Elliott (Pittsburgh)
Coordinates: 40°26′46″N 80°02′17″W / 40.446°N 80.038°W
| Elliott | |
 Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°26′46″N 80°02′17″W / 40.446°N 80.038°W | |
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| Population (1990): 3140[1] | |
| Population (2000): 2954[1] | |
| Area: 0.606 sq mi (1.57 km2)[1] | |
| ZIP code(s): 15220 | |
Elliott is a small, hilly neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's West End Region. Elliott is represented on the Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West Neighborhoods), and uses the zip code 15220.
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[edit] History
The neighborhood's predominant land area was annexed to the city of Pittsburgh in two pieces, the southern half in 1906 and the northern half in 1921 after being an independent borough for a short time. Elliott was once a thriving community full of local businesses. In the latter half of the twentieth century, the neighborhood began on a downward progression upon the closing of several housing communities throughout Pittsburgh. The continued emigration of residents to Pittsburgh's then developing suburbs is also a suggested cause of the decline. An active community group, the West End Elliott Citizens Council, is located on Chartiers Avenue and is working to help reverse this deterioration. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire houses Engine 30 and Truck 30 in Elliott.
[edit] Attractions
Elliott is home to West End Park which was voted one of Pittsburgh's best-planned community parks. Elliott also contains one of Pittsburgh's most visited attractions, the West End Overlook, which recently underwent a two-year, $2.1 million renovation[1]. Elliott is also home to numerous churches, historic homes, and it's community public school, Thaddeus Stevens Elementary.
[edit] Trivia
- A notable street in Elliott is called "Rue Grande Vue." It is the address of a group of homes known locally as the "Ten Commandments," that have an impressive view of the skyline of Pittsburgh similar to the West End Overlook.
- According to some older residents of Elliott, the neighborhood was once nicknamed "dogtown" because many of the locals owned dogs as pets.
[edit] Surrounding Pittsburgh neighborhoods
- North – Esplen (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)
- East – West End Valley (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)
- South – Westwood (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)
- West – Crafton Heights (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)
- North west – Sheraden (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)
[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.
[edit] Further reading
- Toker, Franklin (1986, 1994). Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.
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