Introduction to the Neighborhood On the Monongahela River lies the Southside Flats neighborhood. Inside is the entertainment center of Pittsburgh. Numerous bars and nightclubs line the main thoroughfare of E Carson St. The neighborhood's early history saw it as a prime spot for industry with its proximity to the river and train stations. In the late nineteenth century, the neighborhood boasted a major steel factory that employed a sizable portion of Southside Flats' residents. Many of these residents emigrated from Eastern European countries and incorporated many of their traditions into the area and the nearby south side slopes. This lifestyle lasted until the early 1980s, when the South Side Local Development Company was formed and the steel mill closed. The area was without a major employer until the City of Pittsburgh Urban and Redevelopment Authority (URA) purchased the land once occupied by the steel mill in 1993. The URA purchased the land with money borrowed from a developer who eventually led to the construction of the South Side Works. The complex officially opened in 2004 and brought many national retailers to the Pittsburgh area. The construction of the SouthSide Works is an example of how cities have had to deal with the deindustrialization that has occurred in this country over the past 30 years. The emergence of Southside Flats as Pittsburgh's hot spot for nightlife and shopping has caused problems for local residents. In recent years there has been a growing conflict between local residents and patrons of the area's bars and nightclubs. This riff grew to such an extent that Pittsburgh police began to institute a strict reg...... middle of paper ......com/r/25649185/detail.html).Friedenberger, Amy. 2010. “South Side Reverie Reconsidered.” The Pitt News, October 11. Retrieved January 31, 2011 (http://pittnews.com/newsstory/south-side-reverie-reconsidered/). Lord, Rich. 2010. “The Crackdown on Illegal Parking on the South Side Continues.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 17. Retrieved January 21, 2011 (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10290/1096004-53.stm). Nereim, Vivian. 2010. “243 Cited, 84 Towed During Southside Parking Blitz.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 11. Retrieved January 18, 2011 (http://www.postgazette.com/pg/10284/1094213-53.stm).Levine, Mark V. 1994. “'A Third-World City in the First World": social exclusion, racial inequality and sustainable development in Baltimore", Pp. 123-56 in The social sustainability of cities edited by M. Polese and R. Stren. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.