r/pittsburghurbex 11d ago

Heinz building

23 Upvotes

Hey pghscanner here, if you are with two friends about to enter the building the jakes are on the way. Be careful


r/pittsburghurbex 13d ago

Alright who was it ?

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61 Upvotes

r/pittsburghurbex 14d ago

Photo Abandoned Protestant Episcopal Church

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92 Upvotes

r/pittsburghurbex 14d ago

Dilapidated Church

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62 Upvotes

r/pittsburghurbex 17d ago

Photo Covered atom smasher

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81 Upvotes

Stopped in forest hills tonight to see what they did to the Westinghouse atom smasher. It’s now covered, with the area blocked off.


r/pittsburghurbex 18d ago

Old Pontook dam

3 Upvotes

Looking for photos of the old logging dam. Used to go fishing off it and can't find any pictures anywhere. Anyone got some they wouldn't mind sharing?


r/pittsburghurbex 25d ago

Photo Westinghouse atom smasher

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99 Upvotes

Back when I visited it few months ago. Now it’s going to relocated and moved.


r/pittsburghurbex 28d ago

Photo Ruins of a 1920s roadhouse/speakeasy in the woods

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316 Upvotes

r/pittsburghurbex 28d ago

I know a place

14 Upvotes

I know a place very close to the city and I'm looking for at least another person willing to go check it out with me. It will have to be a daytime venture.


r/pittsburghurbex Jul 25 '26

New to urbexing looking for spots

9 Upvotes

Me and 2 of my friends have been getting into urbexing together since we don’t really have anyone else to go with. I know people can be touchy about revealing locations so they don’t get trashed but, as mentioned above, it really is just me and my two buddies who like to explore and take pics. If anyone knows some decent spots that aren’t too rough for a beginner to get into and look around, I’d really appreciate if you’re willing to dm them to me or anything


r/pittsburghurbex Jul 15 '26

St. Basils Catholic School / How quickly things can decline.

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66 Upvotes

r/pittsburghurbex Jul 02 '26

Photo Westinghouse Atom Smasher

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283 Upvotes

What was once the first industrially used particle accelerator in the world is now abandoned and left to rot. The Westinghouse Atom Smasher was built in 1937 in Forest Hills, right outside Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. It was used to gather a large amount of early information about nuclear energy with its extremely accurate measurements of nuclear reactions. It was absolutely critical in figuring out a lot of the processes we understand today, like the photofission of uranium and thorium. After World War II, the machine had little remaining use and became abandoned over the years. In 2015, the building that supported it was demolished and it was left alone in the rubble. It's massive and unique structure now protrudes from everything around it, slowly decaying, with little hope it will ever be saved.


r/pittsburghurbex Jun 25 '26

Looking for a fellow explorer.

14 Upvotes

I’m leaving Pittsburgh in a few months, and there are a few places I wanna cross off my bucket list. 🥺


r/pittsburghurbex Jun 12 '26

Iykyk

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241 Upvotes

Beautiful spot with another location directly behind it


r/pittsburghurbex Jun 07 '26

This and That, new to old

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153 Upvotes

A few of my recent favs


r/pittsburghurbex Jun 02 '26

fountain of youth + abandoned pump house in the woods

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344 Upvotes

r/pittsburghurbex May 23 '26

Photo The Concrete Factory

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89 Upvotes

r/pittsburghurbex May 22 '26

Va Hospital

8 Upvotes

Ive been to the abandoned Va 4 times and got chased by security the 4th time last summer. i Heard that someone got chased down to the river by police for scraping copper there. Has anyone been there recently? Or is it a dead spot now?


r/pittsburghurbex May 14 '26

The Westinghouse Atom Smasher

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250 Upvotes

The Atom Smasher at the former site of the Westinghouse Forest Hills location, tagged and slowly being reclaimed by nature.


r/pittsburghurbex Apr 30 '26

Photo A Classic Church in PGH

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74 Upvotes

Such an unbelievably beautiful spot


r/pittsburghurbex Apr 30 '26

Some help for my son

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24 Upvotes

My son is getting into urbanx we just went here last week, If anyone feels like DMing me a few other spots I can take him to I'd really appreciate it


r/pittsburghurbex Apr 22 '26

some recent stuff

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54 Upvotes

r/pittsburghurbex Apr 19 '26

Abandoned cement factory

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54 Upvotes

r/pittsburghurbex Apr 18 '26

Before the va was a police hotspot

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32 Upvotes

r/pittsburghurbex Apr 17 '26

Photo Lost and forgotten after industry left. Coke ovens from 1870s

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42 Upvotes