Trip #672 Stetson Street, Brookline, Pittsburgh took place on November 11, 2021, and was published on December 13, 2021.
It can be challenging to look at the big picture when you have a natural or learned inclination to compartmentalize or dissect. But the big picture is where all of the individual components come together to create what is. This landscape would be different without the building, sidewalk, street, hillside, or grass. Our lives are like this, too; we’re a big picture made up of thoughts, actions, and interactions, nature and nurture. When we remove or alter any of these, we also change. Much like this street, who we are today is likely different from the view of years or decades ago. The only thing we can be sure of is that changes will continue to alter each of the individual parts, which will, in turn, bring changes to us as a whole.
Field Notes: This old flight of city steps is right off of Pioneer Avenue, a heavily traveled road, but Lapeer Way, which runs parallel, is a quiet, dead-end street with an old garage building that’s quite lovely! As the Spectra film is on its final legs (I’m lucky to get one or two prints out of an 8-print pack) I’m turning to my One-Shot which uses i-Type film. In this case, I’m liking BOTH prints, but for very different reasons. 🙂
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Want to visit these stairs? You can locate them on the Pittsburgh City Steps Plan website!
Be a good neighbor! Have you visited these stairs and found them in poor condition or that illegal dumping (large items like tires, old furniture, and construction debris) and trash were abundant in the area? There are two things you can do to take action and make our city steps cleaner and safer for everyone! First, grab a photo if you can, and submit a report to Pittsburgh 311. All problems, both broken stairs, and railings, as well as trash and dumping, should be reported to the city. You can easily do this online or by calling.
