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Map Pittsburgh: status by neighborhood Map Pittsburgh is a project of the city Department of Planning in which volunteers in 29 city neighborhoods have walked block by block over the past five years to record how every property in the city is being used. Lincoln- Summer Hill Morningside Lemington- Upper Belmar Lawrenceville Perry North Northview Brighton Heights Heights Spring Stanton Garden Heights Marshall- Troy Highland Lincoln- Shadeland Marshall-Shadeland Hill Central Park Lemington- Lawrenceville Belmar Windgap Chartiers Esplen California- Perry South Spring Hill- City Kirkbride City View Lower Garfield Homewood Homewood Fineview East West Lawrenceville Liberty Larimer North Central Bloomfield Sheraden Manchester North Side Allegheny East Polish Hill Friendship Fairywood Allegheny Upper AlleghenyCentral Hill Shadyside East Hills Crafton Chateau West trip District Heights Elliott North Shore S North Middle HillVillage Oakland Squirrel Point Homewood West Central Crawford- South End Business Roberts Terrace Hill North Breeze Duquesne District Point Breeze North Heights Bluff Oakwood South So Central Westwood uth Oakland Oakland Regent East Shore Squirrel Square Carnegie Southside Flats Hill South Mount Ridgemont Washington Allen- Greenfield town Southside Slopes Swisshelm Beltz- Park hoover Knoxville Arl Beechview ington Hazelwood Banksville Bon St. Clair Air Glen Mount Arlington Hazel Oliver Mt. Heights Brookline Borough Oliver KEY Hays Map Pittsburgh Status Carrick Not in System New Homestead Data Collection and Analysis Overbrook Public Process/Council Completed Lincoln Place Source: Pittsburgh Department of City Planning Post-Gazette.

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Architectural Inventory for the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Planning Sector 1: Troy Hill Report of Findings and Recommendations The City of Pittsburgh In Cooperation With: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission October 2014 The Architectural Inventory for the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, was made possible with funding provided by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), the City of Pittsburgh, and the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Certified Local Government program. The contents and opinions contained in this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior. This program receives federal financial assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in its federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you desire further information, please write to: Office of Equal Opportunity, National Park Service; 1849 C Street N.W.; Washington, D.C. 20240. 2 | Page abstract Abstract This architectural inventory for the City of Pittsburgh (Planning Sector 1: Troy Hill) is in partial fulfillment of Preserve Policy 1.2, to Identify and Designate Additional Historic Structures, Districts, Sites, and Objects (City of Pittsburgh Cultural Heritage Plan, 2012). This project is the first phase of a larger undertaking which aims to ultimately complete the architectural survey for all of Pittsburgh’s Planning Sectors.
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I I • I • I• .1.1' D . , I * ' PA « ~** • * ' > . Mechanized streetcars rose out ofa need toreplace horse- the wide variety ofdifferent electric railway systems, no single drawn streetcars. The horse itselfpresented the greatest problems: system had yet emerged as the industry standard. Early lines horses could only work a few hours each day; they were expen- tended tobe underpowered and prone to frequent equipment sive to house, feed and clean up after; ifdisease broke out within a failure. The motors on electric cars tended to make them heavier stable, the result could be a financial catastrophe for a horsecar than either horsecars or cable cars, requiring a company to operator; and, they pulled the car at only 4 to 6 miles per hour. 2 replace its existing rails withheavier ones. Due to these circum- The expenses incurred inoperating a horsecar line were stances, electric streetcars could not yet meet the demands of staggering. For example, Boston's Metropolitan Railroad required densely populated areas, and were best operated along short 3,600 horses to operate its fleet of700 cars. The average working routes serving relatively small populations. life of a car horse was onlyfour years, and new horses cost $125 to The development of two rivaltechnological systems such as $200. Itwas common practice toprovide one stable hand for cable and electric streetcars can be explained by historian every 14 to 20horses inaddition to a staff ofblacksmiths and Thomas Parke Hughes's model ofsystem development. Inthis veterinarians, and the typical car horse consumed up to 30 pounds model, Hughes describes four distinct phases ofsystem growth: ofgrain per day.
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HISTORIC REVIEW COMMISSION Division of Development Administration and Review City of Pittsburgh, Department of City Planning 200 Ross Street, Third Floor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY HISTORIC NOMINATION FORM Fee Schedule HRC Staff Use Only Please make check payable to Treasurer, City of Pittsburgh Date Received: ................................................ Individual Landmark Nomination: $100.00 Parcel No.: ...................................................... District Nomination: $250.00 Ward: .............................................................. Zoning Classification: ..................................... 1. HISTORIC NAME OF PROPERTY: Bldg. Inspector: ............................................... Council District: .............................................. Sheraden Homestead 2. CURRENT NAME OF PROPERTY: 2803 Bergman St. 3. LOCATION a. Street: 2803 Bergman St. b. City, State, Zip Code: Pittsburgh, Pa. 15204 c. Neighborhood: Sheraden 4. OWNERSHIP d. Owner(s): John G. Blakeley e. Street: 2803 Bergman St. f. City, State, Zip Code: Pittsburgh, Pa. 15204 Phone: () 5. CLASSIFICATION AND USE – Check all that apply Type Ownership Current Use: Structure Private – home Residential District Private – other Site Public – government Object Public - other Place of religious worship 1 6. NOMINATED BY: a. Name: Matthew W.C. Falcone b. Street: 1501 Reedsdale St., Suite 5003 c. City, State, Zip: Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233 d. Phone: (412) 256-8755 Email: [email protected] 7. DESCRIPTION Provide a narrative
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Aw April 2013
)HEUXDU\0DUFKZZZDOOHJKHQ\ZHVWPDJD]LQHFRP )URPWKH PUBLISHER & EDITORS 7KURXJK'LIIHUHQW(\HV My New Year’s Day started off in a rather Going into public bathrooms was often difficult. Some bathroom doors unusual fashion. I spent the morning at the are so heavy; it is next to impossible to open them with one hand while hospital having x-rays of my foot. Much to trying to navigate one’s balance and keeping two crutches under the arms. my chagrin, I learned I had broken it the night Some bathrooms for the handicapped are not equipped as they should be, before in a freak twist of my ankle. with doors in some instances opening inward (how do those with a Thus began a two-month journey of using wheelchair manage that?), or lack of paper supplies, leaving one with crutches, wearing an air boot, and staying off difficulty in maneuvering without the necessary materials to get the job my foot for what most people consider daily done. living activities, such as walking, driving, and There were other situations I discovered, too. Some public places do standing. not have ramps or flat access to their venues. Someone with a broken foot To be sure, this experience opened my eyes or leg can’t access these places. We learned that we had to carefully plot in ways I would never have considered. out our moves before we went anywhere. Getting up stairs was a challenge. Getting showered posed I am finally back on two feet and walking fine. This experience, difficulties. Getting up in the middle of the night to use the facilities however, showed me how much more we have to do to help those with meant all hands on deck, literally, while shuffling carefully to the physical handicaps.
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Vol. 46, No. 5 NON-PROFIT U.S. POSTAGE MAY PAID PITTSBURGH, PA 2021 Permit No. 2403 $SXEOLFDWLRQRIWKH%ORRPILHOG*DUILHOG&RUSRUDWLRQRPILHOG*DUILHOG&RUSRUDWLRQ Serving Bloomfield, Friendship, Garfield, East Liberty, and Lawrenceville since 1975 *DUÀHOGKRXVLQJ GHYHORSPHQWVXIIHUV setback at URA %\-RH5HXEHQBulletin contributor Garfield - Last month, Module Design, Inc. was prepared to enter into negotiations with the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) to purchase nine city-owned lots in the 5100 block of Rosetta Street. Then, the URA’s Board of Directors could not muster a vote to green light the negoti- ations; a motion that was on the table to do just this died for lack of a second. It was a bit of an awkward moment for the agency, considering that Module is col- laborating on the project with the Pitts- burgh Housing Development Corporation (PHDC), a subsidiary of the URA. Most observers thought the vote would be a mere formality. But board members Ed Gainey, a state representative for the city’s East End, and Lindsay Thompson, an aide ABOVE : Jeff Wilson takes a break from his daily routine - vaccinating people on a walk-in basis - outside Wilson’s Pharmacy (4101 Penn See 0RGXOH| page 2 Ave.) in Lawrenceville. The pharmacist’s vax tally now tops 12,000 arms and counting. Read more on page 4. Photo by John Colombo. Wilson’s Pharmacy offers free vaccinations By Andrew McKeon The Bulletin Lawrenceville - Wilson’s Pharmacy (4101 ical professionals, we had people driving Penn Ave.) has been around long enough down here from Erie, PA.” to survive a crisis or two. Founded 81 According to estimates, the pharmacy has, years ago, the pharmacy is now a neigh- as of press time, vaccinated more than borhood mainstay with a new mission to 12,000 individuals.
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, An Atlas of the Chartiers City Neighborhood of Pittsburgh 1977 f CHAR TIERS CITY I UNIVERSITY CENTER fOR Un8AN RESEARCH 1209-0, Cathedral of learning UNIVERSITY Cr:: FlTiS2LJ~G H University of Pittsburgh 249 NORTH CRAIG STREET Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 \ I'mSBURGH. PeNNSYLVANIA 15260 Phone: (412) 624-3465 PITTSBURGH NEIGHBORHOOD ATLAS GOVERNING BOARD R OGER AH L BAAN DT. JR. STAFF Univer.ity 01 P lt"bu r ~. Sc hool 01 S ocl, 1 Work Ch llrperlon JAMES VALLAS Wendell D. Jordan (East Liberty-Lemington-Lincoln) S hady. lde Vlce-Cheirper. on Margaret K. Charny (Squirrel Hill) BARBARA KELL Y Julia Whitener (Mexican War Streets) Perry-Hilltop Secretl rv Millofred Russell (Homestead, Pa.) TERRY WOODCOCK Gerald S. Oswalt (Schenley Heights) Squ lrr,. HIli T r ...ur • • Katherine Knorr (East Liberty) RICHARO ARMSTEAO John Zingaro (Shadyside) Hili OIu rlC I Dan Baskin J OSEPH BORKOWSKI Lawarancavllla Vicky Leap O A NIEL CHAPPELL Howard Williams Hili OIltrlet Ronald ~adzy MARY CO YNE West End Tony Gary JIM CUNNINGHAM Mary Shea Shady.lda MARY LOU DANIEL West End SUPPORTIVE INSTITUTIONS J ESE OEL GRE Hili Olurlet WILLIAM P. GALLAGHER Pittsburgh Neighborhood Alliance G reenflald Center for Urban Research of the Univ. 'of Pgh. MARY HALL Squ lr ..1 HIli School of Social Work of the Univ. of Pgh. ROSE JEWELL Architect Workshop Shady,lde City Council of the City of Pgh. GABOR KISH Elliott Allegheny County Department of Elections ROBERT "BLUE" MARTIN Haulwood ACTION-Housing. Inc. TH O MAS MURPHY Department of City Planning of the City of Pgh. " a rry Hilltop Southwestern Penna.
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A Menu for Food Justice Strategies for Improving Access to Healthy Foods in Allegheny County Zachary Murray Emerson Hunger Fellow 16 Terminal Way Pittsburgh, PA 15219 • telephone: 412.431.8960 • fax: 412.231.8966 • w ww.justharvest.org Table of Contents The Soup- A Light Intro to Food Deserts 4 The Salad- A Food Justice Mix 6 Fishes and Loaves 11 The Main Course: A Taste of the Region 13 Methods 14 Clairton, PA 16 Millvale, PA 19 McKees Rocks and Stowe Township, PA 21 Pittsburgh East End (East Hills, Homewood, Larimer, Lincoln-Lemington- Belmar) 24 Pittsburgh Northside (Fineview, Manchester, Northview Heights, Perry South, Spring Hill, Spring Garden, Troy Hill) 27 Pittsburgh Southside Hilltop (Allentown, Arlington, Arlington Heights, Knoxville, Mt Oliver, St Clair) 33 City of Pittsburgh Sub-Analysis 36 Dessert not Deserts: Opportunities for Healthy Food in Your Community 41 Policy Recommendations 43 A Menu for Food Justice 1 Acknowledgements Just Harvest extends its profound thanks to the Congressional Hunger Center for placing Emerson Hunger Fellow Zachary Murray with Just Harvest for this project during the fall and winter of 2012- 2013. Though a short-term visitor to the Pittsburgh area for this project, Zachary ably led the as- sessment of food desert issues facing our community and is the chief author of this report. The Cen- ter’s assistance to Just Harvest over several years is deeply appreciated. We extend our thanks to the numerous individuals and organizations quoted in this report for their time, interest, and expertise. In addition, we appreciate the generosity of time and spirit showed by many store owners, managers, and employees who welcomed Zach and his team of volunteers as they assessed resources, product mix, and prices at their stores.
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