The east end is probably the area most suited to your taste. there is a local chain that kind of has the monopoly on grocery stores, but there are a few local groceries. it would be a lot more bikeable if it wasn't so hilly. Pittsburgh is kind of medium pedestrian/bike friendly. So I guess what I am asking is, could an aging Gay man with my interests find Pittsburg, enough to keep him busy in his later years? Also are those neighborhoods where I might want to live, affordable? I understand that Pittsburg has museums, as well as an excellent Botanical Garden and of course the Pittsburgh Symphony. However, there are no museums, or places of interest nearby no music or theatre. Strangely, I can do that here where I live ( but you have to drive to get there ). However I love bike riding, and kayaking. Have never been interested in spectator sports. So how are the neighborhoods of Pittsburg? That is all the stuff I am really interested in. I really hate chains! I have traveled a lot and love Europe, and American cities that are like European cities. I like a wide variety of choices in both my foodstuffs, as well as restaurants ( ethnicity ). Everything is in strip malls, spaced miles apart.
Nothing is nearby, including grocery stores and the beaches are miles away. I love walking, how pedestrian friendly and accessible are the neighborhoods of Pittsburgh? Are there many green spaces such as large parks to explore? Bike trails? State parks and trails nearby? The thing I hate most about where I currently live, is you need a car to get anywhere. So I would like to find out more about Pittsburgh. As a gay man I know Portland is gay friendly and it answers my needs, except for the cost of living. In looks, it is similar to Portland, hilly and green. I was only in Pittsburgh once, and did not really see a lot of the city. I have lived in quite a lot of places from NYC to Honlolulu and San Francisco, I also lived for over ten years in Seattle! I know little of the rest of the country although I have driven across it more than a few times. I want a change of seasons, and have narrowed it down between Portland or Pittsburgh. Too hot and definitely too spread out.I have lived here sixteen years too many! I moved here because my parents were here, and I was an only kid.
I am currently living in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida, and I am planning an eventual move to somewhere more to my liking.