
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” by Dave DiCello

Carrie Furnaces #1B by rpantaleo
![Pittsburgh, Abandoned Church by real00 [pause on posting], Grand old Catholic church with beautiful domes fallen on hard times and neglect, seen from the parki](https://live.staticflickr.com/1627/25409843253_70016a4ddb.jpg)
Pittsburgh, Abandoned Church by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh Wall by real00 [pause on posting], Wilkinsburgpittsburgh urbanlandscape](https://live.staticflickr.com/609/32246903122_73368553d8.jpg)
Pittsburgh Wall by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh, Garfield by real00 [pause on posting], pittsburgh urbanlandscape rustbelt](https://live.staticflickr.com/598/33054322946_89be1cb926.jpg)
Pittsburgh, Garfield by real00 [pause on posting]

“Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom.” by Dave DiCello

Steel Streets by rpantaleo
![Pittsburgh, Bride's Row, What Remains by real00 [pause on posting], This is a subject I return to often (e.g. <a href="https://flic.kr/p/Amvev4" rel="nofollow">flic.kr/](https://live.staticflickr.com/4623/25873120638_6d6b0db8c4.jpg)
Pittsburgh, Bride's Row, What Remains by real00 [pause on posting]
![Hugus Place, Pittsburgh by real00 [pause on posting], A little alley behind what used to be Babyland, on the corner of Negley and Penn. I was drawn in by](https://live.staticflickr.com/880/42853225942_1e764ce7f7.jpg)
Hugus Place, Pittsburgh by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh Time travel by real00 [pause on posting], Stumbled upon this implausible scene in the Hill District while killing time between appointments.](https://live.staticflickr.com/7536/27125155401_9ccdfa595d.jpg)
Pittsburgh Time travel by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh Alley by real00 [pause on posting], Flat overcast light, a back alley, some garbage, decay and debris, a bollard, subdued colors of yell](https://live.staticflickr.com/7499/26941808501_97f9a163b9.jpg)
Pittsburgh Alley by real00 [pause on posting]

"Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all." by Dave DiCello
![Oakland summer afternoon by real00 [pause on posting], pittsburgh urbanlandscape](https://live.staticflickr.com/1774/42974538322_f364fcc8a7.jpg)
Oakland summer afternoon by real00 [pause on posting]

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." by Dave DiCello
![East Liberty Wall by real00 [pause on posting], A slice of the radical change taking place in East Liberty. The pot holes and bricked-in windows and](https://live.staticflickr.com/885/40370768825_bbda44407e.jpg)
East Liberty Wall by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh Winter, East Liberty by real00 [pause on posting], Frigid day, frigid view through the snow, rather bleak. Kind of appealing to me especially the space](https://live.staticflickr.com/4612/39797857312_9bbeaaf463.jpg)
Pittsburgh Winter, East Liberty by real00 [pause on posting]
![In my neighborhood: North Pacific St at Kincaid, Garfield by real00 [pause on posting], Some people living up the hill from me in Garfield have transformed their block into a riot of color](https://live.staticflickr.com/783/40117011785_e21ebd6835.jpg)
In my neighborhood: North Pacific St at Kincaid, Garfield by real00 [pause on posting]
![Smoking break by real00 [pause on posting], Writing breakpittsburgh urbanlandscape](https://live.staticflickr.com/956/42234998291_346c05ed6b.jpg)
Smoking break by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh Street Corner by real00 [pause on posting], pittsburgh urbanlandscape rustbelt streetscene](https://live.staticflickr.com/5669/30143461353_c9e8f17065.jpg)
Pittsburgh Street Corner by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh wall, Bloomfield by real00 [pause on posting], This subject isn't really that far off the beaten path but it seems that way to me. It is an area of](https://live.staticflickr.com/7326/27613873781_1635b45a2b.jpg)
Pittsburgh wall, Bloomfield by real00 [pause on posting]
![Hugus Way by real00 [pause on posting], Another view/another day of <a href="https://flic.kr/p/HeLAL7" rel="nofollow">flic.kr/p/HeLAL7</a>pi](https://live.staticflickr.com/828/40189206850_5e891f651a.jpg)
Hugus Way by real00 [pause on posting]
![Yarrow at Yarrow by real00 [pause on posting], pittsburgh urbanlandscape](https://live.staticflickr.com/889/42274623202_486c0648a0.jpg)
Yarrow at Yarrow by real00 [pause on posting]
![East Liberty, demolition of Penn Plaza Apartments by real00 [pause on posting], The apartments, where many elderly on fixed incomes had lived for decades, were demolished before a](https://live.staticflickr.com/4617/40244574011_59a9e69a60.jpg)
East Liberty, demolition of Penn Plaza Apartments by real00 [pause on posting]

“A believer is a bird in a cage, a freethinker is an eagle parting the clouds with tireless wing.” by Dave DiCello
![Urban Wall, Curb, and Bollard by real00 [pause on posting], An image made possible by the collaboration of decay, vandalism, weather, and the "close enough](https://live.staticflickr.com/2824/33647315131_9384619acb.jpg)
Urban Wall, Curb, and Bollard by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh renovation project by real00 [pause on posting], former car dealership modernized for office use, now getting another exterior treatment pittsburgh u](https://live.staticflickr.com/5487/30162213386_c836ac00c9.jpg)
Pittsburgh renovation project by real00 [pause on posting]

Braddock, PA (view full-screen) by Piotr_Lewandowski
![The Newest Steps in Town by real00 [pause on posting], Writing breakpittsburgh urbanlandscape](https://live.staticflickr.com/962/28230477358_1d5c5e1d4d.jpg)
The Newest Steps in Town by real00 [pause on posting]
![Strangled slopes of Panther Hollow by real00 [pause on posting], Taking a break from writingpittsburgh urbanlandscape](https://live.staticflickr.com/976/28174086178_0eda8a7a3a.jpg)
Strangled slopes of Panther Hollow by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh: Behind the derelict church by real00 [pause on posting], pittsburgh urbanlandscape decay rustbelt](https://live.staticflickr.com/2285/32958349865_6f343581f2.jpg)
Pittsburgh: Behind the derelict church by real00 [pause on posting]
![Skyline from Home Depot Parking Lot in the Rain by real00 [pause on posting], Contrary to expectations, this exceptionally ordinary expanse of asphalt was a strikingly beautiful](https://live.staticflickr.com/895/27470602438_f6a8302b5e.jpg)
Skyline from Home Depot Parking Lot in the Rain by real00 [pause on posting]

"How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward." by Dave DiCello
![A most green fence by real00 [pause on posting], Always admire this fence when I drive past, which is often. It seems to photograph best under a flat](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/26711219817_5cf5e9abbc.jpg)
A most green fence by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh, 5860 Baum Blvd by real00 [pause on posting], A forgettable location made riveting, to me, by the light and the color contrast.pittsburgh urbanlan](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/25834105968_940b9cd126.jpg)
Pittsburgh, 5860 Baum Blvd by real00 [pause on posting]
![Industrial Engine & Supply, Larimer, Pittsburgh, July 13, 2015 by real00 [pause on posting], Warehouse on an alley in Larimer section of Pittsburgh.alley architecture automobile business clouds](https://live.staticflickr.com/5652/22123706542_d4b7d595cc.jpg)
Industrial Engine & Supply, Larimer, Pittsburgh, July 13, 2015 by real00 [pause on posting]
![Bloomfield Walk, May 18, 2016 (VII--green corner) by real00 [pause on posting], I drive past this house at least twice a day. There is something about that green obsession that app](https://live.staticflickr.com/7114/27801052821_bd36206b6c.jpg)
Bloomfield Walk, May 18, 2016 (VII--green corner) by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh brick wall by real00 [pause on posting], Surprisingly articulated brickwork and decaypittsburgh urbanlandscape wall brick](https://live.staticflickr.com/2870/34013747321_77d3ec3517.jpg)
Pittsburgh brick wall by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh alley by real00 [pause on posting], pittsburgh urbanlandscape alley](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/33808776811_ae232e5949.jpg)
Pittsburgh alley by real00 [pause on posting]
![Chair with a view by real00 [pause on posting], Walking in my neighborhood I was stopped by this scene. This one was more difficult to frame than us](https://live.staticflickr.com/879/27681930318_2fb87dd375.jpg)
Chair with a view by real00 [pause on posting]
![Exurban mall wall, Monroeville by real00 [pause on posting], Charmingly weathered side wall of a Home Depot store on a cold, rainy day in May, near Pittsburgh.pi](https://live.staticflickr.com/4246/34804492226_891b953884.jpg)
Exurban mall wall, Monroeville by real00 [pause on posting]
![Engulfment by real00 [pause on posting], A monstrous new building going up in the Oakland district of Pittsburgh on the corner of N. Craig an](https://live.staticflickr.com/4623/39753027894_d2d9e85ec6.jpg)
Engulfment by real00 [pause on posting]
![Fun with concrete and shadows by real00 [pause on posting], Taking a break from writingpittsburgh urbanlandscape](https://live.staticflickr.com/911/28211538778_6f026ba703.jpg)
Fun with concrete and shadows by real00 [pause on posting]
![Excelsior Laundry by real00 [pause on posting], Big old brick building in Bloomfield. Formerly Excelsior Laundry. The plastic windows suggest someon](https://live.staticflickr.com/7317/26753192584_973f54dbe5.jpg)
Excelsior Laundry by real00 [pause on posting]

Old St Michael's Church - Elizabeth, PA by Adam's Journey
![Remodeling in progress by real00 [pause on posting], A wall of a building known in recent years as the Design Center. Sometime before the 1980s, it had b](https://live.staticflickr.com/7075/26818890740_ff1b7b20bc.jpg)
Remodeling in progress by real00 [pause on posting]
![The alley next to Walmart by real00 [pause on posting], At the Waterworks Mall there are more photographic subjects to my liking in the spaces between and b](https://live.staticflickr.com/867/39623278540_ae9f148ab2.jpg)
The alley next to Walmart by real00 [pause on posting]
![Wall painting in Wilkinsburg by real00 [pause on posting], I've never seen anything quite like this wall painting. It is lively and engaging while also subtle](https://live.staticflickr.com/7409/27207766786_9043e793ef.jpg)
Wall painting in Wilkinsburg by real00 [pause on posting]
![Skyline from Melwood Avenue, March 6, 2016 by real00 [pause on posting], I liked the tall building in the back with the boarded up windows by itself, but in the company of t](https://live.staticflickr.com/1492/25986292391_588d4fde28.jpg)
Skyline from Melwood Avenue, March 6, 2016 by real00 [pause on posting]
![Playing in the alley by real00 [pause on posting], I was distracted by the potential arrangement of these unrelated and unremarkable elements in an Eas](https://live.staticflickr.com/788/26200988187_4480f961f8.jpg)
Playing in the alley by real00 [pause on posting]
![Late June Light in the City by real00 [pause on posting], Jaw-dropping light on this spectacular summer evening elevates a mundane intersection into the realm](https://live.staticflickr.com/8860/27856460874_69cc17764c.jpg)
Late June Light in the City by real00 [pause on posting]
![Light and Shadow play in the alley by real00 [pause on posting], Need a break from writingpittsburgh urbanlandscape](https://live.staticflickr.com/1758/42359082502_bf0ec45f3d.jpg)
Light and Shadow play in the alley by real00 [pause on posting]
![Stagno's Bakery by real00 [pause on posting], I visit Stagno's Bakery, st the corner of Auburn and Lowell in Larimer now and then, to see if it is](https://live.staticflickr.com/5815/23479184502_f991c5f833.jpg)
Stagno's Bakery by real00 [pause on posting]
![Altered yellow-brick wall by real00 [pause on posting], pittsburgh urbanlandscape rustbelt](https://live.staticflickr.com/8042/29188447230_ef4b277386.jpg)
Altered yellow-brick wall by real00 [pause on posting]

Diary Entry: Gray hair be damn'd... by S LYNN LEE
![Mall Wall, Fox Chapel, February 21, 2016 by real00 [pause on posting], Nice super-bland view of a big long wall at a mall, with "landscaping" consisting of nearl](https://live.staticflickr.com/1442/24812354384_62e5bd30ba.jpg)
Mall Wall, Fox Chapel, February 21, 2016 by real00 [pause on posting]
![Pittsburgh Still Life by real00 [pause on posting], pittsburgh urbanlandscape decay rustbelt](https://live.staticflickr.com/8417/30124219592_857378ecb2.jpg)
Pittsburgh Still Life by real00 [pause on posting]
![Sonny's Tavern, Millvale Avenue, January 14, 2016 by real00 [pause on posting], Sonny's Tavern, a neighborhood hangout, for some. Interesting light, snow, reflections, sky set the](https://live.staticflickr.com/1643/25277132133_6800a0319d.jpg)
Sonny's Tavern, Millvale Avenue, January 14, 2016 by real00 [pause on posting]
![Have the Best, Don't Settle for Less, Hazelwood, December 16, 2015 by real00 [pause on posting], The type of scene that always catches my attention--the sad closed cluttered restaurant, ripped out](https://live.staticflickr.com/689/23593964940_2ab9c2519c.jpg)
Have the Best, Don't Settle for Less, Hazelwood, December 16, 2015 by real00 [pause on posting]
![Humble Reverence, Polish Hill, March 22, 2016 by real00 [pause on posting], On a recent ramble through the streets of Polish Hill I discovered this adorably quirky tableau. Eve](https://live.staticflickr.com/1565/25497490834_0f8b53f732.jpg)
Humble Reverence, Polish Hill, March 22, 2016 by real00 [pause on posting]

CSX K499 at Munhall, Pennsylvania by Brad Morocco