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This area is located at the far eastern end of the South Side. It is wedged between the railroad tracks and a steep hillside. This is the type of area that Pittsburghers refer to as " back in the cut".
Wooden rowhouses.
Stoop fronted frame houses are very common in old sections of Pittsburgh.
This looks to be what is called a "bandbox house". A book published last year about the Strip district, lamented the fact that no more of these existed. Ha ha, they need to get out and explore.
One of the more than 700 sets of public steps that climb the many hills of Pittsburgh.
These are on a dead end street, on the other side of the tracks.
Those hills make me tired just looking at them in those pics.
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Nice job capturing one of the more forgotten corners of Pittsburgh. That area above the tracks is very interesting and strange... has a "lost in time" feel to it. Love that bandbox house.
That dead-end street below the tracks has some of the more beautiful housing in the South Side. I often park in that area when visiting the South Side.
Thanks for the pics. That's a very interesting area. Most of the houses look pretty well-kept. Is this a fairly "good" area? What are the house prices like?
Thanks for the pics. That's a very interesting area. Most of the houses look pretty well-kept. Is this a fairly "good" area? What are the house prices like?
This is a very quiet and safe area. It's well off of the beaten path. Not fancy at all, but just a few blocks away from the action on Carson Street. I have no idea what the houses go for.
Cool stuff. I saw a show on PBS about the steps. Some of those are actually classified as public streets. They even have street signs telling what they are.
I've always wanted to live in an alley house. Who knew all I had to do was go to the other side of the tracks in Pittsburgh.
Hell, you don't need to go to the other side of the tracks to find alley housing in Pittsburgh. There are thousands of alley houses in the city's old core neighborhoods.
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