Mention the Strip District and one of the first businesses that come to mind is Jimmy & Nino Sunseri Company, which has been in existence for 40 years and is an integral part of the Strip experience.
The first ten honorees on the new Pittsburgh Walk of Fame were formally inducted in a public ceremony on Monday, October 20. Among them was actor Michael Keaton, who was present to accept the honor and offer remarks.
Back in 2011, when John Patterson and his brothers, Will Patterson and Joe Robl, opened The BeerHive in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, they wanted to offer fried pickles as a menu item. But they weren’t happy with the commercial options available. So, they did what many Pittsburghers might do—they made their own.
One of my favorite online sites to peruse is the University of Pittsburgh’s Digital Pitt archive. For extra fun finds, there’s also Newspapers.
Open the doors of Strip District Meats and step into a family-owned butcher shop from mid-20th-century, small-town America, complete with country curtains on the windows. Cases of freshly cut meat, friendly butchers waiting to guide you through your options. Don’t see what you want? Just ask; every effort will be made to get it for you.
In walking, biking, or driving through the streets of Lawrenceville, have you ever noticed the passageways (aka “breezeways” in real estate jargon)? These narrow pathways lead from the street to the backyards of the adjoining row houses and come in two variations.
