Naylor Street in Greenfield....off-hand, know any other streets like it? (Pittsburgh: houses, neighborhoods)

[Tiger Beer]

Check out this street...

Naylor Street, Pittsburgh, PA - Google Maps

There are more than a few really interesting things I like about it - one surrounded by mountains, YET some density to the housing...winding roads also cool....and lush green everywhere around it...YET on top of all this...it is still right in the middle of the city of Pittsburgh.

Unbelievable!

I'm equally inquisitive...do Pittsburghers even know this street exists? How many people have been there? If so, I'm also starting to think that scenic hilly places are SO common in Pittsburgh, I don't think natives even really see anything of interest there.

Final thought on it...are streets like this very common? Any other city streets kind of similar that someone can think of off-hand, or are they just too common to mention?

[Copanut]

The area sits under the bridge along the Parkway East known as The Run.

Been there lots of times at Big Jim's.

[groar]

there are really a lot of streets like that.

if you head down hazelwood ave from greenfield there are a lot of streets like that to your left. some are in greenfield, some are in hazelwood, i think.

polish hill also kinda looks like that in parts, on and around bethoven st.

the run is kind of a funny place - it's its own little neighborhood kinda, but there's only one way in or out. there are other streets like that around there - to the east up in the hills in greenfield and to the west in southeast oakland. there are also areas like that in the south side slopes. really, the geography of this area lends itself to weird little windy hilly streets surrounded by swathes of green like that.

[Hopes]

Streets like that are very common throughout the city and even the county in older townships.

The only downside to living in a ravine is lack of sunshine and risk of flooding if there is a creek in the ravine.

However, those two negatives can make for a very cool air during hot humid summers.

Some roads just feel so refreshing when it's hot outside because they don't get sunshine and there's a stream running through the valley.

It just depends on what's most important to each individual.

[BrianTH]

Yep, little mini-neigborhoods tucked into the various valleys and ravines (aka runs) are quite common, so most locals probably don't think there is anything remarkable about a street like that.

By the way, one of my favorite variants on this theme is the little neighborhood sometimes known as Duck Hollow, on a little delta peninsula where Nine Mile Run empties into the Mon:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...59.972491&z=15

You really have to stroll around in Street View a bit to get the full picture. Anyway, after spending some time in Central PA, it really feels to me like someone picked up a little chunk of Central PA and plopped it into this obscure corner in the middle of the City.

[creepsinc]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

Yep, little mini-neigborhoods tucked into the various valleys and ravines (aka runs) are quite common, so most locals probably don't think there is anything remarkable about a street like that.

By the way, one of my favorite variants on this theme is the little neighborhood sometimes known as Duck Hollow, on a little delta peninsula where Nine Mile Run empties into the Mon:

pittsburgh, pa - Google Maps

You really have to stroll around in Street View a bit to get the full picture. Anyway, after spending some time in Central PA, it really feels to me like someone picked up a little chunk of Central PA and plopped it into this obscure corner in the middle of the City.

I agree about the ubiquitousness of streets like that, but I still find them somewhat remarkable. I go home to Richmond, VA, which I never thought of as all that flat, and it looks like the flattest parts of the Midwest.

[BrianTH]

Originally Posted by creepsinc

I agree about the ubiquitousness of streets like that, but I still find them somewhat remarkable. I go home to Richmond, VA, which I never thought of as all that flat, and it looks like the flattest parts of the Midwest.

As a non-native of Pittsburgh, I agree. We didn't have anything like that in the Detroit area--we had small rivers and lakes and low hills here or there, but no ravines so steep and neighborhoods so discrete.

[groar]

i love duck hollow! my husband and i looked at a house down there, but we weren't really at a point when we were serious about buying. the "KKK" graffiti as you go under the railroad bridge is a little disconcerting though. and although the neighborhood itself is secluded and would make a great compound for a group of likeminded people, there's not much space between the houses or privacy. another micro-neighborhood with only one way in or out!

if the mon-fayette expressway is ever built it'll obliterate duck hollow though.

[Tombstoner]

Originally Posted by Copanut

The area sits under the bridge along the Parkway East known as The Run.

Been there lots of times at Big Jim's.

god...haven't thought about Big Jim's in years... I fondly recall getting the house red wine in 18 oz. tumblers Classy? Not so much, but good sandwiches and a real Pittsburgh atmosphere.

[TechieTransplant]

I love following Route 885 through Hazlewood in to West Mifflin. There's a city neighborhood right on the border (can't remember the name) and you would definitely think you are way out in a mountainous community. There is also a very large nature preserve in the area.