Northside

This week my post is about Pittsburgh North side and it’s absolutely amazing history,  this neighborhood has some serious history and I will show you how it was and it’s somewhat steady decline.
First I would like to mention how great I think North Side is, originally it was called Allegheny city back in 1840 before that it was just a district for people from all walks of life settled. During the 1840s so much had happened! In 1845 a man named John Roebling created the first successful suspension bridge. In 1848 the Mexican war streets came to be due to the mayor having served in the Mexican War and naming each street off of it now one of the prettiest parts of the North side. In 1893 a man named George Washington Gale Ferris created the first Ferris wheel in envy of the Eiffel tower in France,  hell even Jehovah witnesses set up shop in Allegheny!
The city always took pride in its many ethnicities and it was known later too that the underground railroad ran through the city back in the day. Even the first world series occurred in 1903 between the Pirates and Boston!

Unfortunately in 1904 the city of Allegheny was taken by Pittsburgh. Since the city was taken over maybe people claimed their great city was stolen from them and since then the North Side had been on a downward spiral. Many of the great classic roads and been destroyed for expressways as well as just because the city of Pittsburgh felt like it.  The current layout of former Allegheny is Allegheny Center, Allegheny West, Brighton Heights, California-Kirkbride, Central Northside, Chateau, East Allegheny, Fineview, Manchester, Marshall-Shadeland, North Shore, Northview Heights, Perry North, Perry South, Spring Garden, Spring Hill–City View, Summer Hill, and Troy Hill. The North Side also has seven hills (Observatory, Monument, Troy, Spring, Seminary, Fineview, and Mt. Troy).

Now a days the North side has been transformed quite a bit. Bellevue for starters has become a cheap place for people working both in Cranberry and the city to live with a short commute both ways. Perry North and South are both very nice areas in my opinion and I would totally move there,  it’s close to the city yet quiet enough and within a great school district.  Heading south around Brighton Heights I would say that place is decent,  I had lived here on the part and had some trouble with the neighbors and drugs but it’s not the worst part of the North side at all. When you get to central North Side specifically near the Crazy Mocha and the hill heading north it can get extremely dangerous,  I have had friends followed, jumped, and robbed in this area and I would not recommend it.  Lastly the Northshore is on my opinion the best part of the Northside, the shore has the Rivers Casino,  Carnegie Science Center, Pirates and Steelers Stadiums,  tons of food.. Sadly you can’t really live in this section and the closest things are Mexican war streets (pricey)  and central Northside which I wouldn’t recommend. Spring Hill and Troy Hill are also pretty decent areas, Spring Hill being much nicer because Troy Hill has had a few drug and arson problems. All in all I wouldn’t recommend moving here, through it had a great history it all died when Pittsburgh seized it. If you can’t resist moving to the north side for whatever reason I would suggest moving to Bellevue because it is pretty beautiful there, or possibly Spring Hill.