Today I discovered that our community group has a website. Not exactly cutting edge design, but, hey, it could be worse. Being a bit of Pittsburgh history geek, I got a kick out of a few of the historical documents on the site, including an article in the 1905 Pittsburgh Leader about Morningside Valley. An excerpt (and a reason I like exactly where our house is):

This valley extends from the southeast to northwest, so it gets the sun nearly all day long. It’s chief advantage lies in this fact, for from the moment the sun peeps above the horizon early in the morning his warm, golden glow bathes the beautiful lowlands, and drives away all the mists and vapor. This spells health, so it is not to be wondered at that Morningside valley is one of the healthiest spots in Greater Pittsburgh. Scarcely any other valley receives so much sunlight. The place indeed is well named.

Posted on 18 February 2005