WTAE-TV Pittsburgh cam

[Bob Rathke]

You're right, the Ardmore parade was bigger in 1944, but I didn't want to
presume that the Internet and webcams could have been created that long ago;
1966 was a little more realistic  :-)

As I've observed before: Pittsburgh will soon have two stadiums more than it
needs.  Here in Chicago, Wrigley Field (Cubs) was built in 1914, and Soldier
Field (Bears) was built in 1924.  Both continue to be in use, and are actually
in better condition than the teams that play in them...

I also wondered why two of the cams are focused on Three Rivers Stadium.  I
thought it might be part of a countdown in anticipation of the stadium being
imploded in February, 2001...

Bob 12/16

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"Fred W. Schneider III" wrote:

> Parade of trolleys in 1966?  About one every half hour?
>
> How about 1944 when there was a reason for the spacing signals on
> Ardmore Boulevard.  I was told that the rush hour frequency during the
> war was about every 2 minutes ... high speed cars, low speed cars, PCCs,
> anything in Homewood Car House that would run.
>
> Why are TWO cameras focusing on the stadiums?  To remind the populace of
> all their tax money that is being spent to make sports promoters
> wealthy?
>
> Bob Rathke wrote:
> >
> > Those of you in Pittsburgh may be aware of this already, but WTAE-TV's
> > website broadcasts three web cam views of the city.  The views seem to
> > be refreshed every 10 minutes, and zoom from wide angle to telephoto
> > from time to time.  They are:
> >
> > Spring Hill - there's a camera on Spring Hill which is the highest point
> > in the city.  The view is southward toward downtown, and sometimes is a
> > close-up of Three Rivers Stadium. The camera seems to be located about
> > 200 feet from the house where I grew up.
> >
> > Mt. Washington - this is the expected view toward downtown and the
> > north, but lately the pan seems to be directed to Three Rivers Stadium.
> >
> > So what do these cameras have to do with Pittsburgh trolleys?  Well, the
> > third cam is located on the WTAE building on Ardmore Blvd. in Forest
> > Hills.  Think of it...if we had this cam (and the Internet) in 1966, we
> > could be watching the parade of  87-Ardmore trolleys on our computer
> > screens all day long!
> >
> > See
> > <http://weather.thepittsburghchannel.com/camera.cfm?ImageID=597&Site=pit>.
> >
> > Bob 12/16
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