen them before. I'm used to ice skating on frozen ponds every winter, so I've never thought twice about it.
Hahaha, that hockey photo cracked me up. Kids in Boston skate and play hockey on frozen ponds all the time ... but, I can totally imagine how novel it must have seemed to you, given the Texas blood running through your veins!
That looks like a great adventure. I love skating on ponds in the winter. The rivers here move too fast and it doesn't get cold enough to freeze them, but my mom grew up in MA and they do that all the time!
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