Pittsburgh, PA vs. Seattle, WA (states, beautiful, NYC, state)

[SlickRick1]

Originally Posted by creepsinc

LOL!


I realize Seattle outdoes Pittsburgh in several areas, if that's your thing, but let's not be ridiculous. Unless there's been a huge revitalization of the Ave in the last 2 or 3 years, that's possibly the funniest thing I've read here. Unless you mean the junkies? Or the shuttered businesses? Wait, not much of either on Carson St.

If Broadway was full of bars for its entire length, then maybe it would come close. But, even most of Broadway closes down by 10pm or so. I don't even drink so I avoid E. Carson like the plague at night, but it's the longest unbroken stretch of bars in the country and is FULL of tens of thousands of people every single weekend. The AVE?! Come on.


Edit- Don't get me wrong. When I lived in Seattle, I loved the Ave. It's a great place to get cheap food from all over the world. It's way more like Oakland in Pittsburgh than Carson St., though.

Moderator cut: off-topic I don't recall Carson having that many bars for any size city let alone any city within the US. To say it's the longest unbroken stretch of bars is rediculous at best. You really need to get out more! The most in any city. That is utterly rediculous! Moderator cut: off-topic

[Blackbeauty212]

Moderator cut: orphaned I'd find it pretty hard to believe there are many other cities with more then a 30 block bustling entertainment district.

[john_starks]

^^ 30 blocks of non-stop bars?

pics pls...thanks

[ainulinale]

Originally Posted by SlickRick1

Thats got to be the funniest sentence I've read on CD all year. You really got to get out more if you really believe what you just wrote. I don't recall Carson having that many bars for any size city let alone any city within the US. To say it's the longest unbroken stretch of bars is rediculous at best. You really need to get out more! The most in any city. That is utterly rediculous! You really have to watch with your absolutes. If your going to make a profound statement like that, you should be sure first. Otherwise, it makes you look silly.

36 Hours in Pittsburgh - NYTimes.com

Check under the title "Pub Marathon."

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[ainulinale]

Originally Posted by john_starks

^^ 30 blocks of non-stop bars?

pics pls...thanks

It's actually more like 20 blocks. But, I'm going down today to get some pics.

[john_starks]

^^ cool thanks. i love seeing little entertainment strips in cities.....a la ocean drive, beale st, duval st, french qtr, LES (before 1/2 of it became condos)...etc...

[SlickRick1]

Originally Posted by ainulinale

36 Hours in Pittsburgh - NYTimes.com

Check under the title "Pub Marathon."

I think you might be looking a little silly now.

The quote, "by some counts". Trust me I've lived in Pittsburgh it is not the longest street of bars in the country by any count. "By some counts", do you know what that means, its open to interpretation. Like maybe compared to Allentown, Reading, hicksville, etc. That's what "by some counts" means. There might be at best 10 to 15 bars on that street total. I hope your not counting waterworks. That is by no means the "most" bar filled street in America. It is apparent whoever wrote that article hasn't visited every big city, and you can tell this by their sneeky wording. They would need to just visit a city in their own state to know that was not true. Im guessing South St. in Philly has more bars than Carson street. But anyway, they aren't stating for sure that Carson street is the biggest concentration of bars. Look at their wording, "By some counts", I dont even know what that means. It certainly is not definitive. It sounds like it sounds, unsure. However, I am sure, seeing that I have been all over, and have lived in Pittsburgh. We'll use LA for example since I lived in Glendale before, any boulivard in Hollywood has many more bars. Hollywood Blvd alone would blow it away, make it look like a hick town. NY city has many long streets filled with bars. Moderator cut: see comment Why don't you tell everyone how Pittsburgh has the biggest downtown in America. How about the most movie theatres. Whats next? Trust me people Pittsburgh's Carson street DOES NOT have anywhere near the most bars on one street. Carson street might have fifteen bars but I am not even sure they have that many. I used to work in Allentown and lived in Bloomfield. I would drive down Carson street everyday. The few bars that are there are etiher run down dumpy bars or wannabe martini bars that serve lunch. Moderator cut: see comment

[Awesomo.2000]

Carson has a lot more than just 15 bars there dude. I could ramble off 15 big ones, and leave out all the small ones.

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[creepsinc]

Lest anybody think that by my silence, I'm deferring to a poorly spelled post by Moderator cut: three words - substitute "another member" , I'd like to just say that I've seen the "longest stretch of bars" designation in several guide books and, having been all over the country, had no reason to not believe it.

[ainulinale]

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Here are some Southside bars, most of which are on E. Carson:


* American Serbian Club of Pittsburgh Angry Johnnys (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Archie’s on Carson (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Bar Eleven (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Bar Louie (http:/// - broken link) * Barry’s Public House (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Birmingham Bridge Tavern (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) * Birmingham Bridge Tavern (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Brewski’s (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Buckhead Saloon (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Carson City Saloon (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Casey’s Draft House (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Corner Cafe (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Cupka’s I (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Cupka’s II (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) * Dee’s Cafe Eli’s Place (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Elixir Ultra Lounge (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Excuses (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Finn McCools (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Hookah Bookah * I.B.E.W Local #5 Inn’Termission Lounge (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Jack’s Backroom (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Jack’s Bar (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Jaggerbush (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Jekyl and Hyde (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Jimmy D’s (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Karwoski’s Tavern (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Kopy’s (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) * Lava Lounge Margarita Mama’s (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Mario’s South Side Saloon (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) McArdle’s Pub (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Mill Site Tavern (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Nadine’s Restaurant (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Quagmire’s Bar & Grill (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Red & Irene’s (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Red Star Tavern (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Rizzo’s Margarttaville (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Ruggers Pub (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Rumshakers (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) S Bar (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Saddle Ridge Shootz Café & Billiards (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Smiling Moose (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Smokin Joe’s Saloon (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) South City Tavern (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) South Side 86 (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Sphinx Cafe (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) * St. James Place Tavern * St.James Place Tavern The Hkan (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) The Jaggerbush (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) The Locker Room (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) * Tiki Lounge * Tiki Lounge VFW 6675 (http:/// - broken link) Walker’s Pub (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) White Eagle Tavern (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Wild Bills Sports Bar (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link) Young’s Tavern at Folino’s Ristorante Z Lounge (http://www.southsidepittsburgh.com/businessdirectory.asp# - broken link)