Shadyside House Cleaning

We offer you our full service Shadyside home cleaning service for your home or office in beautiful Shadyside. As of the census of 2000, there were 13754 people living in Shadyside.

Geography

Shadyside is an upscale residential neighborhood located about 4.7 mile east end of downtown Pittsburgh. It has zip codes of both 15232 and 15206, and is bordered on the north by Bloomfield, the on west by Schenely Heights, on the south by Oakland, and on the east by Point Breeze. Shadyside has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 8 (East Central Neighborhoods). The nomenclature Shadyside is drawn from the 19th century Pennsylvania Railroad station in the area, named for its shady lanes.

Residential Shadyside

Since the 1920s, residential Shadyside has been home to a mix of affluent families, young professionals, artists, musicians, students, and apartment dwellers. The residential areas of the neighborhood include Victorian mansions along with modern apartments and condominiums. The neighborhood has a compact layout, which prevents most houses from having garages. Public transportation is available via Port Authority bus system; express busway stops are located in the neighborhood on Negley Avenue (between Ellsworth and Centre avenues) and on Ellsworth Avenue (at Shady Avenue).

Business Shadyside

Shadyside is home to many upscale stores and boutiques in Pittsburgh. In Shadyside, businesses (retail & restaurants) are located along three corridors: Walnut Street, Ellsworth Avenue and S. Highland at Centre Avenue. Given the compact nature of this historic residential neighborhood, the three business corridors are all within walking distance of one another. Shadyside is also home to international ticketing company ShowClix. Another neighborhood institution is Shadyside Hospital, a member of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Additionally, Chatham University is located just across the northern edge of the neighborhood in Squirrel Hill, along with the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts which is also a part of Mellon Park.

Walnut Street

On Walnut Street, there are more stores that belong to national chains, including Gap (along with BabyGap, GapKids and GapBody), Apple, J. Crew, American Apparel, Chico's, Banana Republic, Talbots Coach and United Colors of Benetton. Local restaurants include Jitters, Cappy's, Doc's, William Penn Tavern, Pamela's and La Feria. Though years ago Walnut Street used to have only independent, artistic and high fashion clothing stores, this trend has changed over the years. However, these boutiques still reside in Shadyside. Owners of these stores are often people who have lived in Shadyside for a decent amount of time.

The Jam on Walnut is a summer concert series that features local and regional music concerts. The concerts are held on the last Saturday of each summer month on the corner of Bellefonte and Walnut Street. Proceeds from beer sales go to Cystic Fibrosis.

S. Highland Avenue

S. Highland Avenue features several upscale design and furniture stores, including Weiss House, Arhaus and Pennhollows. Local restaurants include Casbah, Buffalo Blues, Typhoon and Oh Yeah! Ice Cream & Coffee Co. Also on S. Highland, is the entrance to the EastSide retail complex, which features Whole Foods, Wine and Spirits, Borders Books, Starbucks Coffee and Eva Szabo Spa, as well as local restaurants, Dinette and Plum. Shadyside also features boutique Inns and Hotels like Shadyside Inn Suites, The Inns on Negley, and Sunnyledge.

Sellers House - built in 1858 located at 400 Shady Ave. in Shadyside

Ellsworth Avenue

Ellsworth Avenue tends to have smaller locally-owned businesses, including Eons (a vintage store), Gallerie Chiz (an art gallery), Hip'tique (a women's boutique) and beauty salons such as 5804, Capristo salon and Mikel's. Ellsworth has a number of restaurants such as The Elbow Room, Bites and Brews, Umi, Fajita Grill, and Soba.

Education

The Shadyside school district basically consists of three establishments- The Liberty School, the Winchester Thurston School, and The Ellis School. Each school has prestigious characteristics and are highly commended in the community.

The Liberty School is located in the Shadyside area of Pittsburgh, and consists of grades pre-kindergarten to fifth. The school's colors are navy and white and its mascot is the soaring eagle. It was built in 1872, and in 1911, the industrial arts portion of the school was built. From the years 1911 to 1934, the first and older building instilled primary instruction- such as the core subjects of learning- while the newer building offered woodworking, home economics, and other courses. In 1934, the eldest building was completely torn down to further renovate the school. Therefore, the newest building was attached to the 1911 building, consisting of both classrooms and an auditorium. Later on in the 1990s, playgrounds were constructed on both sides of the buildings providing more recreation for the students.

Liberty's approximate student enrollment is 375 students per school year, with a student to teacher ratio of about 16:1. The percentage of males and females is fairly equal, with 45% male and 55% female.

Contrary from the Liberty School, the Winchester Thurston School is a private institution located in Shadyside. It has two campuses-the North Hills campus in Allison Park and the city campus in Shadyside. The school has a respectful and prestigious reputation for achieving excellence in intellectual, personal, and athletic fields for females. It prides itself for a devoted faculty and administration that focuses on the strengths and improvements of each individual student.

The school has recently received a three year grant of $250,000, named the Edward E. Ford Foundation Leadership Grant, in order to take on the City as Our Campus program. It allows students to take their learning beyond the classroom environment and interact with their city, enriching their minds with concerns of crime, poverty and renovation.

The Ellis School is an independent school for girls ages three through grade twelve in Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1916 by Sara Frazer Ellis who was dedicated to prepare girls for their futures in college and provide them with adequate means to fulfill and go beyond admission requirements. This preparation further anticipated the girls to survive in the real world.

The school's advanced technology program equips each student with a personal laptop starting in grade eight. The libraries are equipped as well, with 12,00 volumes in the Lower School library, and 36,000 volumes in the Middle and Upper School library. The Ellis School has a number of memberships including National Association of Independent Schools, National Coalition of Girls' Schools, and National Association of Laboratory Schools.

The Ellis School and the Winchester Thurston Schoo are both part of the Pittsburgh Consortium of Independent Schools (PCIS) which is a non-profit organization consisting of these and seven other independent schools in the area.

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