Nicknames of Pittsburgh

There are many nicknames for the city of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania.

Major nicknames

"The City of Bridges"

• City of Bridges
  • Pittsburgh boasts more bridges, owing to its location at the confluence of the Allegheny, Ohio, and Monongahela, than any other city or region in the world. ^[1]
• Steel City
  • Pittsburgh and the surrounding area was once one of the largest steel producers in the world, gaining it international renown as such. The U.S. Steel Tower remains the headquarters for that company.
• Dirty 'Burgh
  • Pittsburgh and the surrounding area was once one of the largest producers of steel in the world. It was said that due to the pollution caused by the steel industry, you would leave for work in a white shirt and come home in an all black one.^{[ citation needed ]}
• The 'Burgh
  • Unlike many cities in America that end in burg (including the capital of the state, Harrisburg), Pittsburgh retains the h at the end of its name, making this quality recognizable as unique to the city.
• City of Champions ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}
  • Pittsburgh has enjoyed numerous sports championships from its three major league sports teams and the athletic programs at its many universities.
• Hell with the Lid Off ^[6]
  • Boston writer James Parton described Pittsburgh as "hell with the lid off" in 1868. This was because of the smoke, smog, and fire that were prevalent during the city's steelmaking heyday.
• Gateway to the West
  • Much early western migration started in Pittsburgh. Lewis and Clark expedition started there after their boats were constructed near Pittsburgh.

Minor nicknames

• Iron City ^[7]
• Paris of Appalachia ^[8]
  • Pittsburgh is the largest metropolitan area in the entire Appalachian region.

• Sixburgh ^{[ citation needed ]}
  • This is a reference to the six Super Bowls that the Pittsburgh Steelers won.
• The 412
  • 412 is the telephone area code for much of Allegheny County, though it covered much more geographically at the time the name was coined, prior to the introduction of 724. Both 412 and 724 are now part of an overlay complex in which the entire region served by those codes is also covered by 878.
• The Only City with an Entrance ^[9]
  • Traveling through the Fort Pitt Tunnel or Liberty Tunnels under Mount Washington yields, for many travelers, the first glimpse of the city's skyline.
• Capital of/Largest City in West Virginia
  • So called because many West Virginians migrate to Pittsburgh.
• Benigno Numine
  • Comes from the city's Latin motto. It is generally translated as "With the Benevolent Deity" ^[10] or "By the Favour of Heaven". ^[11]

See also

• List of city nicknames in Pennsylvania
• Name of Pittsburgh
• Nicknames of Philadelphia
• Nicknames of Cleveland

References

1. "Which US City Is Known As "The City Of Bridges"?". WorldAtlas. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
2. O'Brien, Jim; Marty Wolfson (1980). Pittsburgh, the story of the city of champions: the '70s—a decade unmatched in the annals of sports. Wolfson Pub. Co. ISBN   978-0-916114-07-7.
3. Scarpaci, Joseph L; Kevin Joseph Patrick (2006). "Chapter 6: Pittsburgh, City of Bridges". Pittsburgh and the Appalachians: cultural and natural resources in a postindustrial age. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 81. ISBN   978-0-8229-4282-5 . Retrieved February 28, 2010.
4. Rossi, Rob (February 14, 2010). "Deadline-day deal? Not likely for Penguins". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
5. Bobkoff, Dan (December 16, 2010). "From Steel To Tech, Pittsburgh Transforms Itself". NPR . Retrieved December 21, 2010.
6. Kalson, Sally (November 19, 2003). "Cartoonist draws, fires a blank with Pittsburgh joke". Archived from the original on September 17, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
7. "Iron City, The"  . New International Encyclopedia . 1905.
8. O'Neill, Brian (2009). The Paris of Appalachia: Pittsburgh in the Twenty-first Century. Carnegie Mellon University Press. ISBN   978-0887485091.
9. Goldberger, Paul (January 3, 1988). "ARCHITECTURE VIEW; A Tempered Skyline Strengthens a City of Steel". The New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
10. "Præcepti -- Mottoes". Archived from the original on November 21, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2006.
11. "Religious Latin Phrases, Latin Quotes on Religion". Latin Phrases Web Site. Archived from the original on January 11, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2006.