by Chris Klein | | Down Town, Food & Drink, Pittsburgh
There’s been some buzz surrounding Pittsburgh’s Down Town area in the last couple years. A lot of it revolves around all of the new restaurants popping up on various corners. Eddie V’s is one of those places. On the corner of Grant Street and...
by pittsburghbeautiful | | Deutschtown, East Allegheny, Neighborhoods, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh History
East Allegheny, also known as Deutschtown, is a neighborhood on the North Side of Pittsburgh. It is bordered by the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Troy Hill, Spring Garden, Spring Hill, Fineview, Central North Shore, Allegheny Center and the North Shore. The year 1783...
by Chris Klein | | Food & Drink, Local Pittsburgh Business, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Restaurant Review, Shadyside
If you’ve spent any time in Shadyside you’ve no doubt passed by Mercurio’s on the corner of Walnut and Filbert streets. My wife and I walked by countless times on our way to Prantls or Pamela’s before we finally decided to give it a try. This was AFTER we had been...
by Kate Oczypok | | Neighborhoods, Noblestown, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh History
A Brief History of Noblestown Its median area is just 1.12 miles. Noblestown’s founding date has never been noted, but it was the oldest town in that part of the county. Noblestown was founded by Col. Henry Noble. His family operated a sawmill and flour mill on...
by pittsburghbeautiful | | East Liberty, Neighborhoods, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh History
East Liberty is a diverse neighborhood in Pittsburgh with a notable skyline—the East Liberty Presbyterian Church. The neighborhood’s history began around the time of the American Revolution, when it was a free grazing area in Allegheny County a couple miles from the...
by pittsburghbeautiful | | Neighborhoods, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh History, Squirrel Hill
Squirrel Hill is one of the larger and most well know neighborhoods in Pittsburgh. The communities name was most likely give to it because of the abundance of gray squirrels inhabiting all of the forestry throughout the hills in the area. The early development of...
