since you will be staying at the Westin, Market Square will not be too far from you--i'd guess less than a $5 cab ride. A Pittsburgh factoid, city proper is all of about 2.5 square miles (the triangle portion, surrounded by the rivers), so you can walk from one end of town to the other in about 20 minutes. The strip district is also part of the triangle, but it runs parallel with one of the rivers (Allegheny). If you were to imagine the city as an isosceles triangle, the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers would be the legs/sides, while Grant St. (the road on which you will find the Westin) is the base. the Westin would be approximately at the middle of the base. The Northside and Southside are across the rivers in their respective directions...the heart of the Southside is about 10-20 blocks in the direction away from the city on Carson street (which is the same road that Station Square is on). Bloomfield is approximately a $5 cab ride from the Westin. If one were to extend the base of the triangle (Grant St.) and continue in that direction (after a few road name changes, but going "straight") you would be in the middle of Bloomfield. the following site may give you some general info: http://mapquest.digitalcity.com/pittsburgh/visitorsguide/ if you would like to e-mail me, you are more than welcome to do so. my address is: juliewardell at worldnet dot att dot net I will be more than willing to tell you more about the city. hope this helps Julie Someone wrote: > Several weeks ago I posted a question on places to eat/drink in Pitts. This > group provoded valuable information and now my trip is less than two weeks > away. However, in many responses people mentioned places like the Strip > District, NorthSide, Southside, Bloomfield and Market Square (I at least > know where Station Square is). Can any one give me the general locationof > these areas. BTW: We are staying at the Westin William Penn. > > Thank you! > > -- > Paul > > [email removed] > > Reply via the ng, my signature (or remove NOSPAM in a reply) > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > >
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