Pittsburgh is made of dozens of neighborhoods, each with their own unique backgrounds, residents, businesses and other characteristics.
Business contributor Rebecca Harris focuses in on some of the city’s most interesting neighborhoods, and discusses her findings every first Tuesday of the month.
Today, she focused on Allentown, a neighborhood south of downtown and just up the hill from WESA’s South Side studio.
The "town" of Allentown was founded by an Englishman, Joseph Allen, in 1827, but most of its original occupants were German. Pittsburgh annexed the town in 1872.
Much has changed since then, as most of the original businesses have disappeared. But shops such as the Hardware Store have moved into the neighborhood.
“This is not your grandfather’s hardware store,” Harris said. "What this is, is a coworking community, a coworking space. It has freelance professionals that are committed to creating equitable alternatives for regional entrepreneurs, it’s a very amazing space and there’s so much going on inside of it.”
