The world outside the front door

Shadyside.

A field guide to the neighborhood — the everyday spots, the worth-the-walk ones, and the people and places that make Shadyside feel like Shadyside.

About the neighborhood

Shadyside is one of Pittsburgh's oldest residential neighborhoods, dating to the mid-1800s. Tree-lined streets, late-Victorian and early-20th-century houses, three commercial corridors (Walnut, Ellsworth, and S. Highland), and a walking distance to Mellon Park, Carnegie Mellon, and the museums in Oakland.

Add a personal paragraph about what the neighborhood means and how it has changed in the years you've lived here.

The everyday

Groceries

Whole Foods Market
5880 Centre Ave — closest full grocery, ~10 minute walk.
Trader Joe's
6343 Penn Ave (East Liberty) — short drive.
Giant Eagle
5550 Centre Ave (Shadyside Market District).
Farmers' market
Saturday season, location and dates

Coffee

Commonplace Coffee
Walnut Street.
La Prima Espresso
If still operating in the area
TODO
The current best neighborhood coffee — your favorite

Pharmacy & basics

Pharmacy
Walgreens / CVS — closest location and hours
Hardware
Closest hardware store
Dry cleaner
Trusted neighborhood spot

Eat & drink

Walnut Street
Your current picks along Walnut
Ellsworth Avenue
Your current picks along Ellsworth
S. Highland
Your current picks along S. Highland
Worth the trip
East Liberty, Lawrenceville, Squirrel Hill — your favorites

Outside & nearby

Mellon Park
Walking distance — formal walled garden, wide lawns, summer concerts.
Schenley Park
Short walk via Squirrel Hill — Phipps Conservatory, trails, golf.
Frick Park
Pittsburgh's largest park — trails for hours.
Carnegie Museums
Art and Natural History, in Oakland — short drive or bus.
The Frick Pittsburgh
Point Breeze — house museum, gardens, café.

Neighbors

A house lasts because the block does too. A few notes on the people and rhythms of the immediate neighborhood — to be filled in by whoever lives here.

Names and house numbers of the immediate neighbors, what they do, who has lived here longest, who knows the most about the block's history.

Civic

Shadyside Action Coalition
Neighborhood association — agendas posted online.
Council district
Council member and contact
Public Safety zone
Pittsburgh Police Zone 4. Non-emergency: (412) 255-1700.