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(06-10-2020 02:57 PM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  

(06-10-2020 01:51 PM)OKIcat Wrote:  

(06-10-2020 01:19 PM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  The Oakland neighborhood in Pittsburgh is so tight, getting in and out of old Pitt stadium was quite the task. I had to do a hospital call up at UPMC-Presby a couple of years back at the tip- off time of a sPitt game at the Peterson. (The main entrance to the hospital is across the street from the main entrance to the arena...) No problems whatsoever. (The game was sparsely attended.) When I remarked that to the hospital staff, they laughed and said how different the situation was from the days when the football stadium was there...

Interesting insight. I'm in the Oakland area about once a year on business myself. While I like it and respect Pitt in terms of their research and academics, I don't think its campus compares favorably with UC at all.

While UC is still expanding outside of what's referred to by some as the "superblock" (bounded by Calhoun/Clifton/MLK/Jefferson) that west campus core is pretty amazing now with the architecture and green space that you rarely find at major universities within major cities.

I agree, on the whole...

The one thing the Pitt campus has going for it are the signature buildings: the "Cathedral of Learning" and Heinz Chapel. It is almost unimaginable that either of those two buildings could ever be built in this current climate, and they are the "brand" for the University of Pittsburgh. UC's buildings don't stand out in the same fashion.

That Cathedral of Learning may be the most unique and iconic building on any American campus--it's very cool indeed. I haven't seen Heinz Chapel but Pittsburgh has some amazing and enduring architecture in public buildings, churches and schools. A legacy left by a generation of business founders who made enormous contributions to that city through their philanthropy.