Gene Kelly’s senior picture in the 1933 yearbook of the University of Pittsburgh (The Owl). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Earlier today, the Old Soldier walked through the main business district of Forbes Avenue that runs through the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. I haven’t done that in a long time.
There were hardly any students around. School is out for the summer. Many of the businesses that cater to students were closed for the summer, too.
I was at Pitt from around 1999 to 2003 as an undergraduate and then as a graduate student from 2003 to 2006.
I made a circuit of the business district. I spent a lot of time and money in the sandwich shops, the bars and the clubs found in that circuit. I have a lot of good memories of my years as a 50-something-year-old college student.
It was a mild (60s), sunny day and I stopped to read the plaque in front of the student union.
Cropped screenshot of Gene Kelly from the trailer for the film Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
GENE KELLY
CLASS OF 1933
After Graduating From Pitt, Gene Kelly Went On To Become A Hollywood Legend. His Alma Mater Honors Him As An Outstanding Alumnus And A Great Artist. Dedicated 23 June 1987.
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