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| - With the second most beautiful view in the country (according to USA Today) Mount Washington is a top tourist destination for sightseers. First known as Coal Hill due to the fact the first coal mines in Pittsburgh were in Mt Washington, it slowly evolved into a community of coal miners and their families. The German immigrants designed the inclines as a way of delivering the mined coal to the steel mills down below in the south side. Two incline still remain on Mt Washington, the Monongahela and Duquesne.
Mt Washington is also known for Restaurant row, in the Duqusene Heights section, the Tin Angel, Georgetown Inn, and perhaps the most famous, The Le Mont, just to name a few.
The Streets of Mount Washington are named after people and places of the Civil War, but don't get the same recognition of the Mexican War streets of The North Side. Grandview Avenue runs along the top of Mt Washington and offers beautiful views of downtown Pittsburgh. The overlooks are popular with tourists. Shiloh Street in the Business hub of Mt Washington, neighborhood bars, restaurants and banks are some of the businesses there.
In the early part of the 20th century Mt Washington was Pittsburgh's Little Italy, with almost 60% of the population being from Italy. College students with it's close proximity to the schools downtown like AIP and Point Park make up a decent size portion of the population. Also, there are a lot of condos that take advantage of the view.
Plans are underway to build a mixed use building on the site of the Edge restaurant. Hopes are that a Ritz Carlton hotel will be part of that building which also calls for a restaurant, a park, and condos.
Pittsburghers are notorious for their Pittsburghese and pronounce this area as Mount Warshington or Mt Wooshington.
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