Kind of a good thing, really. Pittsburgh was at what, half a million people in the mid-1900's? It's since been halved. It can't support the same population as d

Kind of a good thing, really. Pittsburgh was at what, half a million people in the mid-1900's? It's since been halved. It can't support the same population as during Steel boom era, and shedding so much population gave it a good base to reinvent itself as medical, financial, and educational centers of the region. It's one of the things that Detroit might want to pay heed to. The other side effect was that since everyone moved across the country, the Steelers are now one of the nation's most popular teams. And everyone knows the best barometer for a city's success is sport teams.