Pittsburgh’s Past vs Present
From 1901-1979, Pittsburgh’s city photographer built an archive of thousands of photos that document the city’s industrial growth, peak and decline.
As Pittsburgh continues a decades-long transition from being an industrial city, I set out to see how different the city looks today compared to the early- and mid-20th century.
Standing where the city photographer stood, I recreated photos from the archive, showing how the city’s buildings, streets and neighborhoods have changed over time. Exploring what changed and what stayed the same reveals some of the history of Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods, people and culture.
A two-part series I researched and photographed for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: