South Side’s East Carson Street is bordered on one side by a river, houses a strip of industry and gives way to staggering hills. Can you get more Pittsburgh than that?
“History takes time. History makes memory,” observed writer Gertrude Stein, a native of the North Side. At the time of Stein’s birth in 1874, however, this area was known as Allegheny City.
Among the fantastic events taking place, I'll definitely check out the Three Rivers Arts Festival, the Oaks Theater's Moonlit Matinee series, and more. I also would love to, you know, find some time to eat.
What became one of the most highly anticipated openings the Pittsburgh region has seen in years, Salt of the Earth—which looks and feels as if it were plopped onto Penn Avenue straight from a NYC side street—turned out to be well worth the wait.