Mark Bolster s photography of 21st-century Pittsburgh reflects a river city transformed from a steel industry icon, to a sophisticated center of high-tech business and architecture. The images included in this book capture that spirit in the city"s impressive skyline set against blue skies and the rush of the Allegheny, Ohio, and Monongahela Rivers at Point State Park. Part of Pittsburgh s Renaissance includes the growth of the arts; photos of the Benedum Center, the Byham Theater and Heinz Hall as well as the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, the Smithsonian Institute and the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center are part of the creativity that drives this city of 720 bridges. Bolster s images of historical locations depict the keys to Pittsburgh s past; their preservation along with innovative new architecture, expanding cultural resources and proud new green spaces is proof of a city that embraces its future.