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East Allegheny
Coordinates: 40°27′22N 80°00′00W / 40.456°N 80.000°W / 40.456; -80.000
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny County
CityPittsburgh
Area
 • Total0.236 sq mi (0.61 km2)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total2,136
 • Density9,100/sq mi (3,500/km2)
ZIP Code
15212

Deutschtown Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

City of Pittsburgh Historic District

East Allegheny is located in Pittsburgh
East Allegheny

East Allegheny is located in Pennsylvania
East Allegheny

East Allegheny is located in the United States
East Allegheny

AreaRoughly bounded by Cedar Avenue, Knoll, East, and Pressley Streets
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.83004181[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 1983
Designated CPHDFebruary 12, 1997[3]

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 (North Central Neighborhoods). The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire houses 32 engines and 32 trucks in Deutschtown.

History

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In 1783, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania established a 3000-acre tract of land north of where the Allegheny River merged with the Ohio River.[4] John Redick created an initial town plan for Allegheny City – which featured 36 city blocks surrounded by a common grazing area – the following year.[5] The common grazing area became a park now known as Allegheny Commons, and the area just east of the park – which had been set aside for farming in Redick's initial plan – is today's East Allegheny.

This area was developed between 1850 and 1900 by immigrants who were almost exclusively German. As a result, the area was called Dutchtown, a mispronunciation of Deutschtown. Its residents created a business district on East Ohio Street and a residential district running south of it, from Cedar Street (on the western border with Allegheny Commons) to Troy Hill (on the east).[6] These buildings were very solidly built.[4]

In 1984, this area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Deutschtown Historic District.[4] The nominating petition noted that "Dutchtown is distinguished from neighboring North Side neighborhoods by its ethnic associations and intense feeling of neighborhood solidarity. It also retains the busiest original commercial district left on the North Side since the development of Allegheny Center in the 1960s." The area is also a City of Pittsburgh Historic District.[7]

Construction of Interstate 279 sliced the neighborhood in half, such that there is now a West Deutschtown (which runs from Allegheny Commons to the Interstate and contains the active business district on East Ohio Street) and an East Deutschtown (which runs from the Interstate to Troy Hill). Both sections of the neighborhood suffered as a result of the Interstate's construction: some residents moved, their homes were rented by absentee landlords to low-income tenants, and the area saw a general lack of investment.[8][9] However, neighborhood activists established the East Allegheny Community Council and gradually restored the neighborhood, especially the western portion.[10][11][12]

Geography and transportation

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East Allegheny is composed of "East Deutschtown," an area that is bounded by East Street, East Ohio Street, Goehring Street and Vinial Streets, and "West Deutschtown," which extends from Cedar Avenue to East Street and from the Norfolk Southern Mainline to Dunloe Street.

Surrounding neighborhoods include Allegheny Center, Fineview, Troy Hill, Spring Hill, and Spring Garden.

City buses that connect East Allegheny and downtown include the 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, and the 54a and 54b, which also connects East Allegheny with Oakland, the city's academic center.

City Steps

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The East Allegheny neighborhood has four distinct flights of city steps - all of which are open and in a safe condition. In East Allegheny, the Steps of Pittsburgh quickly connect pedestrians to public transportation and provide an easy way to travel through this densely populated area.[13]

Organization

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The neighborhood citizens group is the East Allegheny Community Council. The organization offers a self-guided walking tour for the neighborhood (available from its website).

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Pop Culture

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In the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, Jennifer Jareau was born and raised in East Allegheny.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  • ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  • ^ "Local Historic Designations". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  • ^ a b c "Dutchtown Historic District". Living Places. Gombach Group. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  • ^ "The Next Page: Reviving the North Side's "Lost City"". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 8, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  • ^ "East Allegheny". Council District 1 Maps. City of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  • ^ "Design Guidelines: Deutschtown Historic District" (PDF). City of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  • ^ Miller, Eric. "If we change it, they will come". New Colonist. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  • ^ Kirkland, Kevin (July 17, 2010). "Buying Here: Deutschtown". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  • ^ "Deutschtown".
  • ^ "Pittsburgh's Deutschtown House Tour highlights three decades of neighborhood revitalization". Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  • ^ "Our Neighborhood: Deutschtown". The Priory Hotel.
  • ^ Regan, Bob (2015). Pittsburgh Steps, The Story of the City's Public Stairways. Globe Pequot. ISBN 978-1-4930-1384-5.
  • ^ ""Criminal Minds" the Tall Man (TV Episode 2018) - IMDb". IMDb.
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