Trip #71 Basin Street, Troy Hill, Pittsburgh took place on October 25, 2017, and was published on December 15, 2017.
Slippin’ ‘n slidin’. Gravity pulls, and you move down and away. The sides give way, fall down, roll down, slide down, down down down to the bottom where it all piles up and up and up. We engineer, we construct, we commit our time and energy and resources to holding it up, propping it up, lifting up. We try and labor and try again but gravity is a formidable and unrelenting foe. We struggle until we can struggle no more. Gravity always wins. At least for now.
Field Notes: The Basin Street flight has some crazy twists and turns and it’s right against the hillside where everything is sliding down and away.
Want to visit these stairs? You can locate them on the Pittsburgh City Steps Plan website!
See the Risograph print of this photo and story in the Mis.Steps Shop.
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. If the location has an abundance of illegal dumping and trash, also contact Allegheny Cleanways, letting them know the location and the nature of the garbage. Thank you!!
