Out in Lawrenceville and Piccolo Forno

In our never ending search for our next favorite pizza place, we tried Piccolo Forno in Lawrenceville Saturday night. They serve a variety of thin crust gormet pizzas and pasta dishes. The pizza was good, and we want to go back and try the pasta too. We also walked up and down the main drag in Lawrenceville after dinner and checked out the shops.

Lawrenceville is one of the largest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located northeast of downtown, and like many of Pittsburgh's riverfront neighborhoods, it has an industrial past.

Lawrenceville was founded in 1814 by William Foster, father of composer Stephen Foster, who was born there in 1826. It is named for Captain James Lawrence, hero of the War of 1812, famous for his dying words, "Don't Give Up The Ship!" Lawrenceville was selected as home to the Allegheny Arsenal, due to "The area's accessibility to river transportation and its proximity to what was then the nation's only iron producing district". Lawrenceville was annexed to the city of Pittsburgh in 1868. Today, Lawrenceville is undergoing an exciting revitalization, being noted by The New York Times as a "go-to destination".