BLUFF (PITTSBURGH)

The 'Bluff' or 'Uptown' (also known by its former name 'Soho') is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered in the north by the Hill District and just a short trip across the Monongahela River is the city's Southside which is home to a flourishing residential community and business district.

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Surrounding and adjacent Pittsburgh neighborhoods

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Surrounding and adjacent Pittsburgh neighborhoods

Central Business District, Crawford-Roberts, South Oakland, Southside Flats (via Birmingham Bridge), West Oakland
This area is home to Mercy Hospital as well as Duquesne University. It also includes a residential community that was once flourishing during the first half of the 20th century. As the university expands, it is trying to revive the area into a safe place to live and work.

See also

★ List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods

References

Further reading

★ Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait, Toker, Franklin, , , University of Pittsburgh Press, 1986, 1994, ISBN 0-8229-5434-6