Lots of Pittsburghers have lived in, worked in, and frequently visited the Strip District over the years. To celebrate our magazine’s 20 years, it seemed fitting to reach out to well-known personalities for appreciative comments about their Strip experiences. We present here—in no particular order—their many responses, a mixture of succinct, heartfelt comments and essays full of personal/family memories, all expressing their genuine love for our favorite neighborhood.
Penn Avenue from 16th Street showing a Crubro Apple Butter sign and the corner storefront of L. Ruttenberg Wholesale Wines, Liquors, and Beers, 1915.
With the endless rows of houses clinging to the hillsides of Lawrenceville, it is difficult to imagine a time when the area was dominated by fields and forests.
Part of what we know as Lawrenceville was originally a farm called Good Liquor, owned by Alexander Hill. Hill was also the owner and proprietor of an inn near the present 34th Street.
I’ve only lived in Pittsburgh continuously since 1978, hardly long enough to make me a native. Three of my grandchildren, however, really are Pittsburghers, being fourth generation on their mother’s side. But if there is one thing that the entire family has in common it is a devotion to the Strip.
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