Thanks for posting this! After a very tiring day, this video really put me in a chill mood, with the music to accompany the sights in this video. Especially loved seeing the bridges all lit up. Sorry it took me over a year to watch this, but I picked a good time to finally get around to seeing this..putting this on the favorites list.
@trexlergreen Thank you very much! Pittsburgh is someplace you should try to visit if you have the chance, it is the most unique and interesting place I've ever seen.
I just spend the last couple of nights in Pittsburgh and think it's one of this country's hidden gems....it's such a beautiful city! I really need to check out the rest of your videos!...I am so impressed by this video...it's awesome!
You always seem to manage to get lazy nights when you're in cities. Refreshing. And I also like how you hit the deep tracks that mainstream radio ignores by saying that BTO is more than just "Takin' Care of Business," and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet." Those songs are overplayed to death and they now remind me of an Office Depot commercial. Oy! But you...totally rock!
Wow - this was fun. I don't think I'll ever get to Pittsburgh, but now at least I got a great ride through it - Thanks - was awesome! Number 300 wow - congratulations! Sharing with friends, and will send it to Germany where my family lives. My grand children have never been here in the US. I bet they will love your videos!
FreewayJim...great video! Loved your shots of Downtown Pittsburgh and that musical bridge toward the end of the video as you really speed up the action! Congratulations on 300 videos! As always, you did a super job!
@aquantomeffect Interesting. I've been visiting Pittsburgh since 2001 and never felt uncomfortable tooling around downtown at night. I usually stay at Station Square and more than once I've walked on and across the Smithfield Street Bridge at night taking photos and toting a tripod and camera gear, never once felt uncomfortable. Yes, during the day, downtown is husting & bustling, seems to be very vibrant.
@ScrewdUPClickV2 With regards to 5:44, I shot that from up on the mountain and I'm kicking myself for not using my DSLR to record the video there, it would have looked MUCH better.
Thanks! I love Pittsburgh, one of my favorite places to visit so I hope to come back and film more, especially now that I have a new, much better camera, I need to re-shoot everything. Glad you liked the song too.
Pittsburgh has been my adopted home town for the past 20 years. At night I swear it looks like Gotham City with all the bridges and industrial era architecture.
Near Pittsburgh there are some pretty nice resorts such as Nemacolin. In the Laurel Highlands you can go white water rafting in the summer and skiing in the winter. Pittsburgh also has some of the best golf courses in the country. Lots of Jazz clubs and other genres, good restaurants, and pretty friendly people.
@Corello1249 Yes, I shot that from up on Mt. washington which overlooks the city to the west....just after that clip as the road goes to the tunnel you can see the string of lights up on the mountain.
Boy! I get dizzy ridin' that fast. It really gave the sensation of riding along with you. I wanted to hold on to my computer table or something. Great video of my beautiful hometown.
@lakebay972 Thanks, I appreciate that... and I TOTALLY agree with you on BTO, not a big fan of either of those overplayed songs. I try to find lazy nights, heavy downtown traffic does not make for good videos. This video was four years in the making, when I first started doing these I always thought "Blue Collar" would fit Pittsburgh well at night, I just had to get the right footage.
Yeah!!! You're in MY hometown now! I live in San Diego but, I'm excited to watch this video! So very nice!! I saw the comment about Chicago's city... I think Pittsburgh is gorgeous at night! Thank you for doing these videos!
I'll say this, as much as I like the city, it is a pain in the you know what to get around, the roads are antiquated. I may just like it because I live in Atlanta and it is so different from what I am used to.
That's an understatement. Went there last summer and it's the only city I've ever seen that it takes 30 minutes to get to somewhere that is less than two miles away. Thank God we stayed literally next door to PNC Park.
Grew up in and around NYC. Believe it or not, I find Pittsburgh harder to navigate through! lol Thank God for GPS. LOVE the city though. It really is a very cool place.
3:27 those bridges make pittsburgh feel like a futuristic industrial city (with low to moderate not always noticeable pollution, but no heavy pollution) while at the same time using the suburbs to retain that modern times charm.
That happened a few years before my dad introduced me to baseball. But, I do remember the 1970 series when the Bucs beat Baltimore and their 4 twenty game winners after beating the Giants for the pennant. They hadn't beaten the Giants at all in SF that year. I went downtown with my friend's family and celebrated. We just hung out and watched the sights. It was a great day.
@lakebay972 I just prefer to film in lighter traffic, I think it translates better, you get more flow, heck I'd be the only one on the road if I had my way. I tend to judge city populations by the Metro Area Population, Pittsburgh is 2.35 Million, all the other cities you mentioned are double that or more (Metro), Pittsburgh has a smaller downtown area land wise than those other cities...comparing metro areas is more an apples to apples comparison as opposed to "city" populations IMO.
My 7100 subs and 4.5 million views must think so. The whole process is not as easy as you think, but no use arguing with furniture, I don't have to impress you. Seriously, I have no problem with you not liking the video, they are not for everyone, and I can't possibly please everyone but why would you go out of your way to piss on my work with your snide comments? Keep it to yourself.
Born and raised there. Moved away 40 years ago. They've renamed all the streets and all the bridges. Tore everything down and rebuilt. The city I remember is barely recognizable now.
@Freewayjim Not saying that I disagree with you; but FreewayBrent has an excellent video called "Vancouver at Night" which features heavy downtown traffic and the flashing green lights that tell drivers to look out for pedestrians. But, on the contrary, Pittsburgh is only a city of 300,000 people while Vancouver is twice that; and cities like Detroit, Chicago, Dallas and Philadelphia are over a million. Your Philadelphia "high traffic" videos are great, especially the one with the TSOP song.
No, the work involved in doing that is more than I care to undertake. Plus only 5-6 videos would fit on a DVD. I find the videos in real time speed to very, very boring, these are not too fast. If I played them slower they'd be way to long, you can only hold a persons attention for song. Roadwaywiz here on YT may be more your speed.
Yo' Freeway Jim, dug it, & the song !!! BTO other than takin' care of business, and down the highway !!! would love to see more, strip district maybe ?? my parents were born & raised in Brookline. thanx !!
Great video! At 0:14 what is the area under the highway lit by bright white lights? I have tried Google and Google Maps, but I can't figure out what is under there on my own. I think the highway is the Penn Lincoln Parkway, I-376. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hello Freeway Jim =) is there any chance that I could buy a DVD with your vids in real time? I live in Sweden though but now with PayPal it shouldn't be a problem with payment atleast. PS. Love your vids even though they are slightly to fast for me. And I also love American roads, to drive these roads in your vids would be my biggest dream come true =) peace from Sweden dude
The only thing Pittsburgh needs is a better public transit system. I have about a billion different ways to get to work based on which roast is under construction. A better public transit system would make things easier.
Yup you are so right anthony . Stupid Port Authority of Allegheny County did away with all the streetcar lines that ran everywhere , why ? because someone on the board of directors didn't like the streetcars . What a shame , anywhere in 15 or 20 minutes .
1:55 O_o whoever layed out this city used optical illusions to make this city look so big ._. the way you turn and suddenly see more buildings only to but a cherry on top with the bridge
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Thanks! I love Pittsburgh, my favorite city to visit.
Better late than never, glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for posting this! After a very tiring day, this video really put me in a chill mood, with the music to accompany the sights in this video. Especially loved seeing the bridges all lit up. Sorry it took me over a year to watch this, but I picked a good time to finally get around to seeing this..putting this on the favorites list.
@trexlergreen Thank you very much! Pittsburgh is someplace you should try to visit if you have the chance, it is the most unique and interesting place I've ever seen.
Thank you!
Thank you very much!
@0marigolds Thank you and thanks for your support and encouragement over the years :)
Thank you, I enjoyed putting this one together.
I just spend the last couple of nights in Pittsburgh and think it's one of this country's hidden gems....it's such a beautiful city! I really need to check out the rest of your videos!...I am so impressed by this video...it's awesome!
LOL, thanks, and I really enjoy your hometown!
Freewayjim, Nice to find you in Pittsburgh again. Really enjoyed the down town tour. No other city like it in the world!
You always seem to manage to get lazy nights when you're in cities. Refreshing. And I also like how you hit the deep tracks that mainstream radio ignores by saying that BTO is more than just "Takin' Care of Business," and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet." Those songs are overplayed to death and they now remind me of an Office Depot commercial. Oy! But you...totally rock!
Such a beautiful city wow, thanx for the upload Jim! I really enjoy watching your vids bro.
Wow - this was fun. I don't think I'll ever get to Pittsburgh, but now at least I got a great ride through it - Thanks - was awesome! Number 300 wow - congratulations! Sharing with friends, and will send it to Germany where my family lives. My grand children have never been here in the US. I bet they will love your videos!
FreewayJim...great video! Loved your shots of Downtown Pittsburgh and that musical bridge toward the end of the video as you really speed up the action! Congratulations on 300 videos! As always, you did a super job!
@ScenicRoadTrip Thank you and I agree, it is definitely a hidden gem!
Me too, I really enjoy being there.
@aquantomeffect Interesting. I've been visiting Pittsburgh since 2001 and never felt uncomfortable tooling around downtown at night. I usually stay at Station Square and more than once I've walked on and across the Smithfield Street Bridge at night taking photos and toting a tripod and camera gear, never once felt uncomfortable. Yes, during the day, downtown is husting & bustling, seems to be very vibrant.
@ScrewdUPClickV2 With regards to 5:44, I shot that from up on the mountain and I'm kicking myself for not using my DSLR to record the video there, it would have looked MUCH better.
Thanks! I love Pittsburgh, one of my favorite places to visit so I hope to come back and film more, especially now that I have a new, much better camera, I need to re-shoot everything. Glad you liked the song too.
Oh, I don't know it that well, just the highways. From the looks of it there aren't many good ways to avoid that tunnel.
Pittsburgh has been my adopted home town for the past 20 years. At night I swear it looks like Gotham City with all the bridges and industrial era architecture.
Actually it is. The filmed the Batman movie here.
is it safe?
@Trionixxx Thanks, glad you liked it!
Near Pittsburgh there are some pretty nice resorts such as Nemacolin. In the Laurel Highlands you can go white water rafting in the summer and skiing in the winter. Pittsburgh also has some of the best golf courses in the country. Lots of Jazz clubs and other genres, good restaurants, and pretty friendly people.
@Ronson2k9 Thank you, I had that song in mind for this for years, I finally got to shoot the right footage.
3:40 WOW that's a beautiful sky!!!!
@BoyKupaI Thanks, I use a Sony HDR-HC9 Camcorder, all of my equipment is listed in the closing credits.
@Tribeca40 Thank you! glad you enjoyed it.
@Corello1249 Yes, I shot that from up on Mt. washington which overlooks the city to the west....just after that clip as the road goes to the tunnel you can see the string of lights up on the mountain.
Boy! I get dizzy ridin' that fast. It really gave the sensation of riding along with you. I wanted to hold on to my computer table or something. Great video of my beautiful hometown.
Thanks for the hours of entertainment. Congats on 300.
@lakebay972 Thanks, I appreciate that... and I TOTALLY agree with you on BTO, not a big fan of either of those overplayed songs. I try to find lazy nights, heavy downtown traffic does not make for good videos. This video was four years in the making, when I first started doing these I always thought "Blue Collar" would fit Pittsburgh well at night, I just had to get the right footage.
Yeah!!! You're in MY hometown now! I live in San Diego but, I'm excited to watch this video! So very nice!! I saw the comment about Chicago's city... I think Pittsburgh is gorgeous at night! Thank you for doing these videos!
THANX ,fwj, I'M FROM pgh AND I MISS IT SO bad! THIS IS A COOL VIDEO!
Holy lightning at 2:58! Congrats on the 300th video and keep up the good work!
Wow, 300 videos, here's to the next 300 more, keep up the good work Jim
Yes I do! I have every large Rand McNally Road Atlas from 1956 to 2013.
Grew up in West Mifflin , near Kennywood. Live in Missouri. Miss the "Burgh". GREAT song too.
Much appreciated!
I'll say this, as much as I like the city, it is a pain in the you know what to get around, the roads are antiquated. I may just like it because I live in Atlanta and it is so different from what I am used to.
That's an understatement. Went there last summer and it's the only city I've ever seen that it takes 30 minutes to get to somewhere that is less than two miles away.
Thank God we stayed literally next door to PNC Park.
Awesome Job.. Looks great. Music was perfect..
Yes, I can see that. You really show off many of its fine points. Keep up the good work!
Night view too good and nice background music
Thank you!
congrats on 300 videos keep up the good work.
i really miss living there,the summers are so really enjoyable
I left pittsburg 5 years ago ( i went to ECS) and am moving back in 1 month!
Grew up in and around NYC. Believe it or not, I find Pittsburgh harder to navigate through! lol Thank God for GPS. LOVE the city though. It really is a very cool place.
Awesome video. Gorgeous sky and the camera even picked up some lightning @ 2:58.
Happy 300th video!!!
Cool and chillin, jazzy song! Love it! :)
Beautiful.
Thank you!
@Reiser86 Thank you!
@bsdpowa Thank you!
3:27 those bridges make pittsburgh feel like a futuristic industrial city (with low to moderate not always noticeable pollution, but no heavy pollution) while at the same time using the suburbs to retain that modern times charm.
That happened a few years before my dad introduced me to baseball. But, I do remember the 1970 series when the Bucs beat Baltimore and their 4 twenty game winners after beating the Giants for the pennant. They hadn't beaten the Giants at all in SF that year. I went downtown with my friend's family and celebrated. We just hung out and watched the sights. It was a great day.
@lakebay972 I just prefer to film in lighter traffic, I think it translates better, you get more flow, heck I'd be the only one on the road if I had my way. I tend to judge city populations by the Metro Area Population, Pittsburgh is 2.35 Million, all the other cities you mentioned are double that or more (Metro), Pittsburgh has a smaller downtown area land wise than those other cities...comparing metro areas is more an apples to apples comparison as opposed to "city" populations IMO.
Thanks Jim! wonderful
My 7100 subs and 4.5 million views must think so. The whole process is not as easy as you think, but no use arguing with furniture, I don't have to impress you. Seriously, I have no problem with you not liking the video, they are not for everyone, and I can't possibly please everyone but why would you go out of your way to piss on my work with your snide comments? Keep it to yourself.
You can't go wrong. It's a great city with a rich history.
@uptownbronze Thanks UB!
I hadn't noticed the lightning at 2:58 until someone pointed it out. That was pretty cool!
Born and raised there. Moved away 40 years ago. They've renamed all the streets and all the bridges. Tore everything down and rebuilt. The city I remember is barely recognizable now.
Really beautiful
Thank you!
@DjFreemode Thank you!
@ScrewdUPClickV2 Thanks, it was a bear to put together.
Beautiful. I want to move here.
@wipandco Thanks!
@pt640 Thanks!
@dave11686 Thank you!
@osterman9439 Another one from the Pittsburgh area, focused on a particular bridge, coming Thursday night.
@expresswayjess Thank you for watching!
I did not know the late Roberto Clemente had a bridge in Pittsburgh named in his memory.
Love your videos, love USA, from Spain :)
This is so untrue. Nobody in Pittsburgh is afraid to go downtown. Downtown is probably the safest area of the whole city, besides the suburbs.
@Freewayjim Not saying that I disagree with you; but FreewayBrent has an excellent video called "Vancouver at Night" which features heavy downtown traffic and the flashing green lights that tell drivers to look out for pedestrians. But, on the contrary, Pittsburgh is only a city of 300,000 people while Vancouver is twice that; and cities like Detroit, Chicago, Dallas and Philadelphia are over a million. Your Philadelphia "high traffic" videos are great, especially the one with the TSOP song.
Thanks btw.
@2004JETTA Let's hope so, thanks!
@VaFreeways Thanks, a little luck never hurts.
No, the work involved in doing that is more than I care to undertake. Plus only 5-6 videos would fit on a DVD. I find the videos in real time speed to very, very boring, these are not too fast. If I played them slower they'd be way to long, you can only hold a persons attention for song. Roadwaywiz here on YT may be more your speed.
Our city is really not all that difficult.. our buses are easy accessible to whatever part of the city you want to go. Bues running from downtown.
This is true. People are more afraid of the traffic heading into downtown than downtown itself.
Go STEELERS! Pittsburgh is where i grew up but i live in Florida nw but i love th city nd th people.
@colinstu Thanks, got lucky there!
Cool video!
Nice video of this city at night.
@1xoirc Thanks
I bet. I think I would be so happy here.
Pittsburgh makes me depressed :(
AK Golden if Pittsburgh makes you depressed try living in Cleveland that place really sucks
Ralph Johnson I live in Cleveland and it does suck. Pittsburgh is so much better
It’s a beautiful city overall imo but it’s so small and the weather is shitty most of the time
I love road trips!! I even have a 2013 edition road atlas of my own! Do you have a road atlas?
Yo' Freeway Jim, dug it, & the song !!! BTO other than takin' care of business, and down the highway !!! would love to see more, strip district maybe ?? my parents were born & raised in Brookline. thanx !!
I walk around fine at night I stay out till about 2 AM when I am up there and always walk back to my hotel
Cool vid!
great one
masterpiece, than the others
Great video! At 0:14 what is the area under the highway lit by bright white lights? I have tried Google and Google Maps, but I can't figure out what is under there on my own. I think the highway is the Penn Lincoln Parkway, I-376. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hi Buddy. I-376 east bound toward Monroeville is above what is the Mon Parking Wharf, which would be the lit area you mention.
Hello Freeway Jim =) is there any chance that I could buy a DVD with your vids in real time? I live in Sweden though but now with PayPal it shouldn't be a problem with payment atleast. PS. Love your vids even though they are slightly to fast for me. And I also love American roads, to drive these roads in your vids would be my biggest dream come true =) peace from Sweden dude
@awz121 Got lucky there, thanks!
awesome
Will do, Freeway Jim. Thanx
The only thing Pittsburgh needs is a better public transit system. I have about a billion different ways to get to work based on which roast is under construction. A better public transit system would make things easier.
Drew, they used to have exactly that years ago. The best streetcar system in the world. Wait no longer then 15 minutes & your car would arrive.
Yup you are so right anthony . Stupid Port Authority of Allegheny County did away with all the streetcar lines that ran everywhere , why ? because someone on the board of directors didn't like the streetcars . What a shame , anywhere in 15 or 20 minutes .
1:55 O_o whoever layed out this city used optical illusions to make this city look so big ._. the way you turn and suddenly see more buildings only to but a cherry on top with the bridge