Why you should NOT move to Pittsburgh (Washington, Carnegie: renting, salaries)

[Awesomo.2000]

Originally Posted by wordzgirl

Are you talking about tearing down old buildings on the South Side? I myself prefer the "old" South Side to the "new" South Side. Charleston has got some beautiful old structures, Pittsburgh too, but Charleston has got a completely different feel. Plus, tourism here is HUGE, and I don't think Pittsburgh has promoted itself enough in the tourism department.

Plus, the weather down here is nicer and we have palm trees downtown as opposed to block after block of boarded up storefronts

Where are these blocks after blocks of boarded up storefronts? Can anybody help me? I moved back, and I see store fronts around Market square being revamped, but haven't noticed "block after block" of vacant storefronts.

[Geeo]

I don't think that there is anyplace with "blocks and block" of boarded up storefronts, certainly not downtown, South Side, North Side, West End, Squirrel Hill, Shadyside, Regent Square, Highland Park, Brighton Road, Brookline Blvd., Brownsville Road, Virginia Avenue, or even the Hill, Allentown, Beltzhoover or Knoxville. Granted, those last four business districts are shadows of their former selves, but they still have businesses.

[Awesomo.2000]

sadley, in the old mill towns outside of Pittsburgh in the Allegheny valley and Mon Valley have "block after block" of vacant store fronts.

New Ken especially.

[wordzgirl]

Originally Posted by Awesomo.2000

Where are these blocks after blocks of boarded up storefronts? Can anybody help me? I moved back, and I see store fronts around Market square being revamped, but haven't noticed "block after block" of vacant storefronts.

Much of Fifth Avenue from the old Ralph's down; Wilkinsburg; much of McKeesport and Carnegie.

[pman]

Originally Posted by wordzgirl

Charleston has got some beautiful old structures, Pittsburgh too, but Charleston has got a completely different feel. Plus, tourism here is HUGE, and I don't think Pittsburgh has promoted itself enough in the tourism department.

Plus, the weather down here is nicer and we have palm trees downtown as opposed to block after block of boarded up storefronts

Charleston struck as the most stratified place I've ever been. they do have a bunch of nice old homes full of laywers from the tobacky lawsuits as well as a slave market, which I found to be appropriate for what was perhaps the most segregated place I've ever been. outside the tourist area charleston was anything but nice. the weather is nice in winter I suppose but the summers are disgusting. In all honesty, I really don't see why people want to live in SC unless they hate black people or other minorities. there wasn't much nice about it.

[wordzgirl]

Originally Posted by pman

Charleston struck as the most stratified place I've ever been. they do have a bunch of nice old homes full of laywers from the tobacky lawsuits as well as a slave market, which I found to be appropriate for what was perhaps the most segregated place I've ever been. outside the tourist area charleston was anything but nice. the weather is nice in winter I suppose but the summers are disgusting. In all honesty, I really don't see why people want to live in SC unless they hate black people or other minorities. there wasn't much nice about it.

Ouch. Good thing you moved. One of the things that strikes me most about it is that there is a very large black middle class here, one of the things that Pittsburgh is seriously lacking.

BTW, I don't hate any minorities. I just wanted to move somewhere nice, and I couldn't be happier here.

[Awesomo.2000]

Carnegie? Are you serious? Carnegie is the most revamped, and gentrified downtown I have ever seen. Carnegie has a wonderful downtown. When was the last time you where here? 1980? It is full of coffee shops, restaurants, stores, pubs, etc. I don't think there is a single vacant store front in that town.

http://www.popcitymedia.com/neighbor...negie1205.aspx

Serioiusly, Carnegie???? That should be a model of regentification.

Fifth avenue is changing fast, and is being revamped as I type.

I said alot of towns outside of Pittsburgh in the Mon Valley have empty store fronts, hence Mckeesport.

We understand you live in Charleston. It is a lovely old community that never was the size or went through the economic problems Pittsburgh did. I hope it never does either. It is one of America's best towns.

[wordzgirl]

Originally Posted by Awesomo.2000

Carnegie? Are you serious? Carnegie is the most revamped, and gentrified downtown I have ever seen. Carnegie has a wonderful downtown. When was the last time you where here? 1980? It is full of coffee shops, restaurants, stores, pubs, etc. I don't think there is a single vacant store front in that town.

Pop City - Carnegie

Serioiusly, Carnegie???? That should be a model of regentification.

Fifth avenue is changing fast, and is being revamped as I type.

I said alot of towns outside of Pittsburgh in the Mon Valley have empty store fronts, hence Mckeesport.

We understand you live in Charleston. It is a lovely old community that never was the size or went through the economic problems Pittsburgh did. I hope it never does either. It is one of America's best towns.

Yes, Carnegie!!!!! I lived there from '93-'99, and was last there about a month ago. There's still lots of boarded up buildings in the mall area, and the area around the Towers where I lived is still garbage-strewn and rundown. Granted a lot of the businesses suffered a hit from Ivan, so if things have suddenly drastically improved in the four weeks since I drove through there, I haven't been there to see it.

And I love Pittsburgh - it's my hometown and I hope things get better there. Unfortunately, it was close to impossible for us to get ahead there (and my family all had migrated south), so we decided to leave.

[Awesomo.2000]

where are you talking about? The mall area?

Downtown Carnegie looks pretty nice, I worked there for 6 months. Seemed very vibrant.

[Awesomo.2000]

and I am not trying to be mean. I am just wondering. I am on street view of carnegie looking. I never knew there was a mall there. Like I said, I just worked near the buisness district of Carnegie. I know if you go towards East Pittsburgh there are some empty business.