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.
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. 🙂
I remember that smell too. Wasn’t so long ago. For a while I boycotted Nabisco. Glad google came along.
What does Google smell like?
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.
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 !!
Very interesting
This is really cool. I can almost smell the baked good too.
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. 😉
I’ve composed a page about PITTSBURGH – I hope you like it – maybe add some comment?
the link:
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/pittsburgh/
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.