Homewood is a predominantly African American neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, officially divided into three neighborhoods: Homewood North, Homewood South and Homewood West.
Homewood is bordered on the southwest by the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway which follows the old Pennsylvania Railroad line in toward downtown Pittsburgh.
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Homewood was a predominantly German American and Irish American area until the 1950s. Homewood was also the Pittsburgh residence of industrialists Andrew Carnegie and Thomas M. Carnegie until the late 1880s. The adjacent Brushton area had a notable and vibrant Italian American community. Jazz composer Billy Strayhorn and his family moved to Homewood from Dayton, Ohio, when Strayhorn was very young. The neighborhoods were annexed by the city of Pittsburgh on December 1, 1884.
The 2000 Census demographics of the neighborhood are 98.3% African American, 0.6% White, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% American Indian, and 0.8% from 2 or more races. [1]
Homewood is officially divided into three neighborhoods: Homewood North, Homewood South and Homewood West.
| Homewood North | |
Baxter High School |
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Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Population (1990): 5331[1] | |
| Population (2000): 4522[1] | |
| Area: 0.434 sq mi (1.12 km2)[1] | |
| Homewood South | |
East End Brewing Company |
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Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Population (1990): 4811[1] | |
| Population (2000): 3647[1] | |
| Area: 0.398 sq mi (1.03 km2)[1] | |
| Homewood West | |
Westinghouse High School |
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Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Population (1990): 1369[1] | |
| Population (2000): 1114[1] | |
| Area: 0.199 sq mi (0.52 km2)[1] | |
| ZIP code(s): 15206, 15208 | |
John Edgar Wideman talks about growing up in Homewood in his book Our Time.
Toker, Franklin (1986, 1994). Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.