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TheMountainHobbit t1_j5sg106 wrote

I think the real question is why live downtown?

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RowanRally t1_j5t2tcq wrote

🙄 I live downtown and love it. I can’t really understand the negativity around it when it’s so full of character, history, and things to do.

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TheMountainHobbit t1_j5tl7om wrote

Don’t get me wrong, I like going downtown and I’m not trying to bag on downtown, it just seems like there are better options that won’t cost an arm and a leg outside of downtown, that also have plenty of parking. Which seems important for the OP, it’s fine that you like it there but what the reason they want to live there? Maybe there’s a better option.

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RowanRally t1_j5u5i62 wrote

My building has a garage right across the street. Parking is a non-issue.

Some people may want to live in a historic condo surrounded by the beautiful city scape, you know? Cost doesn’t matter to everyone in the same way; I prioritized the environment over the absolute dollar amount.

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TheMountainHobbit t1_j5u64kf wrote

You’re making my point for me, just because downtown is for you doesn’t mean it’s best for the OP, that’s why I asked.

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RowanRally t1_j5umsnd wrote

OP is already interested in living in the Downtown so I’m not clear on the question. S/he didn’t come here to ask for the best neighborhood but to figure out parking. I’m unclear on why you’d ask (unless you were curious, I suppose).

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fleetiebelle t1_j5ts21h wrote

I'm wondering too, if the OP means "downtown" as in the Golden Triangle, or "downtown" as in the city in general. Some people who live further out talk about anything relatively urban as "downtown."

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stevefiction t1_j5tygc7 wrote

I had a friend who briefly lived here (https://goo.gl/maps/kgPKqDRvEdXaQPVE8), which is essentially as close to not living in Pittsburgh as you can be while actually living in the city, and he STILLS refers to it as 'when he lived downtown'. He lives in Butler County now.

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