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packman

(16,296 posts) Fri Oct 20, 2017, 11:07 AM Oct 2017

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Nice Video about Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is trying for Amazon's second headquarters, along with a host of other cities. A video of my former home city brought a bit of nostalgia and longing.

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http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2017/10/19/pittsburgh-amazon-video-pitch-headquarters-HQ2/stories/201710190201

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Nice Video about Pittsburgh (Original Post) packman Oct 2017 OP

Nicely done! My hometown is so different from the one I livetohike Oct 2017 #1

"There's a pawnshop on a corner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #2

My hometown, but my second hometown Atlanta will get the Amazon HQ. Cattledog Oct 2017 #3

I went to college there...Carnegie Mellon (then CIT) and what a shock it was CTyankee Oct 2017 #4

livetohike

(22,140 posts)

1. Nicely done! My hometown is so different from the one I

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 11:26 AM

Oct 2017

grew up in the 50’s and 60’s. One thing that had never changed is the most down to earth people one will ever meet.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,425 posts)

2. "There's a pawnshop on a corner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 11:49 AM

Oct 2017

I can't find Perry Como's cover of this. Here's the original:

Cattledog

(5,914 posts)

3. My hometown, but my second hometown Atlanta will get the Amazon HQ.

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Fri Oct 20, 2017, 12:48 PM

Oct 2017

CTyankee

(63,911 posts)

4. I went to college there...Carnegie Mellon (then CIT) and what a shock it was

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 12:50 PM

Oct 2017

being from Dallas and its clear and clean air. Never thought I'd see the miracle that was performed in Pgh.

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