[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
cleaned up and advertising condominiums. have you heard how much they re asking for a one bedroom? how much? a million two. that is highway robbery. who would honestly pay that to live in east liberty? they re calling it eastside now. who s calling it that? no one i know. it s a boondoggle if i ever saw one. beside the greed factor, she didn t actually mind the condos. better than leaving the building empty. - stewart o nan is a local author who s written 15 novels, many set in pittsburgh. - we re the city that made the steel that beat the confederacy, beat the kaiser, built the skyscrapers, built the bridges, and beat the nazis. [dramatic choral music] - who came in the very beginning, lured by jobs in steel and