Hays

[ditchdigger]

Originally Posted by Herodotus

Not quite. Better wanted to chop down the hill in Baldwin, which lies west of Hays. He wanted to mine the coal in the hill first. The people who lived in the sections of Baldwin nearby weren't having it. Hays is prone to flash flooding. That's a big reason why developers are loathe to build there.

You needed to click on the link to the map in the article I linked. It doesn't work for some reason when I post it here, but it's right under the picture in the P-G article.

I think you're thinking of Hays as only the flood prone valley area, but the map clealy labels the hilltop as Hays.

Orrr...Have a look at the official City Neighborhoods Map: Hays Map

[999cm999]

This thread began quite hostile for really no reason.

Anyway, I live in Baldwin, about 100 yards from the area commonly known as Hays Woods/40 Acres(it's really more than 40 acres).

This area is(or was) owned by LTV Steel back in the day. Now it's used, more or less, as a park and dirt bike/ATV fun zone.

I frequently walk my dog there and love the views of the river and the city from it's wooded hilltops.

An area like this is incredibly rare so close to a major metropolitan area and I feel that if it "needs" to be developed, then a large portion should remain as a park(think South or North Park) for the entire city to enjoy. IMHO...

[Drover]

A potential upside to Hays is that, last time I checked anyway and despite its location, it's within the Allderdice attendance boundary.

[sskink]

Although I've now lived here 10 years, I know nothing about Hays. I didn't even know there was a Hays. And after reading this thread on how best to use the space, I have a solution that should make both libs and conservatives happy:

A bucolic debtor's prison, where failed entrepreneurs can earn a second chance through developing products funneled through a Monsanto-funded bicycle-powered manufacturing plant that develops organically-grown pharmaceuticals that both help Rush's constipation and provide a legal alternative to medical marijuana. Secondary uses include both a skeet shooting range (pointed northeast) and a Frisbee golf course, co-located of course.

[mangmang]

Originally Posted by Love2Golf09

I may have slightly exaggerated, but here is a photo. It's not anything that will take your breath away. I guess someone could build a ghetto version of Fallingwater there.


Panoramio - Photo of waterfall in Hays Woods

I think this is quite a pretty waterfall. I also appreciate the convenience of the thoughtfully-placed ladder.

[Impala26]

Originally Posted by mangmang

I think this is quite a pretty waterfall. I also appreciate the convenience of the thoughtfully-placed ladder.

Ladder aside, could the site be considered to be made into some sort of protected scenic site with a trail? Sounds like something to consider to me if the land is otherwise too difficult to develop into anything else. I firmly believe Pittsburgh needs to better advertise itself as a literal "green" city with the amount of wooded, undeveloped land so close to its central business district. It differentiates itself quite easily from most American metros in this aspect.