Student Guide to Pittsburgh

Student Guide to Pittsburgh Register online to receive special student discounts, coupons and more! Welcome to Pittsburgh As a new resident of this fine city, we thought you should know a few things about your new home! Share with out-of-town friends and family or, if nothing else, these facts might come in handy during a game of Trivial Pursuit! PITTSBURGH FACTS • With more than 446 bridges, the city of Pittsburgh has more bridges than any other city in the world. • The first LEED-certified “green” convention center in North America, Pittsburgh’s con- vention center is the world’s largest, environmentally smart building. • No other spot in the country maintains the same colors among all of its professional sports teams. Way to go Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins! • Second only to New York’s Broadway for its number of theaters, the Cultural District boasts more than 20 art venues. • The emoticon was invented in Pittsburgh in 1980 by Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist Scott Fahlma • The oldest-known site of human habitation in North America is located just south of Pittsburgh at Meadowcroft Rockshelter. • Pittsburgh Brewing Company (now Iron City Brewery) introduced the first pull-tab cans in 1962. • Mt. Washington was named the second most beautiful view in the United States by USA Today. • Pittsburgh is famous for its two inclined planes on Mount Washington, but at one point, there were as many as 15 inclines in the city. • The Andy Warhol Museum is the largest single-artist museum in North America. Information provided by The Allegheny Conference on Community Development 3