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    Home › Article › The Deserted Streets of Pittsburgh 

    The Deserted Streets of Pittsburgh 

    by John Beale
    Photo Essays
    Photo by John Beale
    March 30, 2020

    In Downtown Pittsburgh, a beat cop checks the doors of businesses along Penn Avenue. The streets are empty except for the occasional person waiting at a bus stop. Market Square has an eerie feeling; eateries remain open for takeout, but few people pass through.

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    On quiet Grant Street, an Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department vehicle passes by.  Nothing’s happening on Carson Street. In the Strip District, the sidewalks and parking lots are vacant. And in Oakland, the Pitt students are gone, and the usually bustling Forbes avenue is asleep. Only a flurry of activity near the hospitals reminds a visitor that care for the sick is on high alert, that this is Pittsburgh in the time of the coronavirus.

    Categories: Architecture & Neighborhoods
    Tags: COVID-19
    John Beale
    John Beale

    John Beale teaches photojournalism in the Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State’s University Park campus. His photography has been published extensively by many major newspapers, magazines and websites; including ESPN​.com, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The New York Times. His work has been recognized with numerous regional and national awards.

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