Posted January 19, 200817 yr 1 neighborhood, 4 municipalities, 3 school districts... the small neighborhood of Regent Square is the epitome of the Pittsburgh region's municipal hyper-fragmentation. The neighborhood straddles the southeastern edge of the City of Pittsburgh, just to the east of the 600 acre Frick Park (which seperates the neighborhood from Squirrel Hill to the west). Pittsburgh shares the neighborhood with three adjacent municipalities: Wilkinsburg, Edgewood and Swissvale. The Regent Square Civic Association defines the neighborhood as having about 2,000 residents with 1,100 of them in the City of Pittsburgh. Most of the housing is early 20th century... that early automobile age with the alleyways and the little garages in the back... very interesting variety of housing. Regent Square has a small but interesting business district, clay tennis courts, an indie movie theatre, excellent transit access to the universities and downtown, and easy access to the wooded trails of Frick Park. Click for satellite view of Regent Square Here's the location of the Pittsburgh portion of Regent Square in red... the rest of the neighborhood spills over into those three neighboring suburban municipalities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pgh_locator_regent_square.svg sorry about the lighting... January days are ephemeral Regent Square abounds with brick residential streets homes facing Frick Park a few houses in the Wilkinsburg section.. maybe some rare rowhouses in this neighborhood... err... "townhouses".. I imagine this must be a recently rehabbed block due to the many "sold" signs there's a good number of small early 20th century apartment buildings sprinkled throughout Regent Square there's a small but impressive business district along Braddock Ave. in the Swissvale section... Square Cafe is a popular brunch spot... the sidewalk is packed when the weather's nice D's Six Pack & Dogs is renowned for having thousands of beers in stock is that Lard Lad?? single screen indie movie theatre Legume is a delightful little bistro that features an ever-changing menu of local and seasonal produce and meats Fin!
January 19, 200817 yr Neat hood! Looks like a healthy little "downtown" with good residential streets. I wouldn't mind having my bike on me over there.
January 19, 200817 yr Reminds me of Clintonville in Columbus. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 5, 200817 yr Just had an interview in Pittsburgh, met up with some friends in Regent Square and got a hot Italian sausage at D's Six Pack & Dogs which was delicious by the way. Seems like an awesome area. Pittsburgh reminds me of Cleveland plopped down in the hills of Cincinnati.
February 6, 200817 yr Just had an interview in Pittsburgh, met up with some friends in Regent Square and got a hot Italian sausage at D's Six Pack & Dogs which was delicious by the way. Seems like an awesome area. Pittsburgh reminds me of Cleveland plopped down in the hills of Cincinnati. Nah, physically Pittsburgh is built waaaay more similar to Cincy than to Cleveland. You must not have seen much of Pittsburgh.
February 6, 200817 yr Just had an interview in Pittsburgh, met up with some friends in Regent Square and got a hot Italian sausage at D's Six Pack & Dogs which was delicious by the way. Seems like an awesome area. Hope the interview went well! If you end up taking the job... contact step2me and me for any information you might need!
February 6, 200817 yr Is that near a university? It looks like it attracts a lot younger people. Nice neighborhood.
February 6, 200817 yr Is that near a university? It looks like it attracts a lot younger people. Nice neighborhood. Regent Square is about 2.5 - 3 miles from Carnegie Mellon and Pitt. It's not immediately in the "university area", but is a very easy bus ride away. I know a few grad students and university-related people that live there.
February 7, 200817 yr ^^^^ I was referring more to the city population (pollocks, eastern euros, little italy area) and past-as far as industrialization. The neighborhoods and hilly terrain remind me of cincinnati. Also, I think Cinci and Pittsburgh have two of the most dramatic approaches to downtown. Cinci has the cut in the hill on the Kentucky side, and Pittsburgh has the view of downtown as you come through the tunnel (don't remember the road name). Both views are awesome and totally unexpected as your driving.
February 7, 200817 yr Fort Pitt Tunnel (I-279). Yes, I love that view coming out of the tunnel, very dramatic.
February 7, 200817 yr Fort Pitt Tunnel (I-279). Yes, I love that view coming out of the tunnel, very dramatic. If you ever read a book called The Perks of Being a Wallflower, you will see that they totally embrace and emphasize the feeling one gets going through that tunnel early in the story. It's one of the best parts of the book and when I figured out it was Pittsburgh, I wanted to go so badly and I still do. The book is definitely a great read too, if anyone is interested.
February 14, 200817 yr Reminds me of Clintonville in Columbus. me too. quite a bit. So...that's a good thing. Right?
February 19, 200817 yr Yes. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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