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Pittsburgh rises from smokestack image to livable hub
The article recalls Pittsburgh being named the nation’s most livable by a national almanac and traces the city’s shift from heavy industry to a diversified economy. It notes Renaissance efforts, pollution cleanup, downtown growth, housing investments, new tech firms, and key leaders who shaped a new civic identity.
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Pittsburgh
Rand McNally
Smoky City
Washington Post
Hell
Madison
Wis
Peter Lee
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ohio River
James Parton
Frank Lloyd Wright
Richard Caliguiri
Renaissance I
Allegheny
Ohio
Monongahela
PPG Industries
Mellon Bank Center
FBI
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Mellon
Henry Clay Frick
Pittsburgh Symphony
Civic Light Opera
Pittsburgh Ballet
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Pittsburgh
Pitt
Jonas Salk
Sun Belt
Ellen Doyle
Boston
Frank Breeze
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