Pittsburgh Orbit

16/02/2024

14/02/2024

Love for sale
Verona

13/02/2024

Mary, Millvale

11/02/2024

We deal in ghosts, The Orbit, and who doesn't love a great ghost sign? We've got so many of them that we broke the food and drink out to its own groceria advertisa.

Heck, it's Super Bowl Sunday--pass the Tom Tucker and DeMiller's potato chips and let's get this thing going.

A painted ghost sign for Tom Tucker “That dirty mother … lover” Southern-style Mint Ginger Ale, probably from the 1950s-60s, faded and worn but still holding on. Brighton Road, Pe…

09/02/2024

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has moved their Oil City lodge to a former Arby’s and darn it if the city-branded window decoration doesn’t look like “Oil City’s Got Meat.” Choose your typeface wisely.

08/02/2024

Old Fashion Haircuts
Titusville

07/02/2024

New Process o’clock, Warren

06/02/2024

Mail mermaid

30/01/2024

Garfield Micro Gallery

21/01/2024

How is there a limitless supply of renditions of the Pittsburgh skyline? They’re littered throughout the metro area with a frequency so dense most take them for granted. But what about the vigilant eyes of the Orbit? Don’t worry—we’re still looking out for you.

Our *eleventh* in this ongoing series.

Sunny city. A mural featuring the skyline of downtown Pittsburgh on the side wall of the Starlite Lounge, Blawnox One would think … well, this one would think a lot of things that don’t…

03/01/2024

Ghost sign: mystery potato chips
Larimer

31/12/2023

SONG POEMS WANTED

To be set to music by the miracle workers at Orbit Sound Laboratories.

That's right! Your original song lyrics turned into hit records—guaranteed*—interpreted and performed by the omnimusical, interdimensional, and radiantly-talented Orbit Astro-musicons.

To submit: send one email (per song) with your original lyrics to: [email protected]

For full details, see pittsburghorbit.com/song-poems

https://pittsburghorbit.com/song-poems/

Song poems wanted! Your original lyrics turned into guaranteed hit records! Ever had a song fall out of the sky and into your cranium but had no way to get it out? Maybe you dreamed of rock-and-rol…

28/12/2023

“74 Flowers” (1-44) by Patrick Totally
Southside