Beechview (Pittsburgh)

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| settlement_type = Neighborhood of Pittsburgh
Former Borough

| image_skyline = Canton Avenue nb, Pittsburgh, PA (6), May 2024.jpg

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| image_caption = Canton Avenue, the steepest street in the country, in Beechview

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| subdivision_name2 = Allegheny County

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| subdivision_name3 = Pittsburgh

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| named_for = Fagus grandifolia (American Beech)

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| established_title = Incorporated

| established_date = 28 July 1905{{cite book|last1=Loney|first1=Anna|last2=Marini|first2=Nate|title=Beechview|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IQPTiqDbt9IC&pg=PA8|year=2005|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-3788-7|page=8}}

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| area_footnotes = {{cite news

| title = PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood

| publisher = Pittsburgh Department of City Planning [PGHSNAP Utility].

| year = 2012

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Beechview is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's southwestern side. It has a zip code of 15216, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by both the council member for District 4 (South Neighborhoods) and for District 2 (West Neighborhoods). Beechview was founded in 1905 after the introduction of a comprehensive light rail transit system. It was named for the large amount of American Beech Trees in the area. It is Pittsburgh Fire Bureau Zone 4-10 and houses Engine Company #28.{{Cite web |url=http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/maps/fire_zones.html |title=Map |access-date=29 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329044934/http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/maps/fire_zones.html |archive-date=29 March 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} It is located in Zone 6 for Pittsburgh Police. While Beechview took an economic downturn in the late 20th century, its proximity to downtown Pittsburgh, convenient access to light rail transit, sweeping vistas and new businesses have allowed Beechview to stabilize economically.

{{Historical populations

|type= USA

|1940|10853

|1950|11994

|1960|14032

|1970|14360

|1980|11911

|1990|9311

|2000|8772

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|2010|7974

|2020|7596

|source=University of Pittsburgh{{cite web|url=http://pitt.libguides.com/c.php?g=382188&p=2589684|title=Pittsburgh Census Tracts|publisher=pitt.libguides.com|access-date=2 January 2018}}

|footnote={{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag0xdSSLPcUHdEo0STlkRVBpcVZEcUtwTG9wWjJTd2c#gid=0|title = PGHSNAP - Neighborhoods: All Raw Data}}{{cite web|title=Census:Pittsburgh |url=http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/assets/census/2000_census_pgh_jan06.pdf |access-date=2 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810193148/http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/assets/census/2000_census_pgh_jan06.pdf |archive-date=10 August 2007 }} {{better source|date=June 2016|reason=This is just a spreadsheet; there's no publication or source information provided, and it is not at all verifiable}}

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Geography

Despite Beechview's hilly terrain, its streets follow a grid pattern, resulting in some extremely steep roads. This includes Canton Avenue, the steepest street in the U.S., at a 37% grade.{{cite news | url = http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05030/448976.stm | title = Here: In Beechview | work = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date = 30 January 2005 | access-date = 2007-08-11 | author = Bob Batz, Jr. | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070817112347/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05030/448976.stm| archive-date= 17 August 2007 | url-status= live}}{{cite web|title=Pittsburgh Hills |url=http://www.wpwbikeclub.org/pgh_hills.html |access-date=2007-08-11 |work=Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516024036/http://wpwbikeclub.org/pgh_hills.html |archive-date=16 May 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}

Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods

Beechview has six borders, including the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Duquesne Heights to the north, Mt. Washington to the northeast, Brookline to the south and southeast, Banksville to the west, and Ridgemont to the northwest (separated by the Parkway West I-376). The borough of Dormont borders Beechview from the southwest.

Transportation

Beechview is served by the Dawn, Westfield, Fallowfield, Hampshire, Belasco and Shiras Pittsburgh Light Rail Red Line stations.

References

=Further reading=

{{cite book | author=Toker, Franklin | title=Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait | publisher=University of Pittsburgh Press | location=Pittsburgh | orig-year=1986 | year=1994 | isbn=0-8229-5434-6 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/pittsburghurbanp00toke }}

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090401083953/http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/maps/flash.html Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map]

Category:Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh