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07-13-2007, 03:38 AM
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rough spots/places to avoid
Just moved to the city(squirrel hill) and not having had time to look through all the areas yet. but I want to get an idea of where to avoid, or even just try to steer clear of.
so far it would seem that: beltzhoover mt. oliver mckees rocks/stowe most of the immediate north side (spring hill, troy hill mexican streets area) east liberty more or less wilkinsburg - after pennwood ave swissvale hazelwood/glenwood I didn't make it to this way but: duquesne homestead mckeesport some ones I was also curious about were: sharpsburg/apsinwall/millvale east pittsburgh area - turtle creek/braddock all thought appreciated 
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07-13-2007, 06:44 AM
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Hazel
Hazelwood may be an eyesore, but I have always felt safe driving through there. I can't count the number of times i've driven through it (2nd ave./885) on my trip from home to CMU. I've never felt remotely threatened, even at night. I'm sure it gets a little worse as you go back into more, but i've driven up Hazelwood ave. and Johnston ave. other times and felt fine. It is, however, probably one of the ugliest places in the city (esp. the part past Hazelwood ave. going towards Greenfield).
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07-13-2007, 08:43 AM
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Being so close to Squirrel Hill, I'm surprised you forgot to add Homewood to your list.
 Sharpsburg and Millvale are both safe---they're just low class, that's all. Aspinwall is a very nice neighborhood. There is no reason to avoid the shopping areas in East Liberty.
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07-13-2007, 03:24 PM
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east liberty was one place we were told to avoid prior to coming so anything after route 8 we didn't go into. although I could see the father you got into the area the worse it would be.
how is that hot dog place over that way square something? how is the waterworks? it is okay to be at later at night? - maybe similar to the gallery in philly?
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07-13-2007, 03:36 PM
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East Liberty isn't as bad as you think. You can definitely go farther than Route 8. There's a Whole Foods and other important stores in the center of East Liberty and a Trader Joes closer to route 8. Dont' let someone scare you away from going into the East Liberty area for shopping.
I'm not sure which hot dog place you're talking about. Do you mean Regent Square? Waterworks is definitely fine---at anytime of day or night. It's a shopping strip mall in an affluent township. Not everyone there is from the area, but there's generally no problems.
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07-13-2007, 05:46 PM
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As Hopes mentioned there has been a major redevelopment in East Liberty. There is also a very nice Borders bookstore and a selection of new restaurants on Highland Avenue in addition to the things she mentioned. The Edgewood town center is also a nice shopping complex in the Swissvale area. I shop there and do laundry every week and have never had any problems. You will need to drive through Swissvale and Rankin if you ever want to venture off to the Waterfront in Homestead. This is another awesome shopping area. The best advice that I can give is be smart and use your best judgement when traveling. The areas that are most dangerous are the ones that you really should have no reason to be in.
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07-14-2007, 12:17 AM
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Here's my list:
Allentown Arlington Beltzhoover Knoxville Mt. Oliver St. Clair village Esplen Elliot West End Sheraden Fairywood Mckees rocks Sto Rocks Crafton Heights (parts) Greenway Garfield Larimer Lincoln/Lemington Belmar Homewood Wilkinsburgh Penn hills (parts) East lib East hills Braddock Duquesne Mckeesport Clairton East Pittsburgh Rankin Swissvale (parts) South Oakland Hill District Uptown/Bluff Manchester Central Northside Perry South Brighton Heights (parts) Spring Garden Spring Hill East ohio Northveiw Heights Stript District (penn ave) Hazelwood Homestead (parts) Glen Hazel Hays Aliquippa Ambrige New Castle Neville Island Beaver Falls I'm sure I forgot a few.
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07-14-2007, 12:30 AM
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07-14-2007, 02:07 AM
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07-14-2007, 02:15 AM
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Pimps,
Is this your list for the faint of heart and those without common sense? I really don't have issues with quite a few of those areas---especially during the daylight. If you're going to make it all inclusive with far away areas lke Beaver Falls, I'm surprised you didn't include Arnold and New Kensington.
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