The business district stretches along East Carson Street, which is home to many small shops, restaurants and bars.

[1] The South Side, most of which was originally the village of Birmingham that was annexed to the city in 1872, was settled primarily by German then later Eastern European immigrants who came to Pittsburgh to work in heavy industry.

The Pittsburgh Terminal Properties building is located on the west end of Carson Street, next to the Liberty Bridge.

[2] Connections to river, rail, and road transport made it an ideal facility for merchants who sold goods and needed temporary storage.

It has since been redeveloped into River Walk Corporate Centre and houses a mix of office and service businesses including Paper Products Company and City Center Self Storage.

A walk over the South Tenth Street Bridge that crosses the Monongahela River takes students to Duquesne University.

The large variety of shopping along E. Carson Street and SouthSide Works is also a factor in the South Side's economy.

[7] The restoration of the business district has improved South Sides economy dramatically and house sales have jumped $75,000 in the past 10 years along with vacancy dropping below 10%.

The NAP is partners with PNC bank and able to fund programs to create jobs and housing production with their $2.5 million grant.

[10] South Sides redeveloped downtown has increased apartment sales and attracted a lot of nightlife in the neighborhood.

Nuisance crime has also been a growing issue, but in mid-2018, city leaders announced that crime in the South Side bar district dropped by roughly 30 percent from the previous year, possibly because of the addition of new outdoor security cameras and a larger police patrol presence.

Sections of the Slopes are so steep that special fire trucks have to be used to navigate the zigzagging maze of narrow streets.