Brookline (Pittsburgh)
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Coordinates: 40°23′49″N 80°00′50″W / 40.397°N 80.014°W
| Brookline | |
 Along Pioneer Avenue in Brookline |
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 Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°23′49″N 80°00′50″W / 40.397°N 80.014°W | |
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| Population (1990): 15488[1] | |
| Population (2000): 14318[1] | |
| Area: 2.082 mi² [1] | |
Brookline is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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[edit] History
Brookline was linked by streetcar to downtown Pittsburgh in 1905 by Pittsburgh Railways who built a single line south along West Liberty Avenue, turning east on a private right of way and then following Brookline Boulevard to Saw Mill Run.[2] This initial line was cut back to Edgebrook Avenue a year later, but in 1909 the track was doubled and a loop put in near the end of Witt Street. In 1915 the line was extended south along West Liberty Avenue to Dormont where it linked with the 42 Dormont line. The 39 Brookline service closed in 1966.[3]
[edit] Surrounding communities
Baldwin (a neighboring township), Beechview, Dormont (a neighboring borough), Mt. Lebanon (a neighboring municipality), Overbrook, Carrick, Bon Air
[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.
- ^ "The Brookline Connection - Trolley Service in Brookline". October 6, 2009. http://brooklineconnection.com/history/Trolleys/Trolleys.html. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Railways Online - A Trolley Car Tragedy". February 18, 2002. http://www.angelfire.com/ny/tramstop/history4.html. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
[edit] Further reading
- Toker, Franklin (1986, 1994). Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.
