Author: Damian

Explore Pittsburgh through photos

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After 20 years, I moved back to my hometown. Pittsburgh was always home. But when I returned it was different. What did I find? Not a smoky, rusting city, but a city reborn.  Cat’z tales are photo essays of Pittsburgh. They show the city as art. use google map to explore Pittsburgh. Is it a Northeast city like New York or Midwest? It’s more Eastern.  But not really. Pittsburgh’s history started before the Revolutionary War. Pittsburgh was the frontier. The Ohio River was the gateway to the interior of North America. The Rivers Brough Coal. Then they sent Steel to …

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Dad’s last Parade.

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Photo by Damian Catanza

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month ended World War One. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 2016 was Dad’s last parade. Ross was a World War Two Vet. He served with the 8th Army in Italy. Which made perfect sense because his first language was Italian. My grandfather came from Italy and served in WWI. World War 1 is how I got my name. Bruno Catanzariti joined the US Army to become an American citizen. Back then, Italians were migrant workers. Much like today’s Latinos. To Bruno, America represented freedom …

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Take a walk into 1970 Pittsburgh.

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Photo by Ross A Catanza

Downtown Pittsburgh is so different now. In 1970, there was no PPG Place. Market Square had so many shops. My dad worked in downtown Pittsburgh. Every day when my dad would go to lunch, he would hear…..” Hey Ross, get me a street photo.” That’s what the Photo editor would ask. These are some of his lunch break photos. Renaissance I To kick off this major urban renewal, later known as Renaissance I, the urban planners went back to the city’s birthplace: The Point.  Located at the tip of the Golden Triangle, which is formed by the confluence of the …

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