Why I chose PITTSBURGH
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- čas přidán 12. 04. 2021
- I have spent the last five years living in Pittsburgh, PA. Why did I decide to come out here in the first place? Find out in my video covering all things Pittsburgh related!
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I lived in Texas for 25 years, but since my wife and I both work remotely, we decided to relocate for obvious reasons. We chose Pittsburgh, and oh my god. It's amazing how no one talks about how incredible this city is.
I hope I can move to Pitts soon! I cannot wait!
The winter is depressed
I always see Pittsburgh at or near the top of best U.S. cities. Europeans who have been there really give it great reviews and like it. It is a European type of city. You can walk or take public transportation anywhere. Pittsburgh has world renown cultural attractions and is incredibly historic. It played a big part in the French and British Empires, along with events that happened there directly lead to the American Independence. Most of us that were originally from Europe do not like most American cities. They are too spread out, have zero culture and history, and no civic interest or pride. When I was in Pittsburgh, the people I met were friendly and interesting to meet. Super proud of their city and surrounding area. I was just in Houston TX, and it was totally opposite. Nothing but unorganized sprawl, uneducated and rather dumb people who were full of shit with their attitudes. Texas pretty much describes "the ugly American" to the rest of the world. For those of you in Pittsburgh, continue to be proud of it.
I’m from Pittsburgh and moved to Houston and I agree
Pittsburgh has always had a very diverse population ! The people of Pittsburgh are also very helpful and friendly! Grew up in the South Hills area! ❤️❤️❤️
Pittsburgh doesn’t have a diverse population at all. Nice city but its strength isn’t diversity.
When people these days talk about diversity they only talk in terms of skin color or race, they don't have a clue about all the different European ethnic groups, along with other races, that reside in Allegheny County. All they see is a bunch of "white" people.
Thanks for sharing your story. Pittsburgh is truly a hidden gem in this country.
Absolutely, it certainly is! Glad you enjoyed
Yes. This is great. I have to admit I didn’t know too much about Pittsburgh until now. Nice work.
Thanks buddy! I really appreciate your support! More to come
Pittsburgh is a nice city, everything available, with some beautiful views. Most residential areas are so beautiful & peaceful. Some areas might look congested & old, but not too bad. People are very nice there.
I spent 12 years in Pittsburgh. Perfect town for real estate investment back in 2008. Really enjoyed sailing on the rivers...especially in front of the stadiums and by the point.
Lived All Over The USA nothing compares to Pittsburgh :)
LMAO Filthadelpha thinking Pittsburgh is dirty is one of the funniest things I've heard in a while. Lived in Pitt my whole life. My most prominent memory of visiting Philly for the first time was the piles trash was everywhere.
How are the streets in Pitt? Philly has potholes, probably most in the Nation.
Well as bad as Philly is.. NY is even worse!
Nothing beats Puerto Rico in trash and potholes, the whole island is a damn ghetto.
Made up my mind. Getting out of the army and moving to Pittsburgh. It’s so affordable too
I live here, it’s a wonderful city. I’m really glad you’re showing how great it is.
I'm from pittsburgh. Moved when I was 12. Lived in 5 other states I every region. They're great. But I'm 30 now and live in bloomfield. (Neighborhood in pittsburgh) this is hands down best city I've ever lived. So much to do. Land and water. Hiking and biking. Biking is so key!!!! The trails are unreal. Unreal. People are so cool. So much culture. Lots of jobs. Sick jobs in all fields. Steelers baby!!! City of bridges. Wildlife, city life, with small town vibe. I can't tell yinz how much pittsburgh rules. And idc if you don't believe, we live it, know it, drool about it. Mad love for my city.
Right on! Couldn’t have said it better!
Just to know that one of the bridges has the name of the iconic Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente is enough to live there.
I moved to Pittsburgh just under a year ago and It feels more like home every day, other than parking 😂 any PA pilots in here?
I grew up in Pittsburgh. I lived in Atlanta for the last 28 years. I recently moved back to Pittsburgh and love it! I loved Atlanta - but no city is like Pittsburgh and happy to be home!
Its one of the best cities in the US, and it's now on the up and up
Philadelphia is a dump in comparison (no offence)
Thanks for your kind words. As a native Yinzer who travels to Philly fairly often, it's nice to hear. What I love is that green space is fairly close by and you can feel like you're in the countryside only a few miles from town.
Pittsburgh is very underrated...
Pittsburgh has a team in the NFL, MLB and NHL and thankfully no NBA team. Can't stand basketball but love the other 3 sports. That for me is a great starting point.
Grew up in Pgh from 1980-1990. Left Pgh for the Air Force. Used to work at Wholey's in 1988-1990. My mom still lives there though, but us 5 kids live mostly on the West Coast now.
I love Pittsburgh’s BRT system. Was very impressed with it
Im thinking about moving for work from Los Angeles. As a road cyclist, when you mentioned cycling I literally jumped out my seat. If I can cycle, then thats the place for me.
I’m glad to hear that! Don’t get too excited though because the hills will make you want to cry hahaha! Still makes for some great workouts.
@@DrewAddis that's why they invented ebikes.......
Happy to see someone else posting videos of them exploring Pittsburgh, I always love to find some Pittsburgh youtubers
Thank you and glad you enjoyed!
Theres something really magical in Pittsburgh at night esp when your on one of the many hills with a view, this city really has made a major transformation from the steel making days.
Indeed! The skyline can be seen from so many different parts of the city which makes it unique!
Pittsburgh is many small towns that together makes a city which is what I love about it. From the South Side to Mt Washington to the strip district to Oakland and Shadyside each neighborhood had something you want. Why haven't I moved there yet? It my favorite city ever!
Simple answer: It’s the greatest city ever in the history of humankind
Hahahah you must be from here
How?
What kind of herb you smokin amigo?
😂 It’s rainy, cloudy, miserable & it’s not even a real city… Just ask Sienna Miller!
Better than az?
I am going to Erie PA for the first time ever this weekend on Saturday to see lake Erie. It looks so beautiful.
Nice to see and hear what's life looks like in this part of US. Thanks for video. Best wishes from Serbia/Europe.
That's awesome!
Our Sports teams are fantastic, Pittsburgh Steelers, American football, Pittsburgh Pirates, American baseball and Pittsburgh Penguins 🐧which is our NHL hockey team. I live 2 hours north on Lake Erie and we attend all the Steelers home games.
Great video we just visited wonderful time thanks for sharing
Fellow Duquesne alum here, also born and raised in pgh, there are many worse places to be from than Pittsburgh. Gloomy winters are my biggest gripe. That said, I take a lot of pride in calling pgh my home. F Philly btw…
Philadelphians looking down on Pittsburgh??? Philly is a total dump 😆
I'm in north Wilmington philly's a dangerous sewer pipe it's sad
You are too kind.
such amazing info about pitt! i've been there once it was beatufiul! lots of supercar culture to!
Thank you Sunny! I see them all the time.
Great stuff ... from a former Philadelphian and new subscriber
Pittsburgh is a big city with a small town feel that’s why people love it
Cool video, we're debating on Pittsburgh to be our "final" move. (We've moved all over the world, but with 2 kids looking to stop moving)
As KDKA radio use to say in the 1970's ! Pittsburgh- "Some Place Special!"👍👍👍
Agreed once here you don’t want to leave I’ve visited Pittsburgh 13 times and I’m from Toronto and I’m going to make the move soon hopefully Pittsburgh is just such a beautiful city and awesome people in it
I’ve lived in Pittsburgh my entire life and my family has lived in the region since George Washington hung out in McKeesport. Pittsburgh is a pretty cool place for the most part. There are a lot of opportunities for water sports, boating, golfing, hiking, hunting, and biking. Sports are huge in Pittsburgh; annoyingly so for those of us who don’t like watching sports. The Cultural District has 3 Broadway quality theaters for shows, operas, and symphonies. There’s a lot of live music venues for everything from rap to metal to jazz to bluegrass. We have a number of museums and dining options. Pittsburgh is home to a number of universities; Pitt and CMU among the best in the nation. Pittsburgh isn’t too far from the Laurel Highlands and the historical sites from the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) that began in what is now Pittsburgh, Frank Lloyd Wright homes, and 5 star resorts like Nemacolin Woodlands. Furthermore, there are plenty of places to shop in the Pittsburgh region such as South Side, South Hills Village, Ross Park Mall, and Robinson Town Center. We have decent but declining amusement parks in Kennywood and Idlewild. Decent housing and cost of living is relatively inexpensive in Pittsburgh and jobs are plentiful. Communities like Wexford, Seven Fields, Cranberry, the North Hills, Sewickley, Fox Chapel, South Park, Peter’s Township, Murrysville, Monroeville, Elizabeth Township, and others offer exclusive centrally located housing for a fraction of the cost of what is offered in comparable cities. Pittsburgh boasts one of America’s leading tech industries, and UPMC has made Pittsburgh a medical capital of not only the US but of the world.
On the flip side, Pittsburgh and it’s surrounding communities are huge and it takes hours in a vehicle to drive from one place to another. The weather is often cloudy and our winters are long. The worst part about Pittsburgh is the slums. The are plentiful and sprawling. The slums here are downright post-apocalyptic and often only minutes away from decent communities. Places like McKeesport, Clairton, Wilkinsburg, Homewood, Homestead, The Hill District, New Kensington, Braddock, Hazelwood...the list goes on...look like the 3rd World. In these predominantly black communities there are places where you do not even dare venture if you are white or any other race. Some parts of these poor communities have homes that are over 100 years old that do not have even have windows or front doors and the residents who live there can be seen barefoot and barely clothed when you drive by. It’s sad and frightening. In these communities are also the remains of Pittsburgh’s dead steel industry and the tombs of rusted out factories.
Bottom line is if you are going to college in Pittsburgh or if you work a job that makes at least $65,000 a year you’ll lead a better quality of life here than in most other cities in America. You don’t want to be here if you are poor or if you’re rich. If you’re poor, Pittsburgh is terrible place to be and if you’re rich there are much nicer cities to live in. If you’re Middle Class you’ll love Pittsburgh.
Ay! Shoutout da Port!
Just the MENTION of my home city made me subscribe! :D
Yessir!
It’s not too big not too small, it’s a tight-knit community where we look out for one another, and not to mention: THE BEST NFL TEAM
Thanks for posting this! Im going to law school at Duquesne in August. Never been to Pittsburgh in my life. Born and raised in NC. I feel better about my decision after watching this. And, im gonna definitely get a bike now. :-)
Hahaha glad you enjoyed it! Highly recommend the bike, so easy to see so much of the city!
Most people here are really nice. I think you’ll like it here. 💛🖤. Welcome to Pittsburgh!
Been considering moving to Pittsburgh when it was the #1 large metro area to live in the country by Places Rated Almanac. Only problem is the last edition came out in 2007 and it no longer is being published so I'm not sure where to move to now.
Why dpnt u just dig a hole and go down there
Hey great video man. I just moved to PGH last Friday & bought a bike from Iron City Bikes in Lawrenceville. What are some things I should know that maybe tripped you up? I want to start exploring neighborhoods by bike and then pick a place to eventually buy my first home.
Where is the best place in the metropolitan area to buy a house that has breath taking views? I'm leaning toward Mt. Washington but that's in the city.
I live in Pittsburgh area but not Pittsburgh itself! I am about 45 minutes from Pittsburgh! But this area itself is like home I want so bad to go move to Hawaii when I can afford it or some island or Beach but every time I leave Pittsburgh area, I feel so home sick!
Pitt alum but I no longer live there. From Philly as well, live in GA but go back to the Burgh once a year.
I came to PA 3 years ago I'm going back tmr forever
Grew up here, left 3 times.... always find my way back home though lol
I was going to hit 'like' on this video, but the likes were at "412". I didn't want to mess that up.
You COULD have been one of 8 more up votes. 😉
Hahahaha respect that!
Thank you, I've lived in Philly for 10 yrs, thinking of moving because of the growing crime. MD, VA and Pittsburgh on my list.
Awesome video!!!! Did you ever do one on bars in the area? I'm from the Poconos and that's all we really have to do in this area is drink. A lot of fun actually hahaha. What are some of the best bars you know of in Pittsburgh?!
Southside has way too many bars to offer hahah
Nice video! Actually never had pittsburgh on my radar at all 😁 that may has changed now. Cheers from lca :)
Thank you! Great to connect!
@@DrewAddis yes :)
Dope 🔥🔥🔥💯💪🏽
Ans. You love water, fishing, beautiful scenery, great eating, lively night life, great educational opportunities, fantastic pro sports venues, terrible weather and roads. Born and raised, I left because of my arthritis. Even with the roads and weather I still wish I could go back.
I am excited to live back to Pittsburgh. I used to live in Pittsburgh from the age of 1 to 8 then I I moved to the DC suburbs. Now though I am coming back because I committed to U Pitt.
Moving back to Pittsburgh from DC this fall. Cannot wait as i’m sure you couldn’t! DC is not the place to be.
Na dc is nice especially the food but I am still excited to be moving back to Pittsburgh.
CM grad go tartans! I truly believe pittsburghs best days are ahead of it! possibilities for high tech are endless there the of living affordability is night day compared to other high tech hubs. I travel a lot live out west now don’t get home much but I love Pittsburgh GoSteelers!!
Welcome! Will have to stop at MCM STUDIOS
I love Pennsylvania my 3rd and dream state I also wanted to live in Harrisburg or Pittsburgh.
pittsburgh has FAR more going for it.
It’s beauty and cheapest buying house market .
Welcome to the burgh! You’ll have to come by MCM STUDIOS some time!
My friends in Philly think that Pittsburgh is somewhere out near Harrisburg. Many of us stay simply because it's too expensive to live anywhere else.
You may have noticed, Drew, that the bike lanes in the west end part of the city are pretty scant, some of us are working to change that, using the NPS and the new trailhead of Lewis and Clark trail.
What neighborhood do you recommend in Pittsburgh? I’m thinking of attending the university of Pittsburgh for grad school, and everything is super enticing about it! As someone from the Bay Area :)
I would probably recommend Lawrenceville. Great up and coming place!
If you are going to Grad school at Pitt then Lawrenceville would be the last place you would want to live. Yes, it's hip, tready $$$ but it's a bitch to get from L-ville to Oakland . Most anywhere in the East End is closer and easier to get to . Are you going to have a car if you move here? Really depends on the type of neighborhood you want . People tend to walk and bike a great deal in the East end , check out my old neighborhood Friendship, or East Liberty, Highland Park, Shadyside, Point Breeze, Squirrel Hill , Greenfield. Cheers
"I'm not going to say a single thing about the city itself. I'M A BICYCLER, BABYYYY"
Thanks, got it.
"a lot of people don't leave"
Me living here my whole life: 👀
Being from New Orleans I Love Great Culinary Delights, How are they in Pittsburgh?
Not too bad. Lots of hole in the wall places all over!
I've moved away a few times, but I always end up coming back. This place gets in your blood.
This is very true hahah
I am in Pennsylvania. It is a nice state. Erie is a small city.
hi from allentown pa!
im considering moving to these apartments in allegheny center is that a good area? im from the south and my parents think nothing but bad things can come from being in the city.
Being in the city is great. Super close to everything and a lot of action!
Pittsburgh is a city ,with a very small town feel! Your parents might be pleasantly surprised!
Moved to Colorado 27 years ago and still say “home” when speaking of Pittsburgh. Not sure I can give up the sunshine, wide open spaces/roads, Rocky Mtns yet. Still get @mineos delivered once a year though 😝
I've been trying to move there since 2008. Disabled, can't find work I can do where I'm at and where I was, no money to move there, etc. I'm desperate to get up there because quite literally I'm going to die if I stay where I'm at. I'm going to lose my home next year, and no matter where I am, I'll die if I end up homeless because of my condition. I am super fucked, and I'm open to any suggestions or offers of help.
@@alx7201 What is gg's?
@@alx7201 The least you can do is answer something you brought up, or, are you really that ignorant.
@@tigergreg8 gg means goodgame, like hes saying its over
@@BatEatsMoth hey bat eats moth, i'm not sure if you were actually being serious or just fabricating a story up (like i thought you were), but for what it's worth, im sorry i didn't really mean much. if it's real, i hope things get better man.
@@alx7201 It's 100% for real.
Enjoy your videos, funny pittsburghers have the same opinion of Philadelphia, dirty and a suburb of New Jersey
They have no clue hahahah
I love the leafs
My wife grew up on the North Side, yours truly in the East End. That's why we chose to build and raise our children in an adjacent county. Considerably lower taxes, a great school system, and plenty of space. I once drove my children by my former Pittsburgh home. Questions included: Where did you play? Was that your front yard? Where did grandpa have his garden?
"People just don't leave Pittsburgh..." - "Hey! Is it somethin' in the water?" lol
I know you may not like it but! Can you show us some rock & goth pubs there in Pitts? There's no much info about it
Check out the scene in polish hill & millvale
Hai, we’re planning to move to Pittsburgh from high desert CA. Does ohara area flood? Is it good area?
Google up a topographic map of the southwest PA area, and move to a high place. Jeezuz are all you dems this obtuse? Do you know what topographic maps are?
@@davidschmidt6013 from the way you replied, I believe I’m more conservative than you are. Your disrespectful attitude more in-line with uninformed arrogant leftists
No flooding in Pittsburgh. Some flooding on the outskirts, on low ground around creeks. That is a good question, because, with global warming, storms are more intense.
O'Hara doesn't flood.
O'Hara is a nice suburb and fox chapel is a good school district.
Would you guys say Pittsburg is a city to settle down an raise a family And Philadelphia is more of a International, East Coast, fast pace live young and wild type of city? What are your thoughts?
Biggest mistake of my life was moving away from pittsburgh
Where did you move too?
@Jesse Marchese -- why was it such a mistake? You can move back to pittsburgh, right?
Jesse, I've been living in Thailand for over 20 years. I have that thought more than you can imagine.
@@davidschmidt6013 I would think living in Thailand would be easy going because of the people.
I realize the politics can get in the way, but the people seem nice.
LOL. My wife and I grew up in Pittsburgh and moving out of the city was a gfreat decision. Never regretted.
Which parts of town should one move to if they want to avoid flood risk?
LOL Have you ever heard of geography? Google up a topographic map of the burgh and move to a high place. Is that too hard?
@@davidschmidt6013 I was simply asking a question to a local who knows the city more intimately and may be more aware of flooding history as topographic maps don't tell us everything we need to know. Clearly you're a misreable, insecure asshole who feels the need to keep commenting on peoples' posts because you're desperate for attention.
@@davidschmidt6013 how many times are you gonna make this comment?
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No parts of the city get flooded. It's, all, high ground.
Lived in Philadelphia for quite a while. What I loved about living there was how I could cycle pretty much everywhere. I didn't have to own a car. Do you need a car there? Can you make car free lifestyle happen?
As a native Pittsburgher you're gonna need a car. There are walkable and bikeable neighborhoods. There are some (weak?)public transit offerings. The problem comes in when traveling between those neighborhoods. And Pittsburgh has plenty of activities but they can be spread out. It's not practical unless you stick to staying within a particular area, like Oakland or Squirrel Hill.
I am in Portland and looking for a cycle friendly spot that isn't so expensive and prone to wild fires. Are people generally 'fit' there?
Depends on the neighborhood really. It’s definitely in pockets but overall, meh
@@trainingxtrish Yeah that seems to be the case of most American cities. Would you wake alone at night? That's a good metric.
@@cajundragon I would wake but I’m sure you meant walk. Autocorrect 🤦🏻♀️. Yes there are many neighborhoods in Pittsburgh that I would walk alone at night. I haven’t lived there in decades but rarely feel unsafe
You want to look at Mississippi, generally the South…Houston..oh wait you meant “fit”…I thought you wrote “fat”
No but it is changing now that so many people are moving here from CA and NY etc
Question, is plum borough pa still Pittsburgh?
No, but not that far away from it.
anything 1-30 miles away people still call it pittsburgh so yea
it’s very close to it
Plum is Allegheny county so yea
Hi I’m moving to Point Park University this fall, which is the best place for me to live like to get an apartment?
Oakland
@@jayeshkumarsundaram1012 Do you study in points park university ?
@@brawlbrothers466 University of Pittsburgh
@@jayeshkumarsundaram1012 How’s this university…I’m taking course of Information Systems..
@@brawlbrothers466 Sorry, I don't know about Points park University. But its location is great in the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh. All the best!
Does it rain a lot?
Occasionally it will
Yes it rains a lot . The month of May can be very rainy. It's not uncommon to have a downpour that will dump 1- 2 inches of rain in an hour and then it will clear up . Maybe once a year it will rain 4 plus inches in an hour , that is usually in a very small section of the city , we get micro burst of storms.
Are a lot of the people welcoming to newcomers?
How diverse is the metro area?
Does Pittsburgh hit you with a local income tax on top of the PA state tax?
Local people are growing tired of the "newcomers" and the higher housing prices that they've created along with the traffic, crime, bed bugs and politics. I left a year ago, it's more diverse than it was when I was growing up. Since it's a city that no one wanted to move to until about 10-15 years ago when people began to notice that there was cheaper housing than major cities, the population is mostly European and African Americans. Due to the hordes of transplants and immigrants, that is gradually changing. In the city there is a 3% income tax on top of the state income tax which is also 3%. Outside city limits local income tax varies depending on the municipality. Where I lived after I left the city I think it was 1.5%. While the houses might be cheaper than other cities, the thing to watch out for when deciding where to buy a house are the property taxes. If you're working in the city, but don't live in the city, there's a tax that the city takes out of your paycheck and if you own a business and do any work in the city there's a payroll tax.
@@Haltzmal71where did you moved to?
Is Pittsburgh bike friendly?
As someone who lived in the city for 6 years recently, yes, it really is. Really nice riverfront trail system as well as bike lanes on many city streets. A few neighborhoods near downtown are really flat, but other parts of the city are fairly hilly. So there are different feels to different areas. Very nice city parks, as well, which allow for escaping the city feel when you want. In addition, there are nicely wooded suburban parks which are a short drive from the city which offer great biking options. Overall, a very bike-friendly city.
@@gxb263 cool. Idk why Pittsburgh gets such a bad rap
Stop lying. Pittsburgh motorists HATE bicycles.
@@codyherman2977 99% of most any motorists hate bicycles
@Cody Herman How about tricycles?
I want to move to pittsburg one day.
What's keeping you from doing it now? If you can afford it, move to Aspinwall, it's a great community.
And not McKeesport
Go Dukes!
See philly people think PGH is dirty and not desirable, but you guys come here and get more opportunities than philly, Philly is dirty and not desirable and the flyers do suck. (Last Stanley cup) and PGH people don't transplant to Philly. I don't even watch the pens when they play the flyers, that how bad the flyers are.👍
As if how good your hockey team means a damn thing. Who cares
@@codyherman2977 flyers suck… Philly sucks.
Can u tell more detail about Pittsburgh for fi students...
That’s very true… Pittsburgh sucks you in, rather you hate it or love it
can you do somthing for kids to do in pittsburgh
You can take your kids bike riding on the trails near the rivers
You CAN'T BE SERIOUS.....
Science center and the aviary are right next door. Kids love those places.
The Zoo. Kennywood. Idlewild. The Great Allegheny Passage and all the bike trails that connect with it. Ohiopyle. The Children's Museum. Numerous ice rinks to learn to skate and play hockey. The Carnegie Museums and Libraries. The Gateway Clipper. Countless places to go fishing. Sandcastle. Outlet malls.
Two hours from Pittsburgh are Lake Erie and the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Four hours away are Niagara Falls, Gettysburg, Antietam and the New River Gorge.
Once a yinzer always a yinzer
I tell you there are so many American cities with no life, no people walking anywhere, no vibe.. I know this is taken around pandemic times, but it would be the same even if it wasn't
Yes your right!!!!. I came back home to the states after being in Australia from 2012-2019. It is so different. I got back home to NYC in May 2019 everyone seems like a robot with no life depressed, oppressed so sheltered. It is like life is over. NO one laughs and has a good time. Everyone seems like a zombie. That is most cities. Unfriendly so sad!!!
@@BarefootBrothersDrive Its true.. which is why I will probably move to somewhere in South America or Europe
Lets collab sometime!
see you May 1 2022 Mike Miller Birthday
Mac
is Pittsburgh expensive?
No. While prices have gone up just like the rest of the country, it's still very affordable. I am moving out back west, and while my housing will go up, my income won't.
Good God no! Compare housing prices if you're not prone to heart attacks!
Co.pared to the coasts, no, Western Pennsylvania is dirt cheap.
School property taxes can be nasty depending on the school district.
@@penguinsfan251 I want a cheap place to move to. I rather live in rural area but near towns or a city.
@@BarefootBrothersDrive the nice thing about Pittsburgh is there is no urban sprawl. 10 min out of the city u can be in a nice suburb and another 20/30 min u can be in a rural area. Many city parks, with county and state parks all within close distance
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Downtown Pittsburgh has changed in the past year, actually it has changed a lot in the past five years..
A lot of the buildings have been converted to apartments. The three major department stores closed up years ago. They were the main attraction for shoppers, Kaufmann’s, gimbals, the Joseph horne company.. they were the big high ceiling department stores like you see in the movie, Christmas story..
with the virus from China making a lot of people work from home. I think more than 50% of the office spaces in downtown Pittsburgh are vacant..
because of that a lot of the one off stores along fifth Avenue and Liberty Ave., in Penn Avenue have closed up. Pizza shops, lunch counters, furniture stores, card shops, shoe stores, you name it, they lost a lot of customers..
my neighbor is a dentist that has been in one of the tall office buildings in town, he’s been there for over 20 years.. here in 2023, he’s moving out of his space in town in that professional building. He is the last tenant on that entire floor to still be there. His patients tell him that they are afraid to go to town because it feels deserted call me in some of the people you see in the news being arrested for various crimes are always present at all hours in downtown Pittsburgh .. The dentists patients told him they’re not coming to town anymore so he has relocated, and is in the process of moving out..
because of the crime spike, The new mayor of Pittsburgh announced that he is going to triple the number of police in downtown Pittsburgh to try to combat the street crime. There have been shootings in broad daylight stabbings in downtown Pittsburgh. Two police officers in the surrounding area of Pittsburgh have been killed so far this year in 2023 on the job..
my wife and I will not even go to the David Lawrence convention Center for different shows like the recreation vehicle show how old the heater annually, the boat show in the convention center and the home show. We won’t go. We won’t go to a pirate game either even though it’s across the federal Street bridge from town, things have changed. I grew up just across the Allegheny river from downtown Pittsburgh period I went to Saint Peter’s grade school just a few blocks from the river. I worked for a company based in downtown Pittsburgh until I retired from that company a few years ago.
The major change happened because of the virus from China. When people stopped going out because the government said you can’t, they told stores to close, they told everyone they had to wear a mask, even in your own home here in Pennsylvania. Schools were online, you couldn’t even go to a baseball game or a football game there for a while. They would play the game, but without fans..
The immediate surrounding area of downtown Pittsburgh getting back to normal but not downtown Pittsburgh. That is completely changed probably forever. Especially since a lot of the buildings have been converting to condos / apartment buildings.. some of the buildings are lower income housing.
my wife and I went to the strip district which is just a few blocks east of downtown Pittsburgh foray fish sandwich at the place that has the best fish sandwich in Pittsburgh, WHOLEY‘s..
they were very busy today/getting back to normal. I had trouble finding a parking space. And when I went to put orders in the parking meter, the parking meter was completely full and would not accept even a single quarter..
we drove through town so we could cross the Fort Pitt bridge and stop at the casino so I can put a bet on the Super Bowl this coming Sunday. The casino was more crowded than I had ever seen it. I had to drive all the way up to the sixth level of the parking garage to find a parking space, that has never happened before.. but while driving through the strip District and town, on the edges, we saw tents. I never saw a homeless people living at the edges of downtown Pittsburgh before. I’ve seen them under a few of the bridges, and the city fenced off those under bridge areas to keep them out of those areas in the past, but now they’re infiltrating downtown near the railroad tracks to the strip district..
it’s strange seeing a homeless encampment on the outskirts of a section where new beautiful condos have been built where there used to be tall warehouses. They converted those warehouses into apartments and they are really nice. You walk through the front door of one in particular, it’s like walking into a lounge/nightclub, they have big screen TV, a bar, Couches and lounge chairs, a pool table on the ground floor, that’s the lobby for the residents of that building.. and they are continuing to build new modern apartment buildings, they appear to be about eight or 10 stories high. I think there’s a height limit in the strip district. Very upscale..
so in a nutshell, downtown is dying, but the strip district just a few blocks away is having a housing boom and is jumping..
Pittsburgh has changed a lot over the past few years
You should move to Alabama where you can be your true self.
Agreed. I visited Pittsburgh last year and downtown is far different than when I left in 2017. Everything is closed, and it's become a place that you don't want to be at any time of the day.