As the Pittsburgh Pirates have a winning season for the first time in a generation, and as Pittsburgh continues to evolve from its steel manufacturing roots and its later rustbelt status to a region better known for its high tech, medical, educational and cultural assets, it is time for all of us to pause and contemplate the past and present, and what the future might bring – and what we can do to make Pittsburgh a vibrant and livable city for all of us.

This photograph was part of the Pittsburgh By Pittsburghers exhibit at the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination in October 2013.