GREENFIELD (PITTSBURGH)

'Greenfield' is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bordered by Schenley Park on the north, Squirrel Hill on the east, and Hazelwood on the south. Greenfield is a member of Pittsburgh's 15th ward and includes the neighborhoods of Greenfield and Four Mile Run. Greenfield is adjacent to the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Hazelwood, Oakland, and Squirrel Hill. Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait, Toker, Franklin, , , University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994, ISBN 0-8229-5434-6

Contents

History

Points of interest

Notable Residents

Trivia

Reference

External links

See also

History

In 1758, a large tract of woodland was purchased for $10,000 under the Stanwix Treaty made with the Native-Americans. This area included what became Greenfield and neighboring Hazelwood, which today are both part of the city's 15th ward. By the late 1800s, many of Greenfield's residents were of Irish, Polish, Slovak, Italian, Hungarian, and Carpatho-Rusyn descent. They resided in Greenfield and traveled to Hazelwood, Homestead and Duquesne to work in the steel mills.

Points of interest

Greenfield is a predominantly residential neighborhood, with business districts along Greenfield Avenue and Murray Avenue. There are three baseball fields, four basketball courts, two hockey courts, two soccer fields, and a swimming pool within Greenfield. It is also home to seven churches and one synagogue; the largest parish is St. Rosalia.
Similar to other Pittsburgh neighborhoods, Greenfield hosts a holiday parade and fireworks every December. The fireworks, which are usually sponsored by Zambelli, are shot off from Magee Field.

Notable Residents

★ Richard Caliguiri, mayor of Pittsburgh, 1978–88^[1]

★ Gary Green (MLB player San Diego Padres first round pick, current manager of Lynchburg Hillcats)

★ Mike McCarthy, head coach, Green Bay Packers^[2]

★ Bob O'Connor, mayor of Pittsburgh, January 2006 – September 2006

★ Steve Sandor - actor who grew up in "The Run" in lower Greenfield

★ Don Schaffer (NFL player, All American, Notre Dame)

★ Jimmy Smith ("Greenfield Jimmy"), professional baseball player

Trivia

★ Greenfield is home to the oldest existing club in Allegheny County, the Frankstown Club, originally located in Scotch Bottom before moving up to Greenfield Ave.

Reference

1. O'Connor tribute to be reminiscent of Caliguiri's. Pittsburgh Post Gazette, September 07, 2006. [1]
2. http://www.packers.com/team/coaches/mccarthy_mike/

External links

★ City of Pittsburgh's Greenfield page

★ Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map

★ Four Mile Run Bridges

★ Newspaper's Profile of Greenfield

★ 'Community Facilities'

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★ Connect Greenfield

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★ Greenfield Organization

★ 'Historic Pittsburgh Map Collections'

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★ 1872 - Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny and Adjoining Boroughs: Plate 12

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★ 1872 - Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs: Plate 10

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★ 1876 - Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs: Plate 76

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★ 1904 - Volume 1 - East End of Pittsburgh (South): Wards 13, 14, 22, and 23

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★ 1923 - Volume 2 - East End (South): Wards 7 and 14-15

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★ 1939 - Volume 2 - East End (South): Wards 7, 14 and 15

See also

List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods