Google Pittsburgh
When we first lived in Pittsburgh and Matthew played baseball in Mellon Park across the street from Bakery Square we could smell the aroma of baking. Crackers, cookies, it was the NABISCO Factory built in 1918. Bakery Square has been “repurposed” as they say. And GOOGLED.
There’s a Coffee Tree that opens at 5:30 AM. for the early birds.
And a close-up crop of the Google flag.
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This entry was posted on May 9, 2012 by rutheh. It was filed under Light in the City, Pittsburgh Photos, Signage and was tagged with architecture, bakery, Bakery Square, city, Coffee Tree, cookies, crackers, East Liberty, google, Nabisco, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh Photographer, Pittsburgh Photos, postaday, preservation, restoration, travel.
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Well, they really did Google Pittsburgh, didn’t they? When I worked by the RIver, just outside The Loop, if the wind was right, we could get a good whiff of the morning’s production at the Fannie May Chocolate Co. It was both good and bad at the same time.
May 9, 2012 at 12:09 am
I remember that smell too. Wasn’t so long ago. For a while I boycotted Nabisco. Glad google came along.
May 9, 2012 at 7:08 am
What does Google smell like?
May 9, 2012 at 7:36 am
Wonderful building Ruth I can imagine the great smells from the bakery days. Is this the Google HQ or do they have office all over the States? I think they have a European place in Holland.
May 9, 2012 at 9:32 am
Laura, Google smells like money!
Glad you took the 2nd photo, Ruth, I did not even notice those small Google letters and the letters on the flag in photo #1 !!
May 9, 2012 at 9:45 am
Very interesting
May 10, 2012 at 6:18 am
This is really cool. I can almost smell the baked good too.
May 10, 2012 at 7:46 pm
My husband went to college in the same city as a Malt-O-Meal factory; so every time we visit the campus, it smells like that.
I think I’d prefer a bakery scent.
May 11, 2012 at 12:38 pm
I’ve composed a page about PITTSBURGH – I hope you like it – maybe add some comment?
March 10, 2013 at 7:06 am
the link:
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/pittsburgh/
March 10, 2013 at 7:06 am
Thanks for the great post today featuring Francine in Retirement and our city Pittsburgh. I added a comment and a link to another view per your suggestion. All the best from Ruth in Pittsburgh.
March 10, 2013 at 9:04 am