Posted January 23, 200916 yr This is the post where I put my remaining neighborhoods together.. But don't worry the final Pittsburgh post will be the best Mt. Washington Great infill here: This church can be seen from many miles away. It is right on the ridge of Mt. Washington. Here is what a typical street looks like.. This village was developed in the 30s. I believe is was for lower income residents (evergrey can correct me if I'm wrong). Now it is very high end. Another example of split row-house units ShadySide I took exclusively housing shots of this neighborhood to show the great diversity in architecture. I have never seen this much diversity in a neighborhood. Here are some shots taken from a park on the top of the Hills district. A tripod would have helped...
January 23, 200916 yr This looks like it could be straight out of SoCal! Not saying that is a good thing... I prefer a lot of the older homes around it. Mt Washington is a great place to see the city skyline... Pittsburgh certainly doesn't disappoint.
January 24, 200916 yr very cool. i *heart* pitts neighborhoods. funny timing -- i was just having lunch today here in ny with a steubenville native friend and we were talking about the duquesne incline.
January 25, 200916 yr I loved this tour, especially part V. Does anybody know how Walnut Street became the shopping mall it is today? It surprised me to see places like Apple, United Colors of Benetton, and Coach outside of a mall. Does a developer own that strip, or is there a really strong neighborhood association? Also, I saw this on Wikipedia and found it interesting: "Since the 1920s, residential Shadyside has been home to a mix of affluent families, young professionals, artists, students, and apartment dwellers. The residential areas of the neighborhood include well-maintained Victorian mansions along with modern apartments and condominiums. The neighborhood has a compact layout, which prevents most houses from having garages. Public transportation is available via Port Authority bus system; a busway stop is conveniently located in the neighborhood on Negley Avenue between Ellsworth and Centre avenues." WHAT!?! But I thought buses were only for poor people. :wink:
January 25, 200916 yr I don't know if I would call that a typical street. Maybe it just didn't look as great in person. I've only been there once but that looks a lot nicer than what I generally saw. I remember there being a lot of empty lots where buildings must have been razed. Neighborhood seemed a little lackluster for being on such a picturesque hill. I loved this tour, especially part V. Does anybody know how Walnut Street became the shopping mall it is today? It surprised me to see places like Apple, United Colors of Benetton, and Coach outside of a mall. Does a developer own that strip, or is there a really strong neighborhood association? Yeah. Shadyside Action Coalition. They have over 200 due-paying members. I'm still trying to research how they did it. So far I found out Mischa Barton's credit card declined at the Apple store and that Apple replaced Gap, with Apple moving down the street. Hopefully its a sign of things to come for more affluent neighborhood business districts. I think it's a little odd that it happens in Pittsburgh but not Cincinnati - though Cinci certainly has enough great independent places to make up for it.
January 26, 200916 yr I don't know if I would call that a typical street. Maybe it just didn't look as great in person. I've only been there once but that looks a lot nicer than what I generally saw. I remember there being a lot of empty lots where buildings must have been razed. Neighborhood seemed a little lackluster for being on such a picturesque hill. If you're referring to the multiple empty lots on Grandview... those are sites of proposed condos... Mt. Washington has an extremely powerful NIMBY coalition that has notoriously held up condo projects for years... though one is finally under way
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