Skyline Fine Time: At Ten, An All-U-Can-Eat Buffet of Downtown Pittsburgh

mural of people in vestments praying with skyline of downtown Pittsburgh
Holy City. A mural featuring the skyline of downtown Pittsburgh, Homewood

Man, I hope you came ready to eat.

It’s been a been more than a year since The Orbit served up its last over-the-top feast of all things skyline-shaped, themed, printed, and painted, so you have a right to be hungry.

And O! What a meal we’ve prepared for the skyline-starved today! Murals with downtown Pittsburgh as both star and supporting player. Business signage to either boast one’s 412 bona fides or pander to us yokels from a corporate office far, far away. Hand-created tributes as extracurricular activity spray painted onto bicycle paths and inked onto city steps railings.

mural with view of downtown Pittsburgh skyline
The city with a disembodied foot: mural, Perry Hilltop

All that—and more—awaits diners at this all-u-can-eat buffet of bridges, The Point, Steel Tower, PPG, and the rest. Grab a fork and knife, don’t waste your time on rolls—those are for suckers—and dig into a legitimate, if figurative, smorgasbord of Your Favorite City™ put on the pedestal it deserves … or, at least, thinks it deserves when it’s not too down on itself.

If somehow you’re still hungry for more, you can always go back to skyline stories one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine part 1 and 2, you know, just to tide you over.

colorful mural of downtown Pittsburgh rendered in cubist style
Cubist City: mural, Love Pittsburgh, Strip District
mural of downtown Pittsburgh awash with river water
Flood City: mural, Ketchup City, Sharpsburg
mural in arcade including downtown Pittsburgh skyline with cartoon zombies
Undead City: mural, Zombieburgh, Monroeville Mall
mural including many musicians and skyline of downtown Pittsburgh
Music City: mural (detail), Homewood
mural on side of row house featuring shoe designer and downtown Pittsburgh
Shoe City: mural, Mexican War Streets, North Side
painting of downtown Pittsburgh skyline with sparkles
Sparkle City: The Color Park, South Side
mural for coffee shop with skyline of downtown Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh: where the coffee flows like a tidal wave. Adda Coffee, Garfield
painting of downtown Pittsburgh skyline hung on sagging canvas in warehouse
Sagging City: mural, Art All Night 2022
pen drawing of downtown Pittsburgh skyline drawn on handrail for public steps
Step City: handrail drawing, Polish Hill
barber shop sign including skyline of downtown Pittsburgh
‘Do City: Pittsburgh Cuts & Styles, Wilkinsburg
mural in shop window including skyline of downtown Pittsburgh
Green City: Patagonia, Shadyside
sign for gym featuring stylized image of downtown Pittsburgh
It’s 9:10 somewhere. Downtown Pittsburgh plus the old Duquesne Brewery clock, Crossfit Athletics, South Side
electrician's van with image of skyline of downtown Pittsburgh
Emerald City: Emerald Electrical Services van
electrician's van decorated with stylized silhouette of downtown Pittsburgh skyline
Electric City: A to Z Quality Electric
decal on car of downtown Pittsburgh skyline rendered as simple icon
Iconic City … at least we hope this is a super-stylized image of The Point and downtown buildings and not something more sinister
label for handmade soap including downtown Pittsburgh with bubbles and rubber ducky
Bubble City: Up in Suds Soap
beer sign with downtown Pittsburgh in faux-neon
Buy-a-Lady-a-Drink City: Stella Artois beer sign
retail sign including skyline of downtown Pittsburgh
Paradise City: Winner’s Paradise, Wilkinsburg
logo for kickball league including skyline of downtown Pittsburgh
A city with high heels and rubber balls: Steel City Kickers League, Lawrenceville
business sign with silhouette of downtown Pittsburgh skyline
River (Trail) City: River Trail Cafe, North Side
business sign with silhouette of downtown Pittsburgh skyline
Gray City: Quinerly Financial Group, North Side
window decal with silhouette of downtown Pittsburgh skyline
Food City: Pittsburgh Restaurant Week office, North Side
sign for Pittsburgh neighborway with skyline of downtown Pittsburgh
This is why we can’t have nice things. PGH DOMI neighborway signage, Lawrenceville
logo for animal rescue organization featuring skyline of downtown Pittsburgh
Paws Across Pittsburgh, Tarentum
sign for retail store including skyline of downtown Pittsburgh
Sideways City: Cohen’s Collectibles & More, Regent Square

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