Pittsburgh History Series

What Makes Pittsburgh Pittsburgh?

In 2006, WQED producer Rick Sebak considered some factors that make Pittsburgh unusual and charming: the rivers, the hills, our history, our immigrants, our engineers, our bakeries, the Steelers and the Natrona Bottling Company. The people too!

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Lucky to Live in Pittsburgh, Episode Two

Rick Sebak looks at unique Western PA stories: stone quarry, a family grain farm, and a milk bank.

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Lucky to Live in Pittsburgh

Rick Sebak visits three businesses that make Pittsburgh unique.

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George Romero & the City of the Living Dead

George A. Romero, a master of horror, has a long history of filmmaking in Pittsburgh.

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