South Side is probably the city's most exciting neighborhood... located on the south side of the Monongahela River with quick access to Oakland and Downtown. It features a thriving business district of almost 20 blocks.
After crossing the Hot Metal Bridge from Oakland... my first destination was the South Side Works... which is a brownfield redevelopment of a former steel mill site. It is a mixed-use development featuring retail, office, residential. While it is generally in the template of the "lifestyle center" that is taking the country by storm... I like it because SSW is actually integrated within an urban neighborhood as opposed to being in the middle of nowhere... and I think the architecture is generally of high quality and fits in with the context of the neighborhood. It certainly has brought the eastern end of E. Carson St. to life.
a young lady enjoying wine and tapas in the sun
the cheesy architecture of the Cheesecake Factory contrasts with the retro-deco of the movie theatre
tucked away in the middle of the residential area... yum!
typical South Side housing
example of some of the newer construction
alley housing
an old gas station was converted to a restaurant with generous al fresco dining a couple months ago
an old catholic school goes condo
what the???
work beginning on Riverside Mews... a 48 townhome project near the river
South Side Court
an old glass factory goes residential
what a strange house
there is significant commercial scattered throughout the side streets of the South Side... which is a quality I really like
I walked through this area on my one trip to Pittsburgh, about five years ago. The pictures don't lie: it's an awesome neighborhood. Along with Oakland, it was a shockingly great neighborhood given Pittsburgh's reputation. It's an artsy and blue collar neighborhood with good density. That was before some of the new development of course.
Time for the reputation to change. Pittsburgh's a fascinating, cool city.
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I have an issue of Pittsburgh magazine that has a whole color page photo and write-up of that building.. I think it was one or two CMU students who started an architecture firm in that bldg and for like only a couple thousand dollars they renovated it into a half historic/half modern structure... I'll have to show you that article sometime if I can find it....
Great American urban hood? Yup!!! I'm pi$$ed that I'm gonna miss out on visiting this area by missing the upcoming meet. Been there once and loved it. Thanks for the pics Eg.
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