A wonderful place to live. We are quite close to scenic Riverview Park. The park had great trails…read moreand free Jazz concerts in the summer. The Observatory itself is an amazing historical landmark and I highly recommend the free tours (which require advance registration). We have excellent neighbors here who look out for each other. The annual House Tour highlights some of the great architecture in the community. There are some beautiful older homes in the neighborhood. We have quick access to the parkway and only 5 minutes from Downtown.

From the owner: Observatory Hill, Inc. is a non-profit community based organization committed to community…read moreimprovement by improving the quality of life for all residents through the preservation or restoration of homes and buildings and conservation of community resources. Incorporated as a 501 (c) (3) organization on October 31, 1984, the group and the community have worked together to preserve and revitalize the neighborhood in a number of important activities: Commercial Revitalization, Housing Preservation, by increasing access to mortgage products, attracting new homeowners, and removing key blighted buildings. A primary goal of the organization is to foster home ownership and the return of multi-unit homes to their original single-family status. Riverview Park, Preservation and Improvement, including planting annuals in three large beds near the Riverview Avenue entrance and support for the Super Playground to be completed in the summer of 1997. Neighborhood Promotion and Marketing, including the Observatory Hill House Tour, and the OHI Journal, our association newsletter, OHI website and OHI Facebook page.

We came to the observatory for an event with the University of Pittsburgh and it was so fun! This…read morewas the first time I've ever been inside and WOW. Whqt history was made within those walls. We got to see the two telescopes and to learn a little bit about them and the building. We got to also conduct a few experiments and to learn some fun science facts The staff was super accommodating and really were great with the kids. My favorite part was learning that there was a real crypt in the basement! I thought it was just something they were saying for the event, like a spooky activity! But no a real crypt in the basement! That part to me was fascinating! I look forward to coming to an even here again!

I did the evening tour recently and wow, the speaker and his assistant did an awesome job sharing…read moreall the history of this long standing observatory. You get to see the 2 telescopes, tour the building and also see the basement crypt which holds the removes of several historical men and their wives. Great job!!!! Highly recommend this tour and support the observatory

There are lots of house tours in the region, but this is consistently one of the best. There are…read moregreat houses in Observatory Hill which are hidden treasures. There's lots of history here, especially with the neighborhood's connection to the former City of Allegheny. The neighborhood stretches out along beautiful Riverview Park, so that makes the tours a bit of a trek, but well worth the trouble.

We like the Observatory hill area and look forward to the house tour every year. Often the houses…read moreare spread a little further apart and require driving and parking a couple times in order to catch all the houses. This time, the organizers arranged for Molly's Trolleys to provide free shuttle service to the homes at the far reaches of the tour which proved to be an excellent idea! We never had to wait more than a few minutes for a trolley to stop by and the air conditioned transport was a welcome bonus! It's always a blast to see what people have done to either restore or modernize these classic homes and we always walk out with opinions - some good some not so good! But it's evident that those who are generous enough to open their homes to parades of strangers are proud of what they've done and should be commended for their generosity and hospitality. This tour included a stop at the Chapel in Riverview Park where much of the history of the area was on display. The organizers and volunteers were absolutely fabulous and made this event another winner. We'll be back again next year!

This is my local bar so I am kind of stuck with it. In the area I live in Observatory Hill the…read moreoptions for food and drink are sparce. The bar area is always decorated for holidays and seasonal events. I think the owner does have some good interior decrorating skils. This is a very urbanized bar though and the only wine they have is Taylor Port and boxed :( one occassion I lucked and actually got a class of Merlot I couldn't even get a margarita in here, I asked for one and the bar tender said "I don't have the stuff for that." And of course the ever present creepy older men in here can be annoying. This place is not my cup of tea.

This is a crappy bar. And if that's what you're expecting, that's fine. I personally wouldn't…read moredrink anything from the drafts here. And the kitchen, which has sporadic hours, is also questionable. The staff might be a little weird, but is nice enough.