Pittsburgh's steps are an important part of what makes the city unique. Unfortunately, they aren't being maintained as well as they should be. This video should be required viewing for the mayor and members of the city council. They need to be reminded of the importance of preserving what we have, not just spending money on "new and improved."

@BrandonFriez

4 жыл бұрын

He only likes the bike lanes

@faiththeunknownbeing8126

4 жыл бұрын

@@BrandonFriez put bike lanes on them. Boom! He'll go for it! Or should

@burghman8000

4 жыл бұрын

@@BrandonFriez right!! Sick of all these freaking bike Lanes. The steps are way more important to people in this city going and coming home from work. How many people ride thier bikes to and from work?

@chrisjones245

4 жыл бұрын

they should referbish all the steps at once. just do all of them even the one that the hipsters say add character. its too dangerous to even use. im fed up, we need action

@luparks7346

4 жыл бұрын

Especially here in beechview, so many sets of steps in complete disrepair, but at least when the woods encroach on them it gives it an even more rustic quality

When I first moved to Pittsburgh I went to see the fireworks on the 4th on Grandview in Mt Washington. I wanted to go to Carson st afterwards to get some drinks and didn't know how to get there so I used google maps and my route actually used the steps as part of my route and I absolutely loved that. I'd just be walking down a street and then "TURN LEFT." I'd scout around for the "LEFT" I thought my maps had mistakenly told me to take just to find a hand rail sticking out of all of the overgrown vegetation that was still soaked from the summer rain. By the end of the descend I was stoked and completely fascinated.

@paulmentzer7658

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like Vinecliff, I walked them many times to avoid the longer walk up or down Scyamore Street. The big change was in the 1980s, they moved Scyamore to its present alignment to intersect with Arlington avenue (They had to build a new bridge to do it). The "old" route was to walk along the Streetcars till you saw the Streetcar Tunnel, then you turned left till you get to present day Scyamore Street. It is all closed off now, but I remember walking up that narrow road. Going downhill, you would have turned left just as present day Scyamore turns right to use the new Bridge. Again it is blocked off but there was housing along that switch of Scyamore that they torn down (Along with the very small two story homes that were along Vinecliff where there was and is some pavement).

Hi. I'm from UK and I discovered your channel by accident somehow. I never knew much about Pittsburgh (Steel, Heinz, sports teams, and I believe that there is a strong Welsh link to the state of Pennsylvania) but I now have this HUGE urge to visit and see the things you document myself.. This video in particular is amazing... showing a link to the past and how the city grew and how different areas linked together and so on. I've always thought one large city is somewhat like the next but there's so much character away from the city centre (or downtown as you would call it) area. I MUST visit Pittsburgh. You are an amazing ambassador for the city. Keep up the good work!

@crazyredneck4931

4 жыл бұрын

If you ever come by I'll show you around...I live like 20 minutes from downtown

@Last2BrainSells

4 жыл бұрын

Crazyredneck what area you live in

@billsmith1660

4 жыл бұрын

I grew up on Welsh Way in between the Southside flats and Allentown two neighboring communities in Pittsburgh...

@crazyredneck4931

4 жыл бұрын

@@Last2BrainSells alleghany country, by the airport

@sarco64

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, if you're a native Pittsburgher you would call it "dahntahn."

I'm a Pittsburgh native, and the steps are something that's always amazed me as a kid !! I would agree that Pgh is the best Urban hiking city because of the hills !!!

A lot of pot sold on those steps

@jamieb7581

4 жыл бұрын

more then pot...

@dedcove7466

4 жыл бұрын

Lolol

@4heavensakes851

4 жыл бұрын

haha

@raerae1283

4 жыл бұрын

Facts lol

@ProfessahQS

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamieb7581 true indeed lol

This made me seriously weep. I remembered times over many years I sat on so many sets of steps and thought and wrote and hummed to myself. I looked at plants I explored old areas that are preserved but untouched. Dude these videos break my heart in the best possible way and I’m so grateful that you do them.

@juliuscaesar1388

Жыл бұрын

They sort of do that for me too. I can’t always watch them because they give me this nostalgic sort of sadness. But it’s also good to remember that there are others who understand

Absolutely love this. As a runner living in Pittsburgh, I’ve seen and ran so many of these stairs but never thought that Pittsburgh was unique for having so many!

@ethanpapa4676

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a runner in Pittsburgh too!

I grew up in Pittsburgh and lived there until I was 18. That was almost 60 years ago. My family didn’t have a car until I was 13. We walked. We used the steps. We took the street car. Didn’t have school busses. We walked. We used the steps. Never heard them called “stairs”. They were just the “City Steps”. I was 100 lbs lighter when I graduated from high school. Walking was a way to stay fit. We generated a lot less carbon dioxide than our cars do now. I was back in 2000 for a high school reunion. The city steps nearest my house were overgrown and impassable. Times have changed.

I walked up and down those things for 3 years while going to school in Pittsburgh. I'm glad to see that they're still part of the city. Thanks for making this.

Currently live in Chicago Illinois, I LOVE biking, hiking, road tripping, anything to do with traveling! So I'm dragging my brother out to Pittsburgh for his birthday from Oct 15-20. We grew up watching Mr Roger's neighborhood so I'm mainly taking him to the Heinz History center, the tribute to Rogers sculpture, and eat yummy food. But after watching this, I also want to look for these stairs!!

@DeanBog

4 жыл бұрын

They're all over the place! Anywhere there is a steep hillside there will be steps.

@stephanieh5478

4 жыл бұрын

@@DeanBogI'm going to keep my eyes out and definitely will be convincing my brother that steps are awesome! hahaha I need you as my step guide 😄

@jayray6844

4 жыл бұрын

Did you make it happen? Jw.

@stephanieh5478

4 жыл бұрын

@@jayray6844 yes I did! Unfortunately I don't know what parts of town I was! Since we randomly drove around then GPS'ed back to the hotel. But I saw 3 different ones, 1 was really hidden by trees and branches. Really enjoyed my time in Pittsburgh, will be going back!

@jayray6844

4 жыл бұрын

@@stephanieh5478 . .I understand 100%. The hills of Pgh create nooks and crannies. I remember my 1st time flying in and out of Pgh. Glad you experienced Pgh. Traveling is a must.

6:28 The lady who made this mosaics is a family friend of mine, i can't remember her name because im a stupid kid, but she also did the welcoming mosaics to Downtown, the Soith Side, and Braddock. She also, made a vase for my parents as a wedding gift. I love her art work so much and it's so neat for it to be in this amazing video!!

@mannytheiner887

4 жыл бұрын

Her name is Laura Jean McLaughlin and she runs the Clay Penn studio and gallery at 5111 Penn Avenue in Garfield.

I think I love the city steps because they feel like a secret. It feels like you shouldn't be allowed on some of them but they are public and give you a whole different viewpoint of a neighborhood or just the immediate area around them. It's such a cool prospective and they really do make you look around more. I just found a new set in my neighborhood I'd never seen before - and that's something that can happen often in PGH which is crazy. Awesome video 👍

I'm from Pittsburgh, and I used to think my city was unimpressive or pathetic, but as I've grown up I've learned to love it. We've managed to lose the pollution while keeping a lot of the old architecture, and it makes Pittsburgh feel like home, plain and simple. I wouldn't trade it for any other city in the world.

How are you NOT a top 10 KZreadr? Your abilities are amongst the best I've ever seen. I'm moving to PGH in a couple of months and you've helped me so much in terms of living vicariously through your videos. So, thanks BRAH!

@DeanBog

4 жыл бұрын

damn what a compliment! thank you. KZread is a tricky beast, and Im just starting to figure it out. Glad I can give ya a taste of the burgh.

@catrina7083

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to "da Burgh"! First thing to do is learn how and when to say "yinz". There's no place on the planet like Pittsburgh. Love it!

Man, I don't know if you do video work for a living (probably), but your channel is so underrated. I can easily see this content getting thousands of followers because its just so professional and interesting. Keep it up!

@DeanBog

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! That is too kind of you. Thank you so much

@mixwiz

4 жыл бұрын

I second that, DedCove.

@julianne2saw

4 жыл бұрын

@@DeanBog found this kinda by accident and you are very talented so i really, really enjoyed the videos.

I've known about the steps all of my life, but never really appreciated them as much as I should have until watching this video. Thank you! Another Pittsburgh treasure is the cobblestone streets in The City and the brick streets of Mt. Lebanon. They seem to be slowly disappearing. Makes me sad...such unique treasures.

Having moved out of my home city, my eyes water realizing the joy I couldn't conceptualize until it was out of reach. Thank you for enlightenment unexpected.

“Filled with woodland creatures” DEER. SO MANY DEER god help me with the Lyme disease

@mikelouis9389

4 жыл бұрын

Wait till a Tom Gobbler sees you during mating season. Birds ARE descended from dinosaurs. You'll agree after meeting a hormones up gobbler

@julianne2saw

4 жыл бұрын

you can't have it both ways. I have good knees and am keeping them that way but this is very beautiful.

Born and raised. I’m now in FL. Thanks for the reminder‼️😉

@mikelouis9389

4 жыл бұрын

Beware! Go back to Pittsburgh at your own risk! The hills and stairs are killers after too long in Florida, I know, dear god do I know.........

when i was little i remember driving past the steps and always wanting to walk on them. now i walk on them every weekend. i’m glad so many other people love these steps and appreciate their beauty

These videos have made me fall in love with Pittsburgh

City of Bridges ! City of Steps! City of Steel I love Pittsburgh the Beautiful!

I walked the steps from Pius street, Southside to Mt. Oliver street in Allentown /Knoxville while attending Southside Catholic. Kept me in shape.

I moved to Pittsburgh in a post pandemic world. I haven't been feeling safe going out and interacting with people in restaurants and bars. You just introduced me to something that is outdoors, fun, free and interesting. Thank you for that. I think I'm going to explore these.

Growing up on the south side and beltzhover/Allentown, I walked those steps alot as a kid. They was always some kind of nonsense going on at the steps. Brings back alot of memories. Thank you for showing the world a part of the city that is not a bar or skyscraper.

@markrebholz7386

4 жыл бұрын

Jesse Nolan are you related to Joe Nolan from Arlington? I went to Hilltop Catholic

@Ben_dover8420

4 жыл бұрын

@@markrebholz7386 I am. He is my uncle. It's crazy how tiny the world is.

@markrebholz7386

4 жыл бұрын

Jesse Nolan cool. I agree. I was in the military then worked for NASA in Cleveland. One of my co-workers retires in Florida...find out his neighbor was in my military unit with me! Crazy. That’s like 30 years ago. Tell Joe I said hello

@Ben_dover8420

4 жыл бұрын

@@markrebholz7386 did you serve with him?? I believe he ended up being stationed in California where he met my aunt and they moved back here and bought a house in Allentown.

@markrebholz7386

4 жыл бұрын

Jesse Nolan No, I did not.Tell him hello.

Tim Fabian is one of my fav pgh people EVER. I worked for him as his in house bike messenger when he owned Pro Photo on the South side. Best boss ever. Great to ride with..we used to do winter road rides out to the west of Pgh with my brother from another mother B. Rose. Great times great memories awesome dude wonderful human beings who made my life better

Your videos are absolutely stunning! My husband and I have been considering Pittsburgh as our next home and your videos help tell such a beautiful story of the people, the culture, the history and the uniqueness of this city. Because of your masterful work, we plan to make the move in July of this year and look forward to more content from you! Every video I watch on your channel blows me away with the level of professionalism represented in your hosting, footage and presentation. Keep doin your thing! You are a gifted fella indeed! Thank you for showing the world how wonderful Pittsburgh is.

Unbelievable! Incredible take on our city's steps and the history and magic! Thank you for this! Bob Regan is amazing. He was my neighbor and lived below me for 3 years. What a tribute to the work he has done! Way to carry on the tradition, Dean!

"please don't be shitty" 🤣🤣 gotta find that one. Also showing my boyfriend these stairs when he comes up

Wow awesome lived in pittsburgh 25 years born and raise pretty awesome new subscriber

The steps are short cuts. . Thank you Bob Regan for you efforts!!

Thank you for this video. While I stay in Florida, my heart lies in Pittsburgh. I'm looking forward to seeing atleast one of these steps the next time I visit Pittsburgh. ❤️

I grew up in Brookline: there were several pairs of city steps. As a teen, we used to gather on the steps, talk, and sometimes do stuff we shouldn’t have done (Hahaha !!). We thought we were so cool “hidden” in plain sight by all of the trees. Come to think of it: where I lived we didn’t use the steps to navigate, we used them to congregate. Great video: brought back lots of memories

@faiththeunknownbeing8126

4 жыл бұрын

Theres one in Greenfield that I use to cut up to the street I need to be in one shot

@belajadevotchka2

4 жыл бұрын

Wondering how old you are. We used to congregate on city steps with Brookline and Overbrook kids. The steps were sort of like a No Tell Motel for teenagers. Many a makeout session with said Brookline and Overbrook kids. We were from South Side, Bon Air, Mt. Oliver-that area. When we had coinage, we'd take the old trolley out to Overbrook to meet the boys and if we didn't have coin, we just took the quickest most direct route- we walked along the tracks. No big deal until you came upon McKinley trestle. That was the big bridge that ran parallel to 51 crossing over McKinley right by where that big Red White and Blue thrift store is. I cannot believe we used to walk across that trestle . As an adult, I see how stupid and dangerous it was. memories

Spent five years in Pittsburgh getting a graduate degree at Pitt, and boy do I miss it now that I'm back in Europe. Thanks for the great video, Dean! Really brings back the memories :)

Damn, I moved out of panther hollow too soon! I lived there for two years during my studies at CMU and would've loved to talk to you about the steps. I also loved the staircases. Also, I love your videos a ton. You're doing a great service to all the hidden gems of Pittsburgh.

The Pittsburgh City Steps are my favorite thing about the city. I just think they have a unique look that I’ve never seen anywhere else.

Crying! Moved to Pittsburgh for school and I'm a third year Pitt student. I absolutely love your videos and how well they capture the eccentricities of the city, it makes me so happy to see that other people are so interested by the funky parts!! There is a special energy here and I just made a documentary on the Pittsburgh music scene (on my channel!) and am really looking towards doing much more. Thank you for your amazing work and contributions.

We need to post these vids on the Pittsburgh subreddit...needs more views!

@DeanBog

5 жыл бұрын

Jason Wallace I did!!

@overworkedcna412

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Wallace There’s a Pittsburgh sub?!

Dean, I'm a recently new subscriber and you've got my vote for "Pittsburgh and Neighborhoods Goodwill Ambassador at Large." Keep up the awesome work ! I have lived, all my 65 years, about 40 minutes south of 'da Burgh. Of all the places I've been in and around Pittsburgh, after watching a few of your videos, I've been missing a lot ! The scorecard is a great idea...the bicycle...priceless. Looking forward to many more neighborhood visits.

I absolutely love everything about your videos. My friend and I stumbled across your city on a road trip and instantly fell in love. You've inspired me to start creating content about where I live (the southside of Chicago) because it gets no recognition for anything but crime. Keep doing you. Your work is incredible

I'm from Pittsburgh. Love the video! We have such Amazing Schenary in our city

I live in Pittsburgh and I’ve honestly never even thought about the steps this way. I have a whole new view of them now! Great video❤️

I go to cmu and this was really surprising! Haven't seen steps in any of the places I frequent. I'd like to check out the Oakland panther hollow ones at some point. Cool video!

Thanks for posting this. I live 80 miles north of Pittsburgh. I get into the city 2 or 3 times a year. I am fascinated by the city steps of Pittsburgh. I saw the book The Steps Of Pittsburgh in a book store about 12 years ago. Went back 6 months later when I was in town to buy it and it was sold out. Thanks for the links too.

I Live In Troy Hill I Love These Steps As Well !! Our Transportation Up On This Hill Pretty Much Sucks Unless You Drive Lol So These Steps Are Such A Lifesaver When You Don't Have Any Other Way To Get Around.

Can you do more on the steps?!?! I want more!!

The city steps have always intrigued me, and even more so knowing they're unique to our city. They're not as much fun to climb as they are to look at and hear stories about lol I'm astounded by the quality of your work. It's like movie quality! The shot of Bob with that small peek of the PPG building through all the greenery is stunning, and just a super smart perspective. You got an angle no one has before. I'm definitively checking out your other videos and sub'd! I'm interested if you've done any films either on your own or in different projects?

Sick creator. Such content

@DeanBog

4 жыл бұрын

thanks dude!

Anyone from Pittsburgh? ❤

So well done! I like the appreciation of where you are at. There is beauty everywhere, you just have to notice it. I pass by a remodeled set of steps on my way to and from work. I like the idea of a neighbor adopting their sets of steps and taking care of them. Watching your video made me appreciate Pittsburgh, and it’s uniqueness.

I grew up on Troy Hill next to city steps.When I went to school at Schiller,Latimer, and then Allegheny High school I used to try to walk up the steps from Vinial Street to Troy Hill without stopping.

I'm starting to fall in love with a city. It has been a long time since I fell in love with a city.

@belajadevotchka2

4 жыл бұрын

It's very easy to fall in love with Pittsburgh.

I wish they would repair the steps. They were everything.💯

Greetings from Australia mate. I love this story and your production style. Now I want to do the Pittsburg step your!

10/10 quality. Keep up the good work !

So sick! I live in PGH it’s really cool to see videos about the city!

This is awesome! I moved out of the Southside Slopes but frequently walked up the St. Michaels Cathedral stairs and lived right off of the 15th st stairs in one of those wonderful little neighborhoods!

@DeanBog

5 жыл бұрын

CC! Thank you man. The slopes are loaded with great steps.

@paulmentzer7658

Жыл бұрын

The City has done a good job upgrading those stairs and the Bridge across the Railroad tracks. I remember that bridge in the 1980s, it was a solid bridge but every so often one of the wooden planks was missing and you had to step over that gap in the bridge. Many of the wooden planks were missing but you could still walk on it. Please not it is the SOUTH 15th Street Bridge. In Oakland once someone stopped as asked when did the street he was on became the South Street with the same street number. I had to inform him, it never did and he had to get to the Southside by crossing a river to get to the South Streets. In most cities you have a South number street and a North number street and there are the same street but with different numbering system for the houses. Not Pittsburgh, the South Streets are in a completly different part of town.

So wonderful! Thanks so much for including Mis.Steps in your film. :-)

@DeanBog

5 жыл бұрын

Laura Zurowski it wouldn’t be the same without ya!

Love your videos of Pittsburgh!! So thankful I found these. What a gem of a city 🖤💛

There is something so uniquely beautiful about how these steps of stairs have sparked a love and appreciation in different individuals

Do a video about local places for food and do penn hills for the neighborhood series

Bravo! A well-told story of one of the city's many unique assets.

@DeanBog

5 жыл бұрын

Jim Heid thanks Jim!!

Bob Regan is the man! He taught our evening Database engineering class while I was at Pitt. Legend. Super funny and nice.

6:19 I've used those to get to the bus line. Amazing.

So well put together!! Ahhhg love it.

thank you so much for making this video! unique characteristics like these are so gorgeous and important to a city's heart and soul, and I hope the book and your video make people aware of that!

I love the music you use in all your videos, really helps draw me in, especially the opening and closing music on this one!!! Keep doing great things Dean!

I love this video so much. Excellent work!

@DeanBog

5 жыл бұрын

dan buczynski thank you Dan!!

Well done Dean! So many wonderful shots! Great editing! Strong music choices! Thanks for all the hard work! Your videos are wonderfully intimate and still so professional. I'm really enjoying these detailed love letters to all the parts that make our area great!

Extremely happy I found this channel, the architectural discussion and the quality of the videos, Im in love

Yet again another spectacular video Bog !!! Really intriguing....

I've always loved the steps. Thank you so much for making this video!

Mr Dean Bog.....you've made my meaning of city steps new. I've always LOVED city steps but my use of them was not always for positive reasons. I've struggled through life like many in Pittsburgh. Watching your video was a much needed view of our city through eyes different then mine and for that I appreciate you....

@belajadevotchka2

4 жыл бұрын

I hear ya, sister.

Just moved here and this made me smile so big. Thank you for this

Seen this and your other Pitt videos - you're a talented filmmaker. This video series deserves more exposure

Dean , I just stumbled on your videos the other day, and let me tell you man you are a true artist at your craft. I have on the outskirts of Pittsburgh my entire life, to the east and North. I never really noticed how many sets there are but I know I will forevermore. Especially since I am a carpenter who has built many a sets of steps myself. Thank you for blessing us with your talent,my friend.

Awesome video! Loved it. I moved to pgh almost ten years ago from Erie and just moved back to Erie and I’ve been really missing pgh. Maybe some day I’ll be back. For the time being pgh will always have a big piece of my heart.

Great job! Love your documentaries of #TheBurgh. Keep doing what you do, and thanks for making these videos.

I live in San Francisco, but grew up in Pittsburgh. People in SF always talk about how special and unique and charming the neighborhoods are, and they are right, but Pittsburgh is every bit as unique and charming and maybe more so. I really miss the sense of old history, the rusty steel and iron (and also the steps) in Pittsburgh. There is no better city.

That was fantastic. You are an artist my friend.

Such an excellent video. Better quality than a lot of stuff I see on TV!

@DeanBog

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jim!!

I was really nervous to move to Pittsburgh as a new student at Pitt (even though I knew Oakland pretty well since my brother also went to school here), but just a couple weeks into school - which I was already enjoying more than I expected - I discovered your channel. You have an incredible way of humanizing this city, and even though I've barely explored it, these videos make me so much more excited to aventure and make this place feel like home. Thanks, Dean :)

We called them City Steps when I was growing up in Sheraden in the sixties.

@dmzabo3914

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Louis , so did we. (Friends)

The steps leading into Panther hollow in Oakland are named after an Italian family who lived in Panther hollow. My family grew up at the bottom of those steps. My last name is the name of that way.

This is a great video! Amazing work here

I'm always looking for new running routes and got some great ideas from this video - thanks!

Great piece. Now I'm inspired to explore more of Pittsburgh! Thanks!

Absolutely love this ❤️👌🏼🙌🏼

That was a great video. Thanks for making it!

I'm hiking all the stairs in San Francisco and I enjoyed this video a lot. Thank you!

Nice looking video, love the steps, they all tell their own stories

@DeanBog

5 жыл бұрын

Go Harlo Films indeed they do! I love em too

I'm currently visiting Pittsburgh and looking for things to do and take pictures of so I am glad that I came across this video. Thank you for bringing this to my attention

This is awesome. Thank you for sharing

Nice job Dean, Robert Dean here, FYI my Contracting bussiness restored the 18th street steps in South Side approx. 10 yrs. ago. These steps go from 18 th st. to the Monastary in Allentown. I enjoyed the journey of restoring them !!

I had this exact video idea. so glad you made it!

Fantastic point at the end about the steps as a unique asset.

Thank you for sharing your passion.

I live in Miami. But your videos have made want to go check Pittsburgh. Keep it up, I've enjoyed them much. Especially this one about the steps. I didn't even know there was that many steps there.

I love this one man. Born and raised here right next to a set of city steps I loved to walk them. Not sure y lol I just went home to visit I took the steps I felt really great although they need maintenance I found joy and beauty in the walk

Sitting in Pittsburgh watching this in 2024. Thank you for making this!