Elliott is a small, hilly neighborhood in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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's West End Region. Elliott is represented on the Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West Neighborhoods), and uses the zip code 15220.

History

The neighborhood's predominant land area was annexed to the city of Pittsburgh in two pieces, the southern half in 1906 and the northern half in 1921 after being an independent borough for a short time. Elliott was once a thriving community full of local businesses. In the latter half of the twentieth century, the neighborhood began on a downward progression upon the closing of several housing communities throughout Pittsburgh. The continued emigration of residents to Pittsburgh's then developing suburbs is also a suggested cause of the decline. An active community group, the West End Elliott Citizens Council, is located on Chartiers Avenue and is working to help reverse this deterioration. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire houses Engine 30 and Truck 30 in Elliott.

Attractions

Elliott is home to West End Park which was voted one of Pittsburgh's best-planned community parks. Elliott also contains one of Pittsburgh's most visited attractions, the West End Overlook

West End Overlook

The West End Overlook is a small municipal park and scenic viewpoint in the Elliott neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.In 2003 the park was redesigned with landscaped gardens and a walkway under shade trees. Terraced stone banks provide seats for tourists...

, which recently underwent a two-year, $2.1 million renovationhttp://pittsburgh.about.com/b/2003/07/30/west-end-overlook-reopens.htm. Elliott is also home to numerous churches, historic homes, and it's community public school, Thaddeus Stevens Elementary.

Trivia

• A notable street in Elliott is called "Rue Grande Vue." It is the address of a group of homes known locally as the "Ten Commandments," that have an impressive view of the skyline of Pittsburgh similar to the West End Overlook.
• According to some older residents of Elliott, the neighborhood was once nicknamed "dogtown" because many of the locals owned dogs as pets.

Surrounding Pittsburgh neighborhoods

• North – Esplen
  Esplen (Pittsburgh)
  Esplen is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's west city area. It has a zip code of 15204, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 ....
  
   (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)
• East – West End Valley (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)
• South – Westwood
  Westwood (Pittsburgh)
  Westwood is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's West End Region. Annexed by the City of Pittsburgh in three pieces, the eastern third in 1872, then the remaining sectors progressing west in 1921 and 1927, Westwood is and has always been a quiet community inhabited by a large variety of...
  
   (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)
• West – Crafton Heights
  Crafton Heights (Pittsburgh)
  Crafton Heights is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its name is derived from the neighboring borough, Crafton Borough, and the majority of today's community was annexed to the City of Pittsburgh in 1921...
  
   (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)
• North west – Sheraden
  Sheraden (Pittsburgh)
  Sheraden is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. Nearby neighbourhoods include Windgap, Chartiers City, Crafton Heights, Esplen, and Elliott....
  
   (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)

External links

• Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map