Waterfront – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Under the Bridge

Homestead Grays Bridge, built in 1936, was formerly called the Homestead High Level Bridge. I Pulled into a parking space to shoot the underbelly Wednesday night. The blue light against the night sky. The bridge spans the Monongahela River but this part is over the Waterfront shopping area.

“It is notable as the first bridge to incorporate the Wichert Truss, which uses a quadrilateral shape over each support, into its design. This made the truss statically determinate, so that forces in the structural members could be calculated.” Wikipedia

A 2017 blog post I did of bridges going over the Monongahela shows a different view of this same bridge.

July 8, 2021 by Ruth Categories: architecture, Photography, Pittsburgh PhotographyTags: bridge, Homestead Grays Bridge, Monongahela River, night photography, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, Waterfront, Wichert Truss 8 Comments

Pittsburgh Autumn in a Dull Light

Overcast.

Rain.

Diffused light.

I was down in Homestead at the Waterfront, having been up the hill in West Mifflin.

Shopped for flannel sheets. Readying for the cold weather.

And though the day was rainy, I thought I’d shoot to include the changing leaves, give a sense of time and place.

carrie furnace autumn — Carrie Furnace on the Monongahela River

Homestead Stacks

homestead bridge autumn — Homestead Grays Bridge from Below

Monongahela River autumn — Monongahela River View

at the Red Light I saw this tree.

And just for fun, closer to home, the dog in the passenger seat signaling a right turn?

October 28, 2015 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: autumn, autumn leaves, available light, Carrie Furnace, Homestead Grays Bridge, Homestead PA, Monongahela River, photography, postaday, season, smokestacks, Steel Industry, Waterfront, weather 13 Comments

Homestead Smokestacks at Night

You see images of these stacks often. This one from the parking lot by the movie theatre. All that is left of the US Steel Homestead Works- a dozen smokeless stacks.

Night View of the Homestead Stacks — Former steel mill site now a shopping complex, restaurants and movie theatres.

September 29, 2010September 28, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, Pittsburgh Photos, UncategorizedTags: Homestead, open hearth, photo of the day, photography, Pittsburgh PA, smokestacks, steel mill, Waterfront 13 Comments

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