The Strip District was one of Pittsburgh's first industrial centers; later it became a rail hub for produce. Though trucks still stop at its Smallman Street docks, today the Strip is festive. From morning to mid-afternoon, old and new specialty groceries, restaurants, street vendors and sundry purveyors open for business. Places like: Wholey's, the eating man's aquarium; Pennsylvania Macaroni, whose deli counter takes you around the world in cheese; and La Prima Espresso, a real-live Italian joint that's the best place to call Starbucks a poseur. Fortify yourself with culture at the Heinz History Center and the Society for Creative Craft, because if you stick around for the Strip's merry night, culture will be the furthest thing from your mind. Eleven boasts a classy wine bar, and the enduring 31st Street Pub is where you'll find live booze-and-tattoos punk rock. Around the clock, everyone gorges together on Pittsburgh's famous Primanti's sandwich – with fries and slaw on the inside.
The following bus routes offer service to Downtown and many other destinations: 86 (to Downtown, Bloomfield, Shadyside and East Liberty), the 87 (to Friendship), the 88 (to Children's Hospital, the Penn Avenue Arts District and Bakery Square) or the 91 (to Lawrenceville). The Strip also features access to one of the most popular crosstown bus routes, the 54 (formerly 54C), with service to the North Side, Polish Hill, Bloomfield, Oakland and the South Side.
For more information on the Strip District visit the PopCity:
- Visitor's Guide- Moving Guide- Investing & Business Guide
Elaine Labalme
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Want to make a difference this holiday season? Give a gift to Pittsburgh and support your local, independent shops. You'll help boost our neighborhoods and contribute to the overall vitality of our city. And it's fun when you have this great guide to cool stores in town.
Tracy Certo
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
What's the best thing a city can do to achieve more economic success? Increase its number of college graduates. The most prosperous cities have the highest number of college grads. Read how the Talent Dividend calculates just how much college degrees add to a city's bottom line--think billions--and why Pittsburgh is one of 57 cities competing for the million dollar prize to boost college attainment.
Brad Stephenson
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
When they said they would sample up to 10 burgers, they didn't say they would do it all in one day. Read the entertaining story from this adventurous duo, watch their hilarious video then comment on your own favorite--or one of theirs. From Hidy's to Eleven, it's quite a romp.
Tracy Certo and Robert Isenberg
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Pittsburgh's favorite neighborhood is attracting more visitors and more residents than ever. From the new Public Market to the old favorites (and there are so many), the Strip District is one reason why our city was just named one of the top cities in the world to visit.
Elaine Labalme
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Pittsburgh's street art scene is vibrant, from Andy Warhol flowers as window dressing to yarn bombs on parking meters and bike racks and tin can art on street poles. Just as we were about to ask what's next, a sweater for the Mr. Rogers statue?, a red sweater appeared.
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