Beltzhoover (Pittsburgh)

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Coordinates: 40.416° N 80.003° W

Beltzhoover

Houses in Beltzhoover built circa 2003 to 2006

Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40.416° N 80.003° W
Population (1990): 3338[1]
Population (2000): 2783[1]
Area: 0.421 mi² [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.

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

  1. ^ a b c (January 2006). "Census: Pittsburgh". . Pittsburgh Department of City Planning Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
  2. ^ Todd, Deborah. Hilltop housing initiative brings change to community. Retrieved on 2006-12-28.

[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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