Why We Moved to Downtown Pittsburgh

Pop City Media - April 22, 2009
By Rachel Booth

We were living on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, about 30 minutes away from Ocean City, MD. The people are nice, and it’s a great place to be if you’re into water, beaches, and flat landscapes. Our town had a small main street, but the main action was on a strip similar to McKnight Road, minus a few stores. We were living the quintessential suburban lifestyle: half acre lot, a four bedroom house with a two car garage, and at one point, four cars sitting in our driveway. Our neighbors were friendly, but conversation typically focused on lawn fertilizer and preschool waiting lists. Although the Eastern Shore had some great qualities, we knew we just didn’t fit in.

My husband, Eric, is an architect, and I was a sales manager before becoming a stay at home mom to our son Mason, who is now two. We often halfheartedly discussed finding a new place to live, but our priorities really changed the day Mason was born. We wanted him to grow up with a broad range of experiences and culture, so when a neighbor quipped, “Who is Warhol?” during a get-together, I knew it was time for a change.

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