Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood has gained recognition on loveEXPLORING’s list of America’s coolest neighborhoods.

Ranking 33rd out of 35, the list shouted out East Liberty’s up-and-coming Bakery Square area, saying the neighborhood has had somewhat of a makeover.

“Restaurants, bars and boutiques have been springing up, while murals painted on old warehouses and sculptures — large and tiny — dot the streets,” the ranking said.

The loveEXPLORING article cited East Liberty’s “fascinating backstory” as a reason for the recognition.

“It’s named for the ‘liberties,’ or grazing lands, that lay to the east of Pittsburgh’s original settlement, becoming part of the urban sprawl when trolley lines were introduced in the mid-19th century,” the article said. “More recently it’s had something of a makeover, in part sparked by Google opening offices in Bakery Square.”

The top five coolest neighborhoods include:

1. Little Five Points, Atlanta 2. Wynwood, Miami 3. Nob Hill, Albuquerque, N.M. 4. Jamaica Plain, Boston 5. Cooper-Young, Memphis

The neighborhoods close to East Liberty on the list include Scott’s Addition in Richmond, Va., at 32nd place and the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn at 34th place.

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