Located in a central plateau of the East End, Shadyside was one of the wealthy's first escapes from the central city, when the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks – which now accommodate the East Busway – made this possible. Among its stately homes are two important houses of worship: Rodef Shalom Synagogue, whose congregation played a role in the formation of Reform Judaism, and the prestigious Shadyside Presbyterian Church, so strongly associated with Pittsburgh's Establishment that it was the site of protests during the mill closures of the 1980s. In the 1960s, it's said that Shadyside's Walnut Street was a bohemian haven. Today, the tooled leather boots and beaded tops are more likely to bear a famous label, as upscale chains and designer boutiques have replaced hippie hangouts. Did you see it in Vogue? You can probably buy it on Walnut – while communing with your fellow Vogue readers. Walnut's prosperity has been so plentiful that it's spilled over to the Ellsworth Avenue and Highland Avenue business districts.


Shadyside residents can quickly travel most of Pittsburgh through Negley Station of the East Busway. On Centre Avenue, there's the 71A (Downtown via Oakland), 81B (Downtown via the Hill District) and 86A (Downtown via Bloomfield and the Strip District). Ellsworth Avenue is served by the 71C (also Downtown via Oakland), and the 77C and 78C routes loop through residential backstreets before heading Downtown via Bigelow Boulevard and the Busway, respectively. On Fifth Avenue, residents can catch another Oakland-Downtown route with the 71D or take the 500(Highland Park and East Liberty through Shadyside and Oakland and finally on to Downtown, the North Side and Bellevue). The 64A provides crosstown service to Squirrel Hill and the Waterfront via Negley Avenue.

For more info about Shadyside visit the Pop City:
- Visitor's Guide
- Moving Guide
- Investing & Business Guide

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