Tailgate turmoil: North Shore development cuts into game-day experience for Pitt, Steelers fans

Pitt tailgaters before the Pitt vs. Wofford game on Sept. 2 at Acrisure Stadium.

Pitt tailgaters before the Pitt vs. Wofford game on Sept. 2 at Acrisure Stadium.

Pitt fans tailgate in lot 7C on Pittsburgh’s North Shore on Sept. 2.

Joe Dusch (right) of Greenfield takes a hot dog off the grill while Sue Getz puts cheese on burgers. The Red Lot 6 where Dusch tailgates could be gone after this season because condos are to be built in that lot.

Some lots on the North Shore are pre-paid and others, like this one, are paid on game day.

Members of the South Hills Association of Tailgaters gather a few blocks away from Acrisure Stadium for Pitt’s home opener against Wofford on Sept. 2.