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In the 1800s to 1900s Pittsburgh was home to many inclines although only one remains today

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Vintage Engraved Illustration of Pittsburgh

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Vintage Engraved Illustration of Pittsburgh

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Made in the late 1800s

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Pittsburgh Slums with Exposition Building

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Pittsburgh Slums with Exposition Building

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Due to the low wages of factory workers in Pittsburgh's steel industry, many workers settled in low rent slums that were sub average for living conditions

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Steel mills darken the sky over Pittsburgh in the late 1800s. It is a woodcut.

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Despite the economic strife of many common workers in the Gilded Age, several business leaders such as Andrew Carnegie built large and extravagant homes and mansions.

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The first gas station in the nation was opened at Baum Boulevard and St. Clair Street in East Liberty in 1913

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by Edgar Thomas Works

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Pittsburgh is home to the first commercial radio station in the world, KDKA. The station began by broadcasting presidential election results on November 2, 1920

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Pittsburgh Steel workers were separated by their race and ethnicity.

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A toilet without walls in the basement was created in Pittsburgh because steel workers needed to clean themselves up before entering their house. They were often very dirty.

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A typical steel worker would make 423 dollars per year. Much less than waiters who would make $520 and school teachers who would make $1,227.

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Before 1938 when the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed children worked in the steel mills.

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The street lights would turn on around noon because of the pollution from the steel mills.

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This is a picture of the 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Due to Pittsburgh location at the intersection of Allegheny River and the Monongahela River, It became a city that required the building of many bridges. The rivers also allowed for Pittsburgh's businesses, such as the steel industry, to export their products and grow in power.

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The Carnegie Museum of Art was the first Modern Art Museum in the world.

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The first theater in the world devoted exclusively to the exhibition of motion pictures was the 'Nickelodeon', which was opened by Harry Davis in an empty store at 433-435 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Steel Mills in Pittsburgh produced many toxic chemicals and vapors into the air that made living in and around Pittsburgh both dangerous and unpleasant.

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Forbes Field was the country’s first concrete and steel baseball stadium when it opened on June 30, 1909.

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In 1860 the population of Pittsburgh was 49,221 but due to industrialization, the population increased by approximately 1,100% to 588,343 in 1920.