NYC MODEL Moving to Pittsburgh Pa

[guylocke]

Lets all move to the exburbs and have 1 acre lawns in Westmorland county!

What could possibly be wrong with that scenario? Some people heavily desire large land for children, animals, gardening, beauty, nature, cleanliness.

I mean, you act like people who want to move out of the city are goofy, which is totally stupid.

I am about as city boy as you can get, but even I find the idea of having a home out on a peaceful plot where my dogs can run wild charming.

Then we can shop at the mills that has substantial parking and big box stores galore!

I understand your argument in this regard much more, but have no clue how you link it to rural westmoreland county. LOL.

[Stagger Lee]

I am from Westmorland county. I see it being destroyed by housing plans left and right. I have a right to voice my opinion against sprawl. I am sorry if it offends you.

[guylocke]

I am from Westmorland county. I see it being destroyed by housing plans left and right. I have a right to voice my opinion against sprawl. I am sorry if it offends you.

You didn't offend me. I just don't understand where you want people to go or what you want them to do when they want a large plot of land for their personal reasons.

[Stagger Lee]

Well, I am a hardcore liberal that thinks we should have restrictions on our land use, and stop people taking the last of our wooded land outside the metro. Pretty soon we will have housing plans down in the laural highlands called Ohiopyle estates and stuff. We need to define growth bounderies in the Pittsburgh metro like they do in western cities. Thats my opinion.

[Stagger Lee]

Also, there are a lot of areas near the city of Pittsburgh where you can find 1 acre lawns. Then you don't have to drive 30 miles to work on gas everyday!

[Bostonmom]

It has been my dream to move back to Pittsburgh. Maybe someday, my friends here are wonderful but soybeans and corn do not compete with the beautiful hills of western Pa. Anyway, I have a question for anyone familiar with the Northside. What is the Superior Avenue area like? My Gramma lived across the street from the Holy Ghost church. I basically grew up there. My Gramma died in 1975 and my aunt sold the house in 1978 and moved to Florida. Actually she owned 2 houses side by sideand sold both of them for $35,000. It was a great old Victorian, 3 floors, wonderful front porch. There was a big upholstered glider there, what a place to sit and read on a rainy day. Here we get torrential monsoons. There we got calm, gentle rain. There was a little store across the street, Fec's, but we all it Nick's.

Thanks

[juliegt]

Originally Posted by Herodotus

Look, I talked to the girl by PM, and sent her some pics. She's not looking for that modernistic crap. She wants the real deal.


This is what she wants. As much as it may shock silly Pittsburghers, folks in the big cities, (NY, Chicago) pay big bucks to live in houses like these. Everyone doesn't want to be bothered with a yard.

We call them "flats" in San Francisco and they are VERY expensive. Pittsburgh will seem downright cheap to someone from NY. I grew up in one of those houses in SF - wish I owned it now! It's probably worth a couple million, and I'm not exaggerating.

[juliegt]

Originally Posted by Herodotus

Those are areas that I recommended to her. People who have never lived outside of Pittsburgh, tend to associate rowhouses with either the ghetto, or yinzer type areas. They need to visit Lincoln Park in Chicago, Park Slope in Brooklyn, or even Fells Point in Baltimore to see these type of areas at their best. Cleveland would kill to have just one rowhouse neighborhood. Pittsburgh has a perfect mix of housing types. Something for everyone.

San Francisco's painted lady victorians are similar too. You don't get it until you've lived/visited areas where these neighborhoods are vibrant and fun.

[espoba]

Have you researched Shadyside? What price range are you looking at? Also, are you looking to rent or buy? I just listed my townhouse in Shadyside and can send you the information if you like. Having friends from NYC, Shadyside is where you want to be for shopping, restaurants, and places to get around just by walking.