Central Northside (Pittsburgh)

This article is about the specific neighborhood named Central Northside. For the larger region of which this neighborhood is a constituent, see North Side (Pittsburgh).

Central Northside
Neighborhood of Pittsburgh


Coordinates: 40°27′22″N 80°00′36″W / 40.456°N 80.010°W / 40.456; -80.010
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny County
City	Pittsburgh
Area^[1]
• Total	0.259 sq mi (0.67 km²)
Population (2010)^[1]
• Total	2,923
• Density	11,000/sq mi (4,400/km²)

Central Northside is a neighborhood in the North Side of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It has a zip code of 15212, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 6 (Downtown/Northshore Neighborhoods). Originally known as "The Buena Vista Tract", it is densely filled with restored row houses, community gardens and tree lined streets and alleyways.

History

In the late 19th century, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (later annexed by Pittsburgh) became known for its stately homes, occupied by some of the area's wealthy families. One such area became known as the Mexican War Streets.

Mexican War Streets

The Mexican War Streets were laid out in 1848 by General William Robinson, Jr. who later became mayor of the city of Allegheny. Just returned from service in the Mexican–American War, he subdivided his land and named the new streets after the battles and generals (Buena Vista Street, Filson Way, Monterey Street, Palo Alto Street, Resaca Place, Sherman Avenue, Taylor Avenue) of that war.

Fictional Portrayals

The 1979 sports/cult classic The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh used the neighborhoods southern border of North Avenue's gritty former "burlesque row" adjacent to the Garden Theater to depict Stockard Channing's gypsy fortune teller characters office and residence.
Thirty years later, in 2010, the Katherine Heigl film One for the Money^[2] uses the same exact buildings complete with Garden Theater marquee to once again depict a gritty inner city environment—though much of the characters and vice of the North Avenue corridor has been corrected, the structures still adapt well on the areas southern border.

Gallery

Engine Company No. 3, built in 1877, at 1416 Arch Street.
Ferris House (the former house of George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.), likely built in the mid-to-late 19th century, at 1318 Arch Street.
House at 200 West North Avenue, built circa 1880.
Aberlie House, likely built in the late 19th century, at 122-124 East North Avenue.
Allegheny City Stables, built in 1895 and 1896, at 836 West North Avenue.
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, built in 1903, at 1400 Boyle Street.
Garden Theater, built in 1915, at 12 West North Avenue.
Malta Temple (Salvation Army Building), built in 1927, at 100 West North Avenue.
Allegheny General Hospital, built from 1928 to 1930.
The Mattress Factory art museum at 500 Sampsonia Way.
The Mattress Factory's annex gallery building at 1414 Monterey Street (at the corner of Monterey and Jacksonia streets).
View of the neighborhood from the Fineview Overlook.

Name

On 10 September 2012, the Central Northside Neighborhood Council (CNNC) voted to change the neighborhood's name to Allegheny City Central.^[3]^[4] However, according to an FAQ published by the CNNC in August 2012, the Council reported that official city maps would "probably not" reflect the name change and that the city planning department is "always very reluctant" to alter established names. The same document refers to the name change as a "branding initiative" which is part of a "new brand and marketing strategy".^[5]

References

1 2 "PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning PGHSNAP Utility. 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ North Side theater is X-rated — for Hollywood, by Bill Vidonic, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
↑ Walsh, Katie (13 September 2012). "New name, same place: Central Northside adopts new name for itself, now Allegheny City Central". The Duquesne Duke. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
↑ "Central Northside Neighborhood Council 10 September 2012 General Membership Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Allegheny City Central. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
↑ "CNNC Branding Initiative Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). Central Northside Neighborhood Council. August 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Sections and
Neighborhoods

Downtown	Bluff Central Business District Chinatown (historic) Cultural District Strip District

North Side / North Hills	Allegheny Center Allegheny West Brighton Heights Central Northside Mexican War Streets East Allegheny Fineview Manchester Marshall-Shadeland North Shore Northview Heights Perry North Perry South Spring Garden Spring Hill–City View Summer Hill Troy Hill Washington's Landing

South Side / South Hills	Allentown Arlington Arlington Heights Beechview Beltzhoover Bon Air Brookline California-Kirkbride Hays Hazelwood Knoxville Lincoln Place Mount Oliver Mount Washington Chatham Village New Homestead Overbrook Saint Clair Southshore South Side Flats South Side Slopes

West End	Banksville Carrick Chartiers Crafton Heights Crawford-Roberts Duquesne Heights East Carnegie Elliott Esplen Fairywood Oakwood Ridgemont Sheraden Westwood Windgap

East End	Bloomfield Central Lawrenceville Central Oakland Chateau East Hills East Liberty Friendship Garfield Glen Hazel Greenfield Four Mile Run Highland Park Homewood North Homewood South Homewood West Larimer Lincoln–Lemington–Belmar Lower Lawrenceville Middle Hill Bedford Dwellings Morningside North Oakland North Point Breeze Point Breeze Polish Hill Regent Square Shadyside South Oakland Panther Hollow Squirrel Hill North Squirrel Hill South Summerset at Frick Park Stanton Heights Swisshelm Park Terrace Village Upper Hill Upper Lawrenceville West Oakland

Former
Municipalities

Cities	Allegheny City

Boroughs	Allentown Beechview Beltzhoover Birmingham Brushton Carrick Garfield Lawrenceville Liberty Monongahela Mount Washington Oakland Ormsby Overbrook Pitt Sligo South Pittsburgh Temperanceville Union Borough West Liberty West Pittsburgh

Townships	Collins McClure Peebles St. Clair Lower St. Clair

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, August 07, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.