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Old 05-15-2009, 08:53 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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Highland Park is a pretty cool and diverse neighborhood. It just does not have much of a business district. Bryant Street used to have a few pizza and sandwich shops, but they are closed now. I really think Bryant Street could be somewhat like S. Braddock Avenue in Regent Square. It would be nothing huge, just a few blocks of cool eateries. etc. There are mostly vacant strorefronts now. It has not been so much that it is a downtrodden neighborhood. It is not. I like to think that it is in transition, like other neighborhoods. I like to got to Tazza Doro on Highland near the corner of Bryant. Hopefully the momentum will continue. We need more entrepreneurs like this.

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Old 05-15-2009, 09:06 PM
 
Location: About 10 miles north of Pittsburgh International
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I miss Terry Villa...
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Old 05-15-2009, 09:13 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh's 'EAST SIDE'
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Urban Pittsburgh would be so off the hook if people would stop being so afraid to venture out and stop being so close-minded. I used to live in Highland Park for 12 years. The area where N. Euclid, N. Saint Clair, Mellon, N. Bryant, N. Highland Avenue Streets meet. Lots of potential.
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Old 05-15-2009, 09:37 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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I miss Terry Villa...

So do I. Great hoagies. Reasonable too. It said on the door "Closed during remodeling" But that was a while ago and there has been no remodeling.
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Old 05-16-2009, 05:08 AM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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I'm not familiar with Highland park, except for the zoo. I'll have to visit.
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Old 05-16-2009, 11:42 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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I'm not familiar with Highland park, except for the zoo. I'll have to visit.

Highland Park is mostly residential with big beautiful old homes. Many of these old homes, or even mansions, have been cut up into apartments. The area above Highland avenue is still mostly all home owners. There are still some nice streets and some not quite as nice.
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Old 05-17-2009, 08:18 PM
 
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Cool. I've actually never quite understood why Highland Park hasn't yet managed to develop its own little commercial district ala Regent Square, but hopefully it is now coming.
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Old 05-18-2009, 09:33 AM
 
Location: Park Rapids
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I used to live at the corner of Bryant and N. Highland and those shops were still open in those days. I'd have hated to see those places close down and just knowing it makes me mad. The neighborhood needs them to remain competitive with other areas for new residents. Definately a bad mark on the area - likely due to through traffic that wasn't desireable and didn't bring in enough revenue.
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Old 05-18-2009, 04:22 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Cool. I've actually never quite understood why Highland Park hasn't yet managed to develop its own little commercial district ala Regent Square, but hopefully it is now coming.
Regent Square may attract more visitors from outside of the neighborhood due to it's proximity to the parkway.
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Old 05-18-2009, 05:52 PM
 
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Regent Square may attract more visitors from outside of the neighborhood due to it's proximity to the parkway.
Good point--as a resident I tend to forget about such things.
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