Stop #54; Spring Hill-City View

Date: February 16
Neighborhood: Spring Hill-City View
Pitt Stoppers: Paul, Richard, Jimmy D., Wookie, Rick, Jonathan, Bruce, Sue, Carol, Shua.

Bar: Parking Lot Tavern

Pluses: A wholey holy feel in a liberating unconstrained atmosphere. type of way.

Weirdness: Spring Hill is dry as well, so we stopped in a church parking lot. We drove through the rest of SH-CV and caught some great views of the city, but didn't stop to get pictures.





The church that you always see from the Parkway North.










Excuse me, is there a fish fry?












My Kool Aid-filled container.











They offer meat comprehensively in the North.

Stop #53; Summer Hill

Date: February 16
Neighborhood: Summer Hill
Pitt Stoppers: Shua, Bruce, Sue, Wookie, Paul, Richard, Jonathan, Jimmy D., Rick, Carol.

Bar: The Outdoor Cafe

Pluses: Great for snowball throwing contests.

Weirdness: Summer Hill is also dry, so the place we stopped was on the border of Summer Hill and Northview. The first Double Stop.






It is Summer Hill!













Milling about near Summer Hill.











Jonathan displays the form for which he is famous.











Wookie counters with a leg lift.

(I don't know who won...)

Stop #52; Northview Heights

Date: February 16
Neighborhood: Northview Heights
Pitt Stoppers: Wookie, Jimmy D., Paul, Carol, Ricky Ro., Bruce, Sue, Shua, Richard, Jon Jon.

Bar: Portable Drinking Establishment.

Pluses: Great ventilation.

Weirdness: Northview Heights is dry, so we stopped outside on the crisp and clear winter day.








We rallied back at the Penn Brewery before our trek.











Wait. This doesn't look like a bar...










Nothing like maple syrup to warm the bones.











What's that in the distance?

Could it be?

Stop #51; East Carnegie

Date: January 25
Neighborhood: East Carnegie
Pitt Stoppers: Jimmy D., Ed, Wookie, Todd, Tuzz, Big Al, Mindy, Frank, Bobby D., Kim B., Tommy, Kim O., Brend-X.

Bar: Pappy Mike's

Pluses: A true family-owned bar named for the father of the current owners - Debbie and Donny. Family pictures decorate the walls.

Weirdness: The daughters had just finished playing the mothers in basketball and the after-party was at Pappy Mike's. The daughters won by the way.








Brend-X laughs at Mindy's wenis.
















The chill interior of Pappy Mike's.
















Todd is bedazzled and dazzling in his John Shaft jacket.



















A family photo on the wall at Pappy Mike's.













A boxer relative gets his wall space too.

Stop #50; Westwood

Date: January 25
Neighborhood: Westwood
Pitt Stoppers: Jimmy D., Ed, Wookie, Richard, Todd, Tuzz, Big Al, Mindy, Frank, Jonathan, Bobby D., Scotty.

Bar: Sammy's Pizza

Pluses: The expansive menu, which is much more than just pizza, and Denise who gave us lots of tips of where to go in the western neighborhoods.

Weirdness: The cheese platter which includes fried provolone, jalapeño poppers, and several other products containing fried cheese.







Sammy's Sassy Sign.














Ed smiles.

Al eats.

Todd scratches.










Bobby and Wook signing in.














The local paper.













Ed and Frank pose.

Al schwigglags.











Tuzz went nuclear from the 'za.













In spite of this picture, Bobby was quite happy.















Jimmy practices his method acting.

Richard is unimpressed.














Neon abounds at Sammy's.














Jonathan represents with a koozie.

















Jonathan represents with a koozie.

Stop #49; Crafton Heights

Date: January 25
Neighborhood: Crafton Heights
Pitt Stoppers: Jimmy D., Wookie, Todd, Tuzz, Big Al, Mindy, Frank, Jonathan, Bobby D.

Bar: The Obey House Tavern

Pluses: Jello shots, bad movie night (one of the last shown movies was Kiss meets the Phantom of the Park), great waitstaff (Hi Sue!).

Weirdness: The way you say it. It's not the Oh-Bay House Tavern. It's the Oh-Bee House Tavern.
Aside: The Obey House Tavern, which opened in 1823, is an historic site. It was a stop on a pony express as well as the Underground Railroad. It's also alleged to be haunted; Sue, in fact, refuses to go to some parts of the basement.




Tuzz is an angel. Look at his halo.

Notice that Al and Frank don't have one.















In spite of the sign, profanity will in fact be tolerated in certain circumstances.


















The cooler which houses jello shots.












They come in all of your favorite flavors: Red, Orange, and Unnatural Blue.









It's all smiles at the Obey.












Todd's head is in a box.

Stop #48; Lincoln Place

Date: January 12
Neighborhood: Lincoln Place
Pitt Stoppers: Jimmy D. (108), Josh (131), Mindy (96), Kristen, GinO, Jon, Brendan, Steve, Chrissie, Erica, Noreen, Rich (156), Todd.

Bar: The cocktail lounge at Playmor Bowl

Pluses: Bowling, a course. The lanes record both your score and the speed of your ball. Josh came out on top with a speed of 18.6 mph.

Aside: Lincoln Place, which was annexed to the City in 1929 from Mifflin Township, was originally going to be called Linconio.

Weirdness: We were kicked off the lanes a bit early to make way for league play. One of the men who came in wore a bowler. That's right. A bowler in a bowler. What could be better?








A view from the afternoon in Lincoln Place.












That's gyrobalanced.











I still left one standing.

Usually it was more.










The King of Bowling.













Jonathan demonstrates the Chicken Stance.











Brendan's follow-through.













Mindy is the model of focus.

















All smiles (and straight hair!)












The only salve for my bowling game.














Do you know safe bowling conduct?

Read and learn.


















A bowler in a bowler.

















The lounge.