Beltzhoover (Pittsburgh)
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Coordinates: 40°24′58″N 80°00′11″W / 40.416°N 80.003°W
| Beltzhoover | |
 Houses in Beltzhoover built circa 2003 to 2006 |
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 Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°24′58″N 80°00′11″W / 40.416°N 80.003°W | |
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| Population (1990): 3338[1] | |
| Population (2000): 2783[1] | |
| Area: 0.421 sq mi (1.09 km2)[1] | |
| ZIP code(s): 15210 | |
Beltzhoover is a neighborhood in southern Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in an area known as the South Hills.
The area is named for George Beltzhoover who was a farmer there in the early portion of the 19th century. The community contains a park called McKinley Park. The neighborhood lies in the 18th ward and is predominatly an African American neighborhood.
The neighborhood is currently the subject of a revitalization effort by several local organizations, such as the Beltzhoover Concerned Citizens Development Corporation, the Hilltop Housing Initiative, and the Urban Redevelopment Authority.[2]
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[edit] Surrounding Pittsburgh neighborhoods
Allentown, Bon Air, Knoxville, Mount Washington
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Census: Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. January 2006. http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/assets/census/2000_census_pgh_jan06.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ^ Todd, Deborah. "Hilltop housing initiative brings change to community". http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/36738/1/Hilltop-housing-initiative-brings-change-to-community/Page1.html. Retrieved 2006-12-28.[dead link]
[edit] Further reading
- Toker, Franklin (1994) [1986]. Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.
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