1.
5 GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS IN
PITTSBURGH
BY JASON COHEN

2.
HIGHLAND PARK
WHILE PITTSBURGH’S A PLACE WITH PLENTY OF HISTORY, DATING BACK TO OVER 250 YEARS AGO, HIGHLAND PARK
STANDS OUT, THANKS TO ITS ATTRACTIVE HOUSING STOCK OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES RANGING ACROSS DECADES.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD’S TITLED “PARK” FEATURES EVERYTHING YOU’D EVER NEED: WALKING TRAILS, PLAYGROUNDS,
TENNIS COURTS, A SWIMMING POOL, CYCLING TRACK AND EVEN A RESERVOIR. NESTLED WITHIN THE PARK IS ONE OF
THE CITY’S TOP ATTRACTIONS: THE PITTSBURGH ZOO AND AQUARIUM. SINCE IT’S SO CLOSE TO THE ZOO AND PARK,
THIS IS MOSTLY A QUIET AND RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT OFFERS MORE RACIAL DIVERSITY THAN A LOT OF
OTHER AREAS OF PITTSBURGH. ITS ONLY DRAWBACK IS THAT IT ISN’T TERRIBLY CLOSE TO THE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

3.
MEXICAN WAR
STREETS
WITH ITS COLORFULLY
REPAINTED
ROWHOUSES AND
THE “MATTRESS
FACTORY”, THOSE
MORE ARTISTIC HOME
SEEKERS ARE LIKELY
TO BE IMPRESSED BY
THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE MUSEUM AND ITS
ADJACENT GALLERIES
SHOW SOME OF THE
BEST OF
PITTSBURGH’S
BUDDING ART SCENE.
THE REST OF THE
CITY’S NORTH SIDE IS
JUST A SHORT WALK
AWAY, WITH PLENTY
OF THINGS TO DO
FOR PEOPLE OF ALL
AGES AND INTERESTS.
THE ONLY DRAWBACK
TO THE AREA IS ITS
PROXIMITY TO LESS-
THAN-DESIRABLE
AREAS.

4.
REGENT
SQUARE
IN THE HEART OF
REGENT SQUARE IS
BRADDOCK AVENUE,
LINED WITH CAFES
AND VARIOUS
INDEPENDENT
BUSINESSES. FRICK
PARK, THE LARGEST
OF PITTSBURGH’S
PARKS, BORDERS THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
APART FROM QUICK
ACCESS TO VARIOUS
AMENITIES,
RESIDENTS OF THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD ARE
KNOWN FOR THEIR
VERY WELCOMING
ATMOSPHERE.

5.
EAST END
WHILE EAST END IS ACTUALLY MADE UP OF MANY DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS, IT’S THE MOST VIBRANT AND ESTABLISHED
SECTION OF THE CITY, WITH THE WIDEST APPEAL. THE
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EAST END EACH OFFER SOMETHING
UNIQUE: SHADYSIDE IS A CONVENIENTLY-LOCATED MIX OF
OLD-MONEY HOMES AND BUSINESSES, SQUIRREL HILL IS A HUB
OF PITTSBURGH’S JEWISH COMMUNITY, AND EAST LIBERTY IS
ONE OF THE HIPPEST SPOTS IN THE ENTIRE CITY.

6.
VIRGINIA
MANOR,
MT.
LEBANON
WHILE LIVING IN A CITY WITH DIFFICULT PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND A HIGH INCOME TAX CAN HAVE ITS
DOWNSIDES, MT. LEBANON MAY BE THE BEST ANSWER
TO THESE PROBLEMS. IT HOSTS A HIGH-ACHIEVING
SCHOOL SYSTEM, STURDY OLDER HOMES AND SOME
OF THE BEST MASS TRANSIT OPTIONS IN THE REGION.
THE TOWN’S “SIGNATURE” NEIGHBORHOOD IS
VIRGINIA MANOR, WITH BEAUTIFUL HOMES HOMES
DESIGNED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE REGION’S
HILLY LANDSCAPE. ITS EXTREME WALKABILITY MAKES
THIS SUBURB ESPECIALLY APPEALING TO THE MORE
GREEN-MINDED RESIDENTS.