Location

The center is located at 7313 Florence Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15218. It is a three story red brick building on the corner of Florence and Wayne Avenues. You’ll see Tibetan prayer flags on the front porch.

There is limited street parking, and we want to be good neighbors. So if you are able to walk a short distance, please do not park on the street. There is a metered parking lot on Monongahela Avenue at Denniston, or you can park in the Swissvale Shopping Center at Church Street and Monongahela Avenue. Either location is about a block from the center.

 

Directions:

From the West: Follow 376 East through the Squirrel Hill tunnel. Take the next exit for Swissvale; bear right and then turn right at the end of the exit onto Monongahela Ave. At Schoyer Ave you must turn right and then immediately turn left to stay on Monongahela Ave. (You’ll see “Brides by Candalina” at this intersection.) Pass through the stoplight with the Swissvale Shopping Center on your left, then Florence Avenue is the next right. A short block down is 7313, at the corner of Wayne Street.

From the East: Take 376 West to the Swissvale exit. At the light at the exit, turn left onto Braddock Ave. Pass the Edgewood Town Centre and then turn right onto Church Street. Pass the Swissvale Shopping Center then the next light is Monongahela Ave. Turn left, then turn right on the next street, Florence Avenue. A short block down is 7313, at the corner of Wayne Street.

From the North: Cross the Highland Park Bridge, then follow Washington Blvd toward East Liberty. At stoplight at Penn Ave, turn left. Follow Penn Ave through Point Breeze, then turn right onto Braddock Ave. Continue on Braddock Ave past the Edgewood Town Centre, then turn right onto Church Street. Pass the Swissvale Shopping Center then the next light is Monongahela Ave. Turn left, then turn right on the next street, Florence Avenue. A short block down is 7313, at the corner of Wayne Street.

From Squirrel Hill or Oakland: Go down Murray Ave then turn left onto Forward Ave. Continue on Forward Ave through Frick Park (under the Parkway East) where it becomes Commercial Street. Follow Commercial St to end at Church St; turn left. Continue on Church St to stoplight at Monongahela Ave. Turn right, then at next street turn right again onto Florence Avenue. A short block down is 7313, at the corner of Wayne Street.

From Homestead: Cross Homestead Greys Bridge then go up Browns Hill Rd to stoplight at Beechwood Blvd. Turn right onto Beechwood; it twists and turns but continue until stoplight at Forward Ave. Turn right on Forward and continue through Frick Park (under the Parkway East) where it becomes Commercial Street. Follow Commercial St to end at Church St; turn left. Continue on Church St to stoplight at Monongahela Ave. Turn right, then at next street turn right again onto Florence Avenue. A short block down is 7313, at the corner of Wayne Street.

By Bus: Take 61B bus through Regent Square. Bus turns off Braddock Ave onto Monongahela Ave. Just past the “Brides by Candalina” store, get off bus at stoplight at Church St. The Swissvale Shopping Center is across the street. Walk up Monongahela Ave one more block to Florence Avenue, turn right and go one more short block to 7313 at the corner of Wayne Street.

Alternatively, take a bus that uses the East Busway, especially if coming from downtown. Take the P1 from downtown (or the P3 from Oakland) and continue to Roslyn Street stop. Walk up Roslyn to Noble St; turn left on Noble then in two blocks turn left again onto Washington St. Follow Washington til end at Monongahela Ave. Turn right, then Florence Avenue comes up on your left shortly. Turn down Florence and one more short block to 7313 at the corner of Wayne St. It’s a longer walk but a much shorter ride.