Search PittsburghEverything
Search the entire local guide — including all 37 Steel City Stories chapters.
3 results for “near allegheny commons”
storyThe Day Pittsburgh Swallowed an Entire CityAllegheny City voted against consolidation, but Pennsylvania counted Pittsburgh and Allegheny together; Pittsburgh’s larger majority prevailed and the fight ended at the U.S. Supreme Court.HistoryAllegheny CityNorth Side
storyThe North Side Streets That Changed Names But Not ReputationsBefore it became Pittsburgh’s North Side, Allegheny City had its own government, industries, and reputations — street renames did not erase the older map of power.HistoryNorth SideAllegheny City
storyThe Mall That Pittsburgh Built to Save East Liberty—and Nearly Killed ItEast Liberty’s Penn Circle and pedestrian-mall experiment tried to compete with suburban shopping but disrupted the street network and commercial ecosystem it was meant to save.HistoryEast LibertyPenn Circle