This photograph captures a scene on Mckean St.framed between two old brick buildings. The buildings, with their large rectangular windows and aged bricks, create a canyon-like effect along the narrow street below. At the center of the image, a single SUV is driving down the street, drawing the viewer’s focus. The road is relatively empty, adding a sense of quietness or abandonment to the scene. In the background, the Liberty Bridge spans the view, with Mt. Washington faintly visible beyond it. The lighting suggests late afternoon or early evening, with warm sunlight casting highlights on the left-side building, emphasizing its texture and depth. The mood is a mix of urban grit and nostalgic warmth, capturing a cityscape that feels both historic and lived-in.
https://www.artpal.com/joycewasser?i=99365-48An old brick warehouse features signs of decay with barred windows and crumbling concrete. Faded signage indicates a shipping area long forgotten on Pittsburgh's south side near Station Square.
https://www.artpal.com/joycewasser?i=99365-43A set of parallel railroad tracks stretches into the distance towards the Liberty Bridge, flanked by modern apartment buildings and greenery. The image captures an urban scene with leading lines drawing the viewer to the depth of the place.
https://www.artpal.com/joycewasser?i=99365-47Walking past this weathered industrial building, you can hear the echo of your footsteps and the echoes of its past reverberating through the empty street. The cracked concrete walls and faded graffiti tell stories of bustling activity, now replaced by silence and solitude. Overhead, the T overpass and the Liberty Bridge loom, a reminder of movement and progress are still happening while the building itself stands as a monument to what once was here. Every detail, from the grid of broken windows to the scrawled messages on the garage door, seem to carry a lingering memory. The lone figure walking is part of the echo, a fleeting presence in this place. In “Concrete Echoes,” Pittsburgh's history isn’t just seen, it is felt, resonating in the quiet spaces between what remains and what’s been lost.
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