Hand painted signs of all styles and colors line the streets. Some sit in front of the mom and pop shops while others hang from their entrance archways. You turn your head left and the smell of freshly baked breads, biscotti’s and freshly roasted coffee’s sweep through the morning air and tickle your senses. Your lips tingle from the hodgepodge of smells and turning to your right you’re absorbed into fragrances of aged cheeses and warm soft shelled tacos. Exploring the depth of your surroundings, you find yourself amongst the ranks of bustling fresh produce buyers - humming as they scan the colorful arrays of vegetable and fruits laid before them. Pierce a little deeper and the mom and pop shops, the hometown novelty shops and even the crispness of the farmer markets melt into the background as the all encompassing foreground becomes a bit more clear. You are not amongst a massive blob of strangers. You are not swimming, lost in a sea - struggling to stay afloat. You are not alone. You are amongst Pittsburghers. You are in the center of culture. You are in the Strip District.
While all of Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods have their own history and feel about them, the Strip District is unique. Warehouses turned apartment buildings, truck stops turned nationally recognized food phenomenons, once a home to industrial America, the Strip District has renovated its past! And the energy doesn’t stop when the sun goes down, either. Stop by the Strip at night and be greeted by the flourishing nightlife of one of Pittsburgh’s hot spots. From the Jazz music of bars and restaurants like Cioppino to the more alternative rap, rock, and hip music of church-turned trendy hangout, the Altar Bar, the Strip District truly has it all!
To learn more about which places you should visit in the Strip District, check out PopCity Media’s article here: http://bit.ly/10jbV1
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