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So here is a map of the Pittsburgh "Urbanized Area" as of 2000:
By way of explanation, urbanized areas are defined by density, and include most suburbs/exurbs as well. Areas not dense enough to qualify as urbanized are classified as "rural".
So the gray areas on the map are considered low-density enough to be rural. As you can see, there are rural sections inside Allegheny County, and not that far from the City itself.
Awesome thread! I've always wondered what the inside of your rowhome looks like, alleghenyangel, and I think it's neat that there are built-ins in the kitchen. I like your house, too, Mein! And your apartment is a lot nicer than I expected it to be, based on the exterior of the home, Paul.
I obviously don't live in Pittsburgh, but I've visited many times and love the city. Also, when I was an undergrad at Penn State, one of my urban geography classes did a project that involved a field trip to check out redevelopment in East Liberty, the Waterfront, etc. This was in 2003.
I should post a picture of my house. Totally different style from most of the East Coast.
Heres a couple quick ones of mine, in South Park. Built in 1956. My kitchen comes complete with boomerang countertops!
The door has been changed and the flowers are loads bigger now but everything else is the same.
BrianTH: Thank you for the info. The gray areas are very helpful Spam: Thank you, I will look in those areas. I also like the South Park area, but its hard to find info on the southwestern areas. Not very many pictures.
I wasn't going to post in this thread because I didn't have any decent pictures of my house, but I love this thread (I wish more people would post pics) so I thought I'd post some pics anyway.
I inherited this house, my Grandfather bought the house in 1946, shortly after coming home from WWII. My mother grew up in this house, and I've spent many holidays at this house over the years, so the house is very special to me.
My plan was to live in the house as I renovated it to eventually sell and move to Regent Square. Well, 14 years later, I'm still here. This little house and neighborhood has really grown on me, I even ended up passing on a very reasonably priced house in Regent Square.
What is interesting about these rowhouses, is that they are on a large triangular strip of land, so each house is offset from each other. They are based on the four square design, and have fireplaces, mantel pieces, built-in cabinets, hardwood floors and natural woodwork throughout. They are quite nice for fairly modest rowhouses built in 1925.
I replaced an old aluminum screen door with a new full view one. The front door was painted, so I stripped the paint off and refinished it to bring it back to the way it was originally.
You can see the original wooden screen door in the back of the house.
My Grandmother planted this rose bush many, many years ago. I haven't done anything to maintain it, and it still puts out beautiful flowers.
If you start into a major renovation project the same week that you move in, this is what your house will look like.
If you can look past all the clutter, you'll see some of the beautiful details the house has.
I had a 1950's era bathroom (pink tile everywhere in the bathroom), this was the start of the renovation I did.
Same room a couple of weeks later.
I still hadn't razor bladed off the paint on the windows when I took the pic, but this is pretty much the finished product.
The view out of my bedroom window just after sunrise. This is just one of the many reasons I love this house.
Great house, stburr! I love all the original woodwork and built-ins. In spite of the fact that I like pink 1950s bathroom tile, I think you did a beautiful job with the bathroom renovation.
Great house, stburr! I love all the original woodwork and built-ins. In spite of the fact that I like pink 1950s bathroom tile, I think you did a beautiful job with the bathroom renovation.
I agree! You did a great job on the bathroom renovation.
Those rose bushes are lovely too.
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