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A late introduction to Pittsburgh, and the Steelers

Growing up as a Steelers fan on the West Coast, Pittsburgh was always out of reach.  I was the only fan in my family; growing up, I made it to the East Coast twice for vacations, but never visited the Steel City. Instead, I watched Steelers games on TV and read about how electric it was in-person the day after.  That finally changed when my dad surprised me with tickets to the Steelers’ 2022 home game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a gift after I graduated high school. A few months later on a sunny, mid-October Pennsylvania weekend, my dad and I touched down in the city I had seen hundreds of times, but never met.  Pittsburgh, coming from the airport, is a bit underwhelming at first. Outside of the famous Franco Harris “immaculate reception” wax figure by the departing escalator, Pittsburgh International Airport and the surrounding area is just fine, but not an immediately obvious tourist destination.  But that makes downtown even better – you never see it comi...