[ acordian ] i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la, la, sha, la, la, la, la anthony: pittsburgh is a city of neighborhoods.
each with it s own rights, and rituals. a patchwork of cultures that took shape over a century ago. back then, the city was a beacon of hope and possibility for people from all over the world, offering the promise of work, prosperity, a new life. pittsburgh could have been another company town gone to beautiful ruin. but something happened. the city started to pop up on lists of the most livable places in america. it became attractive to a new wave of people from elsewhere looking to reinvent themselves and make a new world. and so we find ourselves asking the same questions we ask in other cities in transition. are the new arrivals, new money, new ideas saving the city, or cannibalizing it? who will live in the pittsburgh of the future? and will there be room for the people that stayed true, stuck with it their whole lives?
anthony: justin severivo opened his restaurant, cure, as an ode to flesh, smoke, and animal fat. maggie meskey designs and creates cocktail programs at bars and restaurants across the city. and sonja finn was here from the beginning, planting the flag for farm - to - table cooking back in the early days, with her restaurant, dinette. anthony: the countryside around pittsburgh is beautiful. another world. i join a group of foodie all-stars about 20 miles outside of town for a meal.
people. but, it doesn t change the life for those workers who were left behind. and kind of spit out. anthony: this is the hill district, traditionally african-american. the numbers here do not indicate a renaissance. black homes take in half the income of their white neighbors. and african-american youth are six times as likely to be arrested, go through the system. from which many can never break free. when activist sala udin was growing up here, the neighborhood was thriving. the golden age harlem of pittsburgh. sala: they used to call this city hell with the lid off . the mills ran 24 hours a day. i grew up in a time when most adult men in the neighborhood, in the morning, i saw them getting up and going to work. my dad for example, dropped out of school, but was still able to find work that paid enough to raise a family. my mother had 12 children. anthony: and your dad was able to raise 12 kids? sala: that s right.
and he s still like can i talk to the chef? that s me. anthony: let me smack you and write chef backwards on your forehead. so, who is coming to town now? i mean who are your customers? jamilka: so, you know, last three, four years we have been having like, young, mid-20-somethings to 30-somethings. like engineers and tech people moving into town. anthony: that s good for business. jamilka: sure, but. anthony: you seem wary about the future. you think this is a bubble, or do you think this is going to keep growing? jamilka: i think i m usually really like a positive person, and like i want it to work. i just, yes, i am definitely worried. i think that the city is growing fast. and like, i don t know if we are able to keep up with it. t that, do i? actually, you do. harmful bacteria lurk just below the gum line. crest gum detoxify