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samang67 t1_jeceip4 wrote

I mean Sq hill is wealthy. But that house is so ugly lol

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teacamelpyramid t1_jecjx9n wrote

I kinda like it when people give their homes a little personality. It’s boring when everything is the same.

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primak t1_jecobfn wrote

I lived on Beechwood Blvd. years ago and hated it. It was very noisy with traffic and always saw used heroin needles when I walked my dog. Somebody also stole my planters off my porch.

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Ceramicrabbit t1_jecqbhk wrote

Is this really the wealthiest road? I feel like it's gotta be something in Fox Chapel

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pubercuts t1_jecrheb wrote

OP making us look bad calling that the wealthiest road in the city

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Ill-Forever880 t1_jecs7y0 wrote

This is likely the result of the neighboring rich people blocking zoning approval for the home the other rich guy really wanted to build. So as punishment he built the ugliest home that fit the building envelope as of right and without requiring a variance. Rich people actually do things like this.

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sammipm t1_jecs97z wrote

Damn. I drove by this today and actually really like it lol

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universeofdesign t1_jecsndg wrote

There's a house in Highland Park that is all matte black/charcoal and has a pink front door. It looks much better than this oddity.

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JackiesFetus t1_ject5gy wrote

It looks cool as fuck and the neighbors probably hate it so that makes it even better.

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hypotenoos t1_jectig5 wrote

I’m really not sold on the wealthiest label here.

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platinumfroggy22 t1_jecu2dh wrote

I don’t think the house is finished. The pink might be a treatment to protect the concrete from water damage

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raspberry-squirrel t1_jecu5f5 wrote

I’ve walked by it twice now. Kind of love it and wish it was mine! It looked horrible before the reno.

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MolaMolaMedia t1_jecwovy wrote

Oh my god that's so ugly I want to live there so bad. Moving away from an HOA strangled suburb to all the weirdness Pittsburgh homes have to offer has been refreshing

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Selcier t1_jecy1bt wrote

Replying to dmil103 (#2,506,769)

The only thing McMansion-ish about it is the front facing two car garage and giant double wide driveway in one of the most walkable neighborhoods in the city.

Love tjr color though. With all this subreddit's talk about how grey it is here, we could use some fun house colors.

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monasweb t1_jecy4k0 wrote

Love the idea. The execution is interesting but still pretty cool

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Wyvrattm t1_jecya93 wrote

I love it. I’d never live here but I love it

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drinkme0 t1_jecyftj wrote

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!

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Fake_Name_6 t1_jecz0gp wrote

Replying to Ceramicrabbit (#2,510,289)

Yeah, it's definitely richer than average but surely it isn't the richest. Well, maybe it's up there if you take the sum of all house prices on a road! Beechwood Blvd is actually super long/nonsensically curvy: from the Greenfield side of the Greenfield bridge up to almost Bakery Square.

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Horror_Financial t1_jeczsmn wrote

Replying to Selcier (#2,512,452)

True the wide driveways deserve scorn. I MUCH prefer the 1.5 lane driveways and garage in the McSplitEntries of the 80s. Or the McCapeCods of the 60s and thier 'barely fit a honda fits'. (my preffered half of stanton heights is entirely this for example) Plus instead of sorta similar they are all exactly the same, which IMO shows much better solidarity.

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Katie-sin t1_jed1llb wrote

I love it. I can’t wait to own my own home and be THAT neighbor! There is a gorgeous black matte house over by like Emsworth, or Sewickley (can’t remember where but right along 65) that I absolutely love!

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samang67 t1_jed3lir wrote

Replying to Monkeys_Yes_12 (#2,510,934)

I mean like, isn't reddit all about opinions, man... but yea I could care less... just like, it's squirrel hill so hot pink caught me off guard.

Love writing like we are high as fuck.

P.s. I am

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linktm t1_jedar1c wrote

That slaps, that's some early Hot Topic fashion shit right there.

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just_an_ordinary_guy t1_jedcob2 wrote

Replying to hcb9117 (#2,513,888)

Lots of people on that sub (I've been there for a few years now) don't fully understand what makes a house a McMansion. That's why the "just ugly" tag exists there. t's not necessarily an agenda, they're just ignorant. Anyhow, actual McMansions are a symptom of many things, including land use policy.

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DruTangClan t1_jedhs1p wrote

Replying to ReginaldsMember (#2,506,940)

Beechwood is pretty insanely wealthy if the houses (this one not withstanding) are anything to go by, but idk if it would be the richest. There’s probably parts of Sewickly and Fox Chapel that are wealthier if you consider them the city still

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TheLuo t1_jedir7b wrote

I mean….if I had a bucket of money and my child wanted a pink room. He/she getting a pink room.

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VeloEvoque t1_jedp6cr wrote

Looks like the yinzer version of The Eye Sauron.

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dumber_plumber t1_jedzdm9 wrote

All that work ant they couldnt fix the sidewalk. Typical.

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iSoReddit t1_jee4peu wrote

Looks like a chocolate with a nice raspberry filling

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jaycatt7 t1_jee98sk wrote

Step 1: Close

Step 2: Hire a house painter

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Horror_Financial t1_jee9rud wrote

Replying to MrSchenleyMD (#2,522,906)

I think its a great neighborhood my personal favorite in the entire east end.

and its funny knowing half this reddit lives within 2m away and would have to use gps to get to your house. they still have the farm up there? that used to blow clients away when i still had them lol

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Traveler1987 t1_jeechup wrote

Judging by the neighbors in the picture, it looks like old money gone wrong.

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leadfoot9 t1_jeedi0g wrote

I think I can see the front door around back.

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SisterCharityAlt t1_jeedj4w wrote

Replying to DruTangClan (#2,517,726)

100% suburbs.

Richest neighborhood in Pittsburgh is now downtown. But if we're talking single family low rise neighborhoods, it remains Shadyside and has been that way since the 1930s. Millionaire row down near Chateau and Manchester had the title but it's been reliably Shadyside for almost a century.

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nola_karen t1_jeeg1cp wrote

I guess I must have spent too much time in New Orleans but that looks kind of muted and understated to me.

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morgan43 t1_jeer399 wrote

Oh my god Bret Hart has moved to Pittsburgh!

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bobbycherry t1_jeetuv7 wrote

  1. This is not a McMansion.
  2. If it's not your house, who cares what color it is?
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VidGamrJ t1_jeexxsy wrote

What’s up with these rich people just outside the city in their fake suburbs? All their yards are nasty tangle weed crap messes.

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notfromsoftemployee t1_jeey87o wrote

Idk not saying it looks great but how many 2 story brick houses can you look at before you get tired of them?

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mswise506 t1_jef09e5 wrote

Funny, I live a block off beechwood and regularly walk my dog all over squirrel hill, but have never seen this house.

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Tzanchan08 t1_jefhbcc wrote

Replying to platinumfroggy22 (#2,511,328)

I seriously hope this is true. But I doubt it. It was unfinished for a while when the rest of the exterior had been painted. Then they finished it a lighter grey than the rest of the house. Then they painted over that with this pink. I originally thought they were going to put some stonework on the bump out and were waiting for materials… but that hasn’t happened.

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DruTangClan t1_jefoqa5 wrote

Replying to Sarcastiballecter (#2,523,978)

Yes but when people refer to “pittsburgh” they often are not specifically talking about city limits pittsburgh. For example I know people from Sewickly that would still say “im from pittsburgh” if someone asked them.

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saturdayselkie t1_jeftdlb wrote

Replying to JackiesFetus (#2,511,070)

I live nearby and it was a HUGE surprise when they put the pink up! But for many months before, it had been 100% black, and that was much worse--really dreary. The pink really perks things up on a gray Pittsburgh day.

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psycho_nautilus t1_jefz7ob wrote

What’s adorable is they think Beechwood is the wealthiest road

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Karem857 t1_jegbapc wrote

What was the weird lingerie place on 51? Or sex shop or something. It was on the right hand side northbound on 51. Lolita’s or something? That’s what this reminds me of 😂

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