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Shadyside
is one of the liveliest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, and it's a fascinating
mix of contrasting styles. It's the richest neighborhood per capita in
the city, but there are still affordable apartments. There are busy shopping
streets and quiet shady avenues, tiny rowhouses and enormous mansions.
It's also a very cultured neighborhood. At least four of the churches have regular concert series. Many of Pittsburgh's best classical musicians live in Shadyside, and on a warm summer evening you can hear a violin here or an oboe there as you stroll through the quiet back streets.
Shopping is the main thing that brings outsiders into Shadyside. Walnut
Street is lined with trendy chain stores like Williams-Sonoma and Banana
Republic, as well as one-of-a-kind restaurants and boutiques, and every
year it hosts the Shadyside Walnut
Street Arts Fair. Laid-back Ellsworth Avenue has an odd mix of one-off
shops, coffeehouses, and restaurants. Highland Avenue is a good place to
look for antiques.
Map of Shadyside
Four Winds Gallery
Gallery of American Indian art on Walnut Street
Music in a Great
Space
Concert series at Shadyside
Presbyterian Church
