The Strip District

 We took the 61B at Thackery and 5th and then took the 88 Bus from Liberty Ave at Smithfield St to get to the Strip District. The Strip District is a busy, shopping district. You'll find many shops and cafés, which are primarily privately owned. The Strip District combines many cultures and is a great place to get a taste of what the world has to offer. After walking a few blocks, we took the 61A back to campus. We were unable to go as a whole group, so Kristin and I went October 13th, Jillian went October 8th.

The Strip is home to the ORIGINAL Primanti Brothers, which was founded in 1933. (We didn't stop by to try a sandwich because we've already had one of their sandwiches before.)

One of the street markets.

Leaf and Bean is a quiet coffee shop that also sells cigars. We stopped by to get hot apple cider before further exploring the Strip District area. 

Many of the buildings are a part of beautiful street art.

Most of the shops we stopped to visit were along Penn Ave.

We stopped in a dried flower/plant shop to take a peek and hound a hidden back yard full of plant life.

Wholey's Fish market is one of the more iconic, and larger markets in the district. It was founded by Robert Wholey in 1912. It is a very common name to Pittsburghers.

Yet another coffee shop..................

And another coffee shop.

These next pictures were taken by Jilian on her trip to the Strip District. She also visited many of the shops Kristin and I visited. She also interviewed a woman working in a shop that had been there since 1902!