Shadyside (Pittsburgh)
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Coordinates: 40°27′00″N 79°56′06″W / 40.450°N 79.935°W
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 Street in Shadyside, 2001. |
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 Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°27′00″N 79°56′06″W / 40.450°N 79.935°W | |
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| Population (1990): 13385[1] | |
| Population (2000): 13754[1] | |
| Area: 0.921 mi² [1] | |
Shadyside is a neighborhood in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It has zip codes of both 15232 and 15206, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 8 (East Central Neighborhoods). The nomenclature Shadyside is drawn from the 19th century Pennsylvania Railroad station in the area, named for its unique shady lanes.
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Shadyside is home to many of the more upscale stores and boutiques in Pittsburgh including Moda, Coach, Williams-Sonoma, and White House Black Market. The Shadyside Market, owned by the Mineo family for more than 50 years, features fresh produce, an on-site butcher, and a deli which is frequently packed by locals. In Shadyside, businesses (retail & restaurants) are located along three corridors: Walnut Street, Ellsworth Avenue and S. Highland at Centre Avenue. Given the compact nature of this historic residential neighborhood, the three business corridors are all within walking distance of one another.
On Walnut Street, there are more stores that belong to national chains, including Gap (along with BabyGap, GapKids and GapBody), Apple, J.Crew, American Apparel, Chico's, Victoria's Secret, Banana Republic, Talbots Coach, and United Colors of Benetton. Local restaurants include Jitters, Cappy's, Doc's, William Penn Tavern, and Pamela's.
Ellsworth tends to have smaller locally-owned businesses, including Eons (a vintage store), Gallerie Chiz (an art gallery), and beauty salons such as 5804, Capristo salon and Mikel's. Ellsworth has a number of restaurants such as The Elbow Room, Bites and Brews, and Soba. Ellsworth also features two of Pittsburghs' gay and gay friendly bars, Spin and 5801.
S. Highland Avenue features several upscale design and furniture stores, including Weiss House, Arhaus and Pennhollows. Local restaurants include Casbah, Buffalo Blues, Typhoon and Oh Yeah! Ice Cream & Coffee Co. Also on S. Highland, is the entrance to the EastSide retail complex, which features Whole Foods, Borders Books, Starbucks Coffee and Eva Szabo Spa, as well as local restaurants, Dinette and Plum. Shadyside also features boutique Inns and Hotels like Shadyside Inn Suites, The Inns On Negley, and Sunnyledge
Shadyside is also home to the Winchester Thurston School, as well as The Ellis School on Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh's only all-girl pre-K–12. Another neighborhood institution is Shadyside Hospital, a member of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Additionally, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Chatham University are located just across the northern edge of the neighborhood in Squirrel Hill.
The Jam on Walnut is a summer concert series that features local and regional music concerts. The concerts are held on the last Saturday of each summer month on the corner of Bellefonte and Walnut Street. Proceeds from beer sales go to Cystic Fibrosis.
Since the 1920s, residential Shadyside has been home to a mix of affluent families, young professionals, artists, musicians, 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; express busway stops are conveniently located in the neighborhood on Negley Avenue (between Ellsworth and Centre avenues) and on Ellsworth Avenue (at Shady Avenue).
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 Sellers House, built in 1858, at 400 Shady Avenue. |
 Shadyside Presbyterian Church, built in 1889, at 5121 Westminster Place (at the corner of Amberson Avenue and Westminster Place). |
 Bindley Hardware Company Building, built in 1903, at 401 Amberson Avenue. |
 Rodef Shalom Temple, built in 1906, at 4905 5th Avenue. |
 Highland Towers Apartments, built in 1913, at 340 South Highland Avenue. |
 Negley-Gwinner-Harter House, built in 1870 and 1871, at 5061 Fifth Avenue. |
 Moreland-Hoffstot House, built in 1914, at 5057 5th Avenue. |
 Hunt Armory, built in 1916, at 324 Emerson Street. |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Census: Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. January 2006. http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/assets/census/2000_census_pgh_jan06.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
[edit] External links
- Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map
- Shadyside Action Coalition
- ThinkShadyside.com
- Free Wireless Shadyside
