Spring Hill (Pittsburgh)
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Spring Hill is a residential neighborhood on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
's North Side. According to a 1977 Neighborhood Atlas, "Spring Hill received its name from the many springs in the area. Germans immigrated there from 1850 to 1920, giving the neighborhood a Bavarian atmosphere. Local street names include Rhine, Woesnener, Hasslage, Zoller and Goehring. In 1959 ACTION-Housing opened Spring Hill Gardens, a moderate rent, racially integrated, 209-unit apartment project at Buente and Rhine Streets. Spring Hill Gardens was Pittsburgh's first multi-family housing project backed by the Federal Housing Authority."
The neighborhood's population has changed over time. A 1974 report stated that the neighborhood held 8,000 people around 1970. This declined to 4,900 in 1974 and then to 2,900 in 2010.
Neighborhood residents have been active for decades through the Spring Hill Civic League, which was first organized to oppose the public housing project in nearby Northview Heights and has remained active ever since. This activism has helped the neighborhood to become one of the safest in all of Pittsburgh.
, Fineview, Northview Heights, Perry Hilltop
, Reserve Township, Spring Garden
(all areas except Reserve Township are neighborhoods within the city of Pittsburgh)
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
's North Side. According to a 1977 Neighborhood Atlas, "Spring Hill received its name from the many springs in the area. Germans immigrated there from 1850 to 1920, giving the neighborhood a Bavarian atmosphere. Local street names include Rhine, Woesnener, Hasslage, Zoller and Goehring. In 1959 ACTION-Housing opened Spring Hill Gardens, a moderate rent, racially integrated, 209-unit apartment project at Buente and Rhine Streets. Spring Hill Gardens was Pittsburgh's first multi-family housing project backed by the Federal Housing Authority."
The neighborhood's population has changed over time. A 1974 report stated that the neighborhood held 8,000 people around 1970. This declined to 4,900 in 1974 and then to 2,900 in 2010.
Neighborhood residents have been active for decades through the Spring Hill Civic League, which was first organized to oppose the public housing project in nearby Northview Heights and has remained active ever since. This activism has helped the neighborhood to become one of the safest in all of Pittsburgh.
Surrounding neighborhoods
East AlleghenyEast Allegheny (Pittsburgh)
East Allegheny, also known as Deutschtown, is a neighborhood on Pittsburgh's North Side. It has a ZIP Code of 15212, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 1...
, Fineview, Northview Heights, Perry Hilltop
Perry South (Pittsburgh)
Perry Hilltop is a neighborhood on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's North Side.The neighborhood takes its name from Perrysville Avenue, which "was a part of the Venango trail, an Indian path leading north of 'Allegheny Town'...
, Reserve Township, Spring Garden
Spring Garden (Pittsburgh)
Spring Garden is a small neighborhood on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's North Side. It takes its name from Spring Garden Avenue, which follows the floor of the valley that separates the two adjacent hilltop neighborhoods of Spring Hill and Troy Hill...
(all areas except Reserve Township are neighborhoods within the city of Pittsburgh)