South Side Flats | |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Allegheny County |
City | Pittsburgh |
Area | |
• Total | 0.94 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
Population (2000)[1] | |
• Total | 5,726 |
• Density | 6,100/sq mi (2,400/km2) |
East Carson Street Historic District | |
Location | Roughly E. Carson St. from 9th to 24th St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 40°25′43.76″N 79°59′8.08″W / 40.4288222°N 79.9855778°W |
Built | 1850 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Italianate, Romanesque, Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 83004183[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 17, 1983 |
Designated CPHS | August 16, 1993, and expanded June 1999[3] |
The South Side Flats is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's South Side area. It is located just south of the Monongahela River. The neighborhood has one of the City of Pittsburgh's largest concentrations of 19th-century homes, which has prompted outsiders to call the neighborhood the City's Georgetown.[4] It includes many bars and restaurants as well as residences. The main throughway in the South Side Flats is East Carson Street. The street is home to a significant portion of Pittsburgh's nightlife.