Frank Curto Park — Attraction in Pittsburgh

We go to Frank Curto Park to see the French Fry sculpture called "Pittsburgh" by metal sculptorJohn Raymond Henry and to enjoy the wide vista of Pittsburgh's east side from above. The sculpture is accoustically fun to beat out music on. The park entrance from the west bound Bigelow Blvd is unmarked and very rough so put your blinker on early once you spy the yellow sculpture in the distance. The driveway is full of deep, wide ruts and not maintained. Lots of Oak Trees but no benches, no picnic tables nor seating areas. Traffic moves fast on Bigelow Blvd so be aware when leaving the park out the one...

At 1 time, A long time ago, The "FRANK CURTO PARK" on Bigelow Blvd was a BEAUTIFUL Place to stop at to TAKE Pictures of Downtown Pittsburgh, Others would pull up w/ Their Girlfriends, Wives, Out of Town Visitors & Others to show off & enjoy the VIEW. Now it's become a RUNDOWN piece of WASTED Property w/ TAXPAYERS still PAYING the TAX BILL. The SUNRISE & SUNSET over the HIGH Hills & Streets of Pittsburgh makes it an AWESOME & PICTURESQUE View. It's a TOTAL SHAME that the "FRANK CURTO PARK" isn't being used as a SIGHTSEEING TOOL for the Pittsburgh Visitors &...

I've always been a fan of this park! It's such a hidden gem in Pittsburgh and not easy to get to considering you can only get to it from 380 heading towards the city, not to mention that the entrance way isn't necessarily passenger car friendly. However, once you get to this Oasis in the city, you'll find one of the most unique steel structure sculptures with Pittsburgh's famous yellow steel. If you've made it to this park and you see this post, you are...