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10-13-2009, 03:56 PM
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We need to know the OP's definitions of City and Suburb before we can help him find the right match.
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10-13-2009, 04:00 PM
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I think it's not too difficult. In non-suburban places like Squirrel Hill, the South Side, Regent Square, Oakland, Bellevue, etc., there are:
-places to walk to.
-people living close together.
-shops, bars, restaurants.
-things to do.
-busses.
-other nearby neighborhoods with more of the above.
That's my guess of what one might be looking for in "city living".
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10-13-2009, 04:06 PM
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Also just as a general note:
It really sucks that your job will be so bloody far away, barely scraping the edge of the Pittsburgh metropolitan region. Otherwise things would be much simpler.
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10-13-2009, 04:14 PM
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Also just as a general note:
It really sucks that your job will be so bloody far away, barely scraping the edge of the Pittsburgh metropolitan region. Otherwise things would be much simpler.
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Lots of people would consider it a godsend. The cost of living is so much lower just outside the greater metropolitan region. |
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10-13-2009, 04:16 PM
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The cost of living is so much lower just outside the greater metropolitan region.
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Well that, yes...what makes it hard is when you want to live in the city at the same time!  |
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10-13-2009, 04:18 PM
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There must be some youngish yuppy commune out that way somewhere.
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10-13-2009, 04:22 PM
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Let's go an entirely different direction.
What about living in the ski area?
Hidden Valley and Seven Springs are very close.
It's not everyday someone has an opportunity to live at a ski resort.
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10-13-2009, 10:16 PM
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Hopes said -
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There must be some youngish yuppy commune out that way somewhere.
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I live in the next town over and haven't seen anything like this around here.  Compared to VA, nothing around Mt P will seem interesting. However, the OP did say he likes to do things outdoors like hiking, etc.. Living near Mt P would put him close to Ohiopyle State Park, which is GREAT for hiking. There are gems of places and things to do out here, you just have to be open to them and use your imagination to find them.
Mt P does have a downtown, but it's a small town, so everything is relative. It's actually got more in it than the suburb of Boston where I lived.
I'd find out where there may be a job for your girlfriend (and I know they were looking for a pharmacy tech at the CVS in Mt P not too long ago) and then look between the two. Do your own searching for an apartment that will allow a small dog. The fact that it's a 20 lb dog and not an 80 lb dog will be easier. |
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10-14-2009, 09:05 AM
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I think he'd think that's small town living since they're basically residential neighborhoods with tree lined streets.
For the record, Bellevue is not part of the city of Pittsburgh.
Bellevue is a suburb. It would be an insane place for him to live. He needs to stay to the East of Pittsburgh---in the East End part of the city or the Eastern suburbs. |
Nothing wrong with tree lined streets in residential neighborhoods.
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Modern will be the trick. There isn't much modern within the city limits---even in the East End modern will cost a lot more money.
I mentioned Edgewood---forgetting that it was technically not within the city limits.
I do not recommend Wilkinsburg, but then again, he'd definitely have a city experience there! |
By modern, I mean not "run-downed". There's nothing wrong with historic architecture, but I'd like to live in or near an area that's seen a "renovation/revitalization" within the past decade.
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Cambo,
Here is what I would do in your situation. Get a 2 br apt in Mt. Pleasant with a 1 year lease. If it takes your GF a little longer to find a job she can join you later in Mt. P.
As to Mt.Pleasant, I'm willing to bet there are some people there under the age of 60. And do you really need to be living in an area where everyone is 21-25 yrs old. Does that place exist? What happened to diversity???
When I was single I mainly lived in middle class areas where I was definitely the youngest on the street. Who cared? I was never there. Out and about.
I would give Mt. P at least a one year shot, it's pretty country. |
A little history.
Born and raised in Fairfax, VA (a Washington D.C Metropolitan suburb) thats seen huge growth within the past 20 years. It's pretty much the definition of urban sprawl, but growing up, there were lots of kids my age to hang out with. My high school had a graduating class of ~750 and I'd estimate the county's graduating class for high scool is around ~3000 kids.
College I went to VA Tech. So basically in the mountains of southwest VA. During the semester, population of ~30,000 people. Summer break and winter break, population of ~2000. I did 5 years at VA Tech, so with 4 years living pretty much exclusively in Blacksburg. Worked for 8 months in Bland, VA (population ~300 people maybe).
Same can be said for my GF.
Our biggest worry since we've never really lived anywhere where we didn't know anybody is meeting people our age and with similar interest. So a growing population of the 21-30 year olds is definitely a plus. If not growing, then a large population (which I fail to see how Mt. Pleasant could sustain).
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The problem is that "suburban" can mean multiple things. In the broadest sense, it just means any separate, smaller political division near to and with strong economic ties to the central city (e.g., within commuting distance). But more specifically, people tend to have in mind the master-planned, mostly single-use, suburbs that became popular forms of development after WWII.
This can cause a lot of confusion.
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I guess I can clarify this by saying I want the opposite of urban spawrl as much as possible. Thats not to say that I wouldn't mind driving places, but I wouldn't want to take 1 hour to run simple errands.
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Out of those links, Belmont Ridge would be the only place we'd be remotely happy with. BUT we'd like the interior (kitchen/appliances) to be more "new". It just looks dated, like our college apartments.
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Hopes said -
I live in the next town over and haven't seen anything like this around here. Compared to VA, nothing around Mt P will seem interesting. However, the OP did say he likes to do things outdoors like hiking, etc.. Living near Mt P would put him close to Ohiopyle State Park, which is GREAT for hiking. There are gems of places and things to do out here, you just have to be open to them and use your imagination to find them.
Mt P does have a downtown, but it's a small town, so everything is relative. It's actually got more in it than the suburb of Boston where I lived.
I'd find out where there may be a job for your girlfriend (and I know they were looking for a pharmacy tech at the CVS in Mt P not too long ago) and then look between the two. Do your own searching for an apartment that will allow a small dog. The fact that it's a 20 lb dog and not an 80 lb dog will be easier. |
I agree. Having been to Mt. Pleasant less than a handful of times, I fail to see how I could enjoy any area in and around Mt. Pleasant.
We enjoy hiking, but it would be a weekend type thing to do for us. So, we have no problem driving out to the trails. To be honest, it'd be something to do to get away from the city for a day.
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Let's go an entirely different direction.
What about living in the ski area?
Hidden Valley and Seven Springs are very close.
It's not everyday someone has an opportunity to live at a ski resort.
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That would be great, except I forsee that costing a lot or us living out in the sticks. I could be wrong though.
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