That's just not true, Al. Pittsburgh is a very changed city, economically, from where it was 30 years ago. The rusted out steel factories have been riped out and replaced with high-tech jobs areas and shopping centers. I've seen it with my own two eyes.
True (and I don't think I've denied that). As a non-political point the re-generation of Pittsburgh has been one of the few good points as far as urban areas in the U.S over the past thirty odd years go. Shame it hasn't really spread to some of the inner suburbs just east of the city, although even their the situation is a lot better than it was ten years ago (and the northern suburbs, and I think even some of the western ones now, are doing pretty well).