Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar
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| Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar | |
 Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Population (1990): 6644[1] | |
| Population (2000): 5550[1] | |
| Area: 1.812 mi² [1] | |
Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located in the northeastern section of city and spans the Allegheny River.
Lincoln and Lemington were former neighborhoods in the northeastern section of the city. It is bordered by Homewood to the south, Larimer to the west and Penn Hills to the east, this is an area hidden in the hills of the city. It is a predominantly black neighborhood[1] that was once a white neighborhood in the early 1920s and '30s. Belmar was a neighborhood atop a steep hill that overlooks the city on Tilden Street.
Part of the neighborhood extends across the Allegheny. Lincoln-Lemington contains the Waterworks Mall and St. Margaret Hospital, which is part of the UPMC health system.
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