Polish Hill
Coordinates: 40°27′25″N 79°57′54″W / 40.457°N 79.965°W
| Polish Hill | |
 Immaculate Heart of Mary Church |
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 Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°27′25″N 79°57′54″W / 40.457°N 79.965°W | |
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| Population (1990): 1610[1] | |
| Population (2000): 1488[1] | |
| Area: 0.255 sq mi (0.66 km2)[1] | |
Polish Hill (Polish: Polskie Wzgórze) is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Primarily a residential area, it is home to one of Pittsburgh's oldest and largest churches, the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The Polish Hill neighborhood is bordered by Bedford Dwellings, Upper Hill, and North Oakland to the south, the Strip District to the west, Bloomfield to the east, and Lower Lawrenceville to the north.[2]
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[edit] History
Large numbers of Polish immigrants settled the neighborhood in the later half of the 1800s. These had come primarily to work in Pittsburgh's burgeoning steel industry. After World War Two, Polish Hill began to lose population, like many urban areas of the United States.
[edit] Government
Polish Hill is represented in the Pittsburgh City Council through the council member for District 7.
[edit] See also
[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.
- ^ "Pittsburgh map". City of Pittsburgh. http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/maps/flash.html. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
- Toker, Franklin (1994) [1986]. Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.
[edit] External links
- Polish Hill Civic Association
- Polish Hill Community Blog
- Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map
- A Website Dedicated to a book inspired by the memory of Polish Hill
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