Mis.Steps: Our Missed Connections with Pittsburgh's City Steps
Photographic Material
- Identifier
- 000024230
- Alt Identifier
- cip.10171
- Asset Type
- Date
- May 17, 2020
- Description ("Balfour Street, West End neighborhood of Elliott, Pittsburgh, PA;
For the last four years, I've documented Pittsburgh's 739 public stairways. Before the pandemic, my wanderings on these obsolete relics were often solitary, as the days of walking "from the hills to the mills" have long since disappeared. But as gyms and health clubs closed, people turned their attention to outside spaces for exercise and socializing. Suddenly, Pittsburghers started to re-discover their neighborhoods and the abundance of "Original StairMasters" scattered throughout the city. You can walk them, run them, and sit on them when you need to catch your breath! As someone who has come to love and appreciate these massive, sculptural public works, it's been affirming to see the attention and use they've received in the last year. And as we begin the gradual process of returning to life as we once knew it, I hope people continue the habits they developed in the last year. Our neighborhoods become healthier, friendlier, and more engaged places when we're regularly walking through them." Description and essay submitted by the photographer.) - "Balfour Street, West End neighborhood of Elliott, Pittsburgh, PA;
For the last four years, I've documented Pittsburgh's 739 public stairways. Before the pandemic, my wanderings on these obsolete relics were often solitary, as the days of walking "from the hills to the mills" have long since disappeared. But as gyms and health clubs closed, people turned their attention to outside spaces for exercise and socializing. Suddenly, Pittsburghers started to re-discover their neighborhoods and the abundance of "Original StairMasters" scattered throughout the city. You can walk them, run them, and sit on them when you need to catch your breath! As someone who has come to love and appreciate these massive, sculptural public works, it's been affirming to see the attention and use they've received in the last year. And as we begin the gradual process of returning to life as we once knew it, I hope people continue the habits they developed in the last year. Our neighborhoods become healthier, friendlier, and more engaged places when we're regularly walking through them." Description and essay submitted by the photographer. - Creators
- Zurowski, Laura (photographer)
- Zurowski, Laura (written by)
- Contributor
- Zurowski, Laura (written by)
- Digital Format
- still/jpeg
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