Located in a central plateau of the East End, Shadyside was one of the wealthy’s first escapes from the central city, when the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks – which now accommodate the East Busway – made this possible. Among its stately homes are two important houses of worship: Rodef Shalom Synagogue, whose congregation played a role in the formation of Reform Judaism, and the prestigious Shadyside Presbyterian Church, so strongly associated with Pittsburgh’s Establishment that it was the site of protests during the mill closures of the 1980s. In the 1960s, it’s said that Shadyside’s Walnut Street was a bohemian haven. Today, the tooled leather boots and beaded tops are more likely to bear a famous label, as upscale chains and designer boutiques have replaced hippie hangouts. Did you see it in Vogue? You can probably buy it on Walnut – while communing with your fellow Vogue readers. Walnut’s prosperity has been so plentiful that it’s spilled over to the Ellsworth Avenue and Highland Avenue business districts.

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