Pittsburgh Photos – Page 3 – Ruth E. Hendricks

Two Bikes Eaten By a Tree

If you’ve been following the blog since October 2011, you might have seen the original post of Bicycle Heaven with the four fiberglass Bowden Spacelander bicycles.

Today after a district in-service meeting at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, a few of us dropped over to see Craig Morrow and his amazing Bicycle Heaven. We got to see the latest addition.

Two bicycles in a tree were found in a farmer’s field that was being cleared.

The tree enveloped the bikes as it grew.

Found near Alliance, Ohio. Posted on Craigslist. And then someone gave Craig a call about the Bike Tree and thought he might be interested in adding it to the Bicycle Museum’s collection.

When they cut the grass and underbrush, they found this….. a 1930’s bicycle and a 1960’s bicycle, enmeshed in the tree’s growth.

Thanks Marty, fellow art teacher, for moving the sign so I could get a good shot.

It is something to see

You’ve got to see it to believe it

The power and force of nature

Here’s the sign that Marty moved for me.

Craig Morrow Owner of Bicycle Heaven – Curator of Bicycle Museum-

A welcoming host and knowledgeable guide for all things bicycle.

Bicycles Bicycles Bicycles

Banana seats

Bicycle tires for every bike

Repetition and rhythm

Not sure what this mannequin’s role is at Bicycle Heaven but she’s interesting

Give Craig Morrow a call. Make a trip to Pittsburgh to see Bicycle Heaven in person.

If you need bicycle parts, he’ll mail order

Bicycle parts awaiting shipping.

You can rent the place for an event, too.

Here is a link Blog follower Jack sent to me later today about another old rusting bike, enveloped by a tree

January 22, 2014January 23, 2014 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: antique bicycles, Atlas Obscura, Best of Pittsburgh, bicycle heaven, bicycle museum, bicycle parts, bicycles, Bike Pittsburgh, Bike Tree, Bowden Spacelander, Craig Morrow, fashion, mannequin, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, schwinn bicycles, travel, Vashon Bike TRee 15 Comments

Cotton Candy Man

This was taken at PNC Park last August at a Pirates Game. People at Work is an ongoing project for me and this is one from the archives.

The WordPress Weekly Challenge didn’t appear in my email today so am thinking of a word to go with this image. Any suggestions?

Not that one should consume any of this cotton candy confection, but I liked the photograph.

Wonder how heavy it is to carry that palette of cotton candy, so high in the air.

Found an article from Chicago- Behind-the Scenes Ballpark Jobs by Debra Auerbach which discusses food vendors and concessions. And Cotton Candy originated “at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair” says Kitchen Daily Blog where there’s a recipe.

January 10, 2014 by Ruth Categories: People at Work, Photography, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: Baseball, baseball game, Behind the Scenes Ballpark Jobs, childhood, concession, confection, cotton candy, food, food vendor, Kitchen Daily Blog, people at work, Pittsburgh PA, PNC Park, postaday, travel 29 Comments

Dedication of “Keeping Tabs – A Holocaust Sculpture”- Pittsburgh PA

Sunday afternoon was the official dedication of the Gary and Nancy Tuckfelt Keeping Tabs- A Holocaust Sculpture at the Community Day School at the corner of Beechwood Boulevard and Forward Ave. The sculpture is a maze in the shape of the Star of David, created with glass blocks which are filled with six million pop tabs which took almost five years to collect , each tab representing a human life lost in the Holocaust. Many people contributed time, money and effort to the creation of the sculpture and the beautiful surrounding park. Walking into the maze, one is struck by the magnitude of the horror of genocide, the number of victims is hard to fathom but the pop tabs in the glass blocks are a reminder of the millions killed.

The resident artist, Elena Hiatt Houlihan has been with this project since 2002. Pop tabs were being collected since 1996 and Mr. Walter the History Teacher at Community Day School had aquariums filled with them when Elena arrived to help the student teams design the sculpture. Their original artist statement was read by her at the dedication ceremony today.

Elena had been a resident artist at Greenfield Elementary when I was the art teacher there and I remember her talking about the ongoing work of this sculpture and then funding and other circumstances delayed the completion.

It was a beautiful Autumn afternoon and there were speeches and prayers and an 8th grader played the violin. A chill wind and shadows gave one a shudder and reminded those present of the significance of the memorial sculpture. Never Forget.

I went up earlier in the day to photograph the memorial sculpture before all the people arrived.

Receiving a standing ovation, Mr. Walter comes to the podium to speak Elena and Mr. Walter Artist in Residence Elena Hiatt Houlihan and Social Studies Teacher Mr. Bill Walter who started the collection of the pop tabs when he was teaching the Holocaust to middle school students at Community Day School.

Article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the Keeping Tabs Memorial Sculpture Dedication, this time including Elena Hiatt Houlihan’s name

One of the many many stones and bricks donated, — One of the many many, memorial stones and engraved bricks. each representing the accumulation of many donations, small, medium and large. I chose this one to photograph because for the inscribed words about “generations never born”- that message struck me.

This block will be used for educational presentations. I put a tab in and then asked the next woman if I might photograph her doing so and she agreed.

November 3, 2013November 10, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: art, Community Day School, Dedication Ceremony, Elena Hiatt Houlihan, Holocaust, Holocaust Memorial Pittsburgh, Jewish Community, Keeping Tabs Holocaust Sculpture, memorial, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Robert Zullo, sculpture, the Holocaust 28 Comments

Friday Night City Lights

After the homecoming dance I drove up to Grandview Ave. on Mt. Washington. I mistakenly thought the Liberty Tunnel was closed until 6AM. Not!

The clear fall night air lent itself to a couple of photos, sans tripod, just a fence.

The Gulf Building lights are pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

October 13, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: 70-200mm lens Canon L series, city, Highmark, night photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, PPG, skyline, skyscraper, UPMC 11 Comments

Daybreak October First- Comparing iPhone 5 image to Canon 5D Mark ii

I tell the students at school, the only way to improve photographic skill is to practice. And that is what I was doing yesterday morning.

On the way to school, I detoured to Mount Washington to catch the sunrise and the PNC Park lights on, readying the field for Tuesday night’s playoff game. The city looked so inviting, the light coming fast.

Everyday the city is a different color, a variety of colors, sometimes golden or pink.

And a glimpse of the Lucky Duck (which is bigger than my house!)

This picture is shot with the Canon 5D Markii- a 70-200mm L series lens.

Looks pretty good to me and not sure why I took the photo with both the camera and the phone but this one is the iPhone 5 camera.

And here is the panorama of the scene.

Still working on getting those panorama shots right. You can see a dark bar indicating I need more practice. But it was fun trying. Love the lettering on the Duquesne Incline station house.

But here is a closer shot taken with the Canon 5D Markii.

These are unretouched images. Looks like Pittsburgh of yesteryear with the Heinz Plant spewing white smoke from a stack!

October 2, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Light in the City, Photography, Pittsburgh Photos, What I Saw on the Way to SchoolTags: 70-200mm L series lens, Allegheny River, Canon 5D Markii, city, iPhone 5, Ohio River, photography, Pittsburgh, PNC Park, postaday, Rubber Duck 16 Comments

Strip District World Festival

I was going down to the Strip to work on an ongoing photography project I started.

Seemed like a good day to go as I was in town, no school on Sunday and the weather was perfect.

As soon as I neared the Strip, I saw an incredible amount of traffic backed up and some tent tops. Parked immediately instead of trying to get closer and walked the rest of the way. Here’s what I saw

Strip District World Festival- A Community Event

Food-

I ate a delicious Baklava from Taverna 19, a new place with Greek food and dancing at night. (Right across from Primanti’s) I had already eaten lunch at home. Who knew?

Manuela the Caricaturist

Dance to the Music

Steel Dragon Kung Fu members dance the Lion Dance

This note from Chris at Steel Dragon the dance is actually a LION DANCE

I would like to mention that actually we did a lion dance today. The MC confused the name of what we were doing. Our name (as you know) is Steel Dragon (or Gong Lung in Chinese). What we did was a lion dance. The actual name of the one we did today is “Eight Immortals Carry the Mountain to Fill the Eastern Sea”, which is a story from a classic novel called the Eight Immortals Cross the Sea.

Incidentally, Dragons have many more people than lions (7-100 people vs 2 in a lion) and when you see the head, you can tell their different. If you want, you can check out the video we just posted which has clips from lion and dragons dances on it (plus I just edited so I love when people look at it 🙂 ) The link is on our website under videos. (see link)

Look behind you!

Alex and Ben were the Lion with Steeler Colors

Two Pound Pepperoni Roll and Mr. Sunseri

Schorin’s has everything

Mr. Bennett Price

September 15, 2013September 16, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Music, Photography, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: art, Bennett Price, bread, city, downtown, Dragon Dance, food, French fries, Manuela Caricaturist, music, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Photography, salad, Steel Dragon, Sunday afternoon, Sunseri, travel 11 Comments

“Pittsburgh Recollections” a Mural by Romare Bearden

Port Authority Downtown Pittsburgh Romare Bearden Mural — Port Authority Downtown Pittsburgh- Gateway Center Station
“Pittsburgh Recollections”Romare Bearden Mural

To see and read more about the mural painted by Romare Bearden in 1984 click the article here.

Appraised at 15 million dollars.

Most people who pass by it on their daily commute, probably have no idea. It’s 60 by 13 feet.

I tried the panorama setting again on my new iPhone.

June 8, 2013June 8, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Art, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: African American Artist, art, city scene, downtown Pittsburgh, Gateway Center Station, history, mural, Pittsburgh Recollections, postaday, public art, Romare Bearden, subway, train 7 Comments

Three More Days of the One-Woman Show, REMAINS, at the New Hazlett Theatre, North Side

My friend R sent me an article from the Pittsburgh Post- Gazette by Sara Bauknecht, about “Remains”, a one-woman show playing at The New Hazlett Theater on the North Side – Thought I might be interested in going. I read the part about going through boxes of memories and stuff from one’s parents and it piqued my interest.

You can read more about the star of the show, Beth Corning, at her blog

“This year’s offering is a one-woman show (starring Beth Corning ) made with Tony Award-winning choreographer/performer Dominique Serrand, co-artistic director of Minneapolis-based The Moving Company.”

and before you know it, R went online and bought us tickets. I’m so glad she did. It was excellent. Powerful. Graceful. Moving. Evocative.

And it’s there for just 3 more days!! If you live in Pittsburgh, you should make a plan to go this weekend.

We went to the performance Thursday night and stayed for the Talk-Back afterwards.

Beth Corning asked the audience if we might Tweet, Facebook and tell friends about “Remains” – (a Glue Factory Project) which is playing Friday June 7,

Sat June 8th and a Sunday Matinee at 2 (June 9th) when you pay what you can for admission.

R and I went to the lobby and then I wondered out loud how to blog about it and R suggested I ask to take a photo of Beth. So we turned around and went back and I took a photo with my iPhone.

A nice man, Alex showed me how to take a panorama with my new iPhone in the theater lobby and showed me where to stand in the corner. A bit dark but fun. Thanks Alex

We headed to Market Square to La Cucina Flegrea where the kitchen had closed but served us each a bowl of delicious minestrone and some bread.

And if you don’t live in Pittsburgh, you could invite Beth and Dominique to come to your city. Maybe they will consider a tour! The show’s theme is personal and universal simultaneously.

Formerly the Carnegie Library Now the New Hazlett Theater

Beth Corning after the performance.

Poster in the Lobby

The Lobby of the New Hazlett Theater

Market Square Scene

A bowl of minestrone at La Cucina Flegrea in Market Square, after the show.

June 7, 2013June 7, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: Beth Corning, choreography, dance, Dominique Serrand, loss, memories, minestrone, New Hazlett Theater, photography, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, postaday, Remains, The Glue Factory, theater, tony award winning choreographer 5 Comments

Mazeroski in Moonlight, After the Prom

Pittsburgh Carrick 2013 Senior Prom was held at the Lexus Club at PNC Park tonight.

I went and took pictures of the kids and it was a great evening. My friend Steve picked me up and then had to turn the car around to be in the homeward direction.

This is what we saw at the circle by the Bill Mazeroski statue-

I got out into the chilly air and took a few shots. The clouds kept drifting over the moon, making the clouds luminous.

p.s.

In case you don’t know about the Greatest Home Run Ever Here’s the youtube video of Bill Mazeroski running to home in the 1960 World Series

May 24, 2013May 24, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Pittsburgh PhotosTags: 1960 World Series, Baseball, Bill Mazeroski, city skyline, home run, moonlight, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Photography, Pittsburgh Pirates, PNC Park, postaday 7 Comments

Bronze Elevator Doors in the City County Building, Pittsburgh PA

Sometimes you see something on the fly- take a quick picture and later you think, oh,

I should have taken a little more time, shot more views or gotten better photographs as you review what you captured.

I left these photos the way I took them- a bit crooked, a partial door- as a reminder to take my time and get the detail, watch the angle,

*note to self– take a few more pictures when you see something magnificent, unusual and interesting. Take the entire door in the frame!

When we hung the art show at the City County Building downtown Pittsburgh, we were getting into the elevators and I took a couple of photographs of the bronze elevator doors. You almost felt like you were in Florence.

Henry Hornbostel was the architect of the building (and about fifty other building that are still in the city) but I couldn’t find who designed and sculptured/cast the elevator doors specifically. They were amazing to see. Figures with earlier government buildings in hand. Definitely need to get to the Carnegie Library for some detailed research but just look at the doors and think about how they don’t make buildings like this anymore. There’s a lot of history in the story of the doors that I don’t have at hand. Details later.

Brass vs. Bronze the difference in the two metals information here

May 15, 2013May 15, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: architecture, art, bronze elevator doors, cast bronze, City-County Building, Henry Hornbostel, metal, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, sculpture 14 Comments

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