[upbeat rock music] both: 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 - la, la - sha la, la, la, la sha la, la, la, la - sha la, la, la - sha la, la, la, la sha la, la, la, la, la - pittsburgh is a city of neighborhoods, each with its own rites 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 n
[smooth music] - ah. oh, man, i m very happy about this. sausage and peppers, one of my favorite things. all right. bocce, the ancient game of kings. throw the little ball, try and get the other balls close. closer than the other guy s. [all speaking italian] - gene, uncle gene, this is anthony bourdain. - how do you do? - 103 years old, 103 years old. - looking good. - he was up in donnie s bocce courts faster than anybody else. - wow, that s delicious. this is a weakness of mine. you know, they have these street fairs in new york where they do sausage and pepper stands. i cannot walk past one of those things without getting them. all: ohh! [scattered cheers and applause]
closer than the other guys. uncle jay, this is anthony bourdain. 103 years old. looking good. he goes up and down his botcha course faster than anybody else. delicious if this is a weakness of mine. they have these street fairs in new york where they do sausage and pepper stands. i cannot walk past one of those things without getting them. so how long have you lived in this community? 78 years. so, your whole life? now, do the first wave of italians who came here from italy, why d you come here? they came here for steel jobs, coal? actually, trade. i think they come here more for the trade. yeah? yeah, plumbers, bricklayers, any kind of trade like that. some italian said they were told to come over here and they were going to find the roads paved with gold. they said they didn t tell us that we had to build them first.