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Groovy<\/em>. That\u2019s the word Pittsburghers used to describe the spirit of Shadyside in 1970s. In daytime, the neighborhood\u2019s central location, Walnut Street, was a shopping mecca for fashionistas looking for high-end clothing, artists looking for inspiration and bookworms in search of a rare publication.<\/p>\n

Students from Pitt, CMU and Chatham, musicians and painters considered it a great place to hang out and sample strong coffee and impromptu musical acts. Coffee houses were so numerous that the street had been nicknamed \u2018Espresso Row.\u2019 Occasionally singing and dancing would break out with an appearance of a guitar or a set of drums, and music filled the air around Walnut and Bellefonte.<\/p>\n

At night, Shadyside turned into a different kind of groovy. More beer than espresso was consumed on Walnut Street, crowds moved along the street for entertainment. They disappeared behind the doors of places like The Casbah, The Encore, Fox\u2019s Cafe, Lou\u2019s Bar and the Gorilla Toast.<\/p>\n

In 1963, The Pittsburgh Press dubbed Shadyside \u2018our Greenwich Village.\u2019 Especially on a Friday night, it was a happening place. According to one visitor\u2019s account, \u201cAt the Encore there wasn\u2019t even a standing room inside. The place was full of people, smoke and sound.\u201d People, however, were mostly well-behaved, The Pittsburgh Press reported. \u201cMost of the men were even wearing jackets and ties.\u201d The Encore was the first live music venue to open in Shadyside.<\/p>\n

Just by crossing Walnut Street from one bar to another you could see several acts in one night. \u201cYou could catch a set of DC Fitzgerald or Frank Capelli at the Rhino and stroll across to Lou\u2019s hear the reggae rock band the Core and make it to the nightly Gorilla Toast, or saunter down to the Encore to watch trombonist Harold Betters.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the anti-war Hippie era of the 1960s, Shadyside was \u2018peace, love and waterbeds.\u2019<\/p>\n

Until the 1990s, the neighborhood hosted a vibrant and diverse music community and was the place where young and old musicians found recognition and fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Groovy. That\u2019s the word Pittsburghers used to describe the spirit of Shadyside in 1970s.<\/p>\n

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