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Nytroman89 OP t1_j531djx wrote

Reply to comment by gj13us in Looking for ideas for places to take in Pennsylvania this summer by Nytroman89

Thanks for all suggestions! I heard that ppl from Pittsburg are very friendly. I’m from Newfoundland in Canada. Are there any areas I might want to avoid in Pittsburg?

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gj13us t1_j53aa5w wrote

I think the areas you’d avoid are areas you wouldn’t be in anyway, if that makes sense. There’d be no reason to be there.

Some of the bad areas are revitalizing. Used to be you wouldn’t want to spend too much time in East Liberty, or Homewood, or Rankin, to name a few but I think some have turned around. If I’m not mistaken, Google has a big presence in East Liberty now.

Oakland, the neighborhood around the museums (and Pitt and CMU) is safe these days. Downtown is safe. Point State Park is safe, Mt Washington is safe. Squirrel Hill, The Strip District, Station Square, all good.

You’d have to go out of your way to end up in an unsafe place because the cultural attractions are in pretty decent neighborhoods.

And Pittsburgh has an “h” on the end.

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