Chateau is a
North Side neighborhood in
Downtown Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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. It has representation on
Pittsburgh City Council
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by the council member for District 6 (North Shore/Downtown Neighborhoods).
It is on the banks of the
Ohio River and is separated from the neighborhood of
Manchester
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by
PA Route 65.
As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Chateau has a population of 39. A 2006 investigation by the ''
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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'' found the neighborhood virtually uninhabited.
[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.]
New casino had no 'not in my back yard' problem in Chateau; there are no back yards.
Dec. 28, 2006 This may be because the neighborhood mostly consists of warehouses and places of business along the Ohio River.
In August 2009, the
Rivers Casino opened along the Ohio River in the Chateau neighborhood. The
Carnegie Science Center
The Carnegie Science Center is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Chateau neighborhood. It is located across the street from Heinz Field.
Overview
The Carnegie Science Center is the most visited mu ...
and the
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (MCG) is a nonprofit art, education, and music organization established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1968.
Courses include ceramics, photography, digital arts, and painting to over 500 young people each year and 3 ...
are also located in Chateau. Chateau has a zip code of 15233.
Surrounding and adjacent Pittsburgh neighborhoods
Chateau has four land borders with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of
Manchester
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to the north and north-northeast,
Allegheny West to the northeast,
North Shore to the east, and
Marshall-Shadeland to the northwest. Across the Ohio River, Chateau runs adjacent with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of (from northwest to southeast)
Esplen,
Elliott,
West End Valley (with direct link via West End Bridge) and the
South Shore
See also
*
List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods
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References
Gallery
File:Carnegie Science Center.jpg, Carnegie Science Center
The Carnegie Science Center is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Chateau neighborhood. It is located across the street from Heinz Field.
Overview
The Carnegie Science Center is the most visited mu ...
, opened in 1991, at 1 Allegheny Avenue in the Chateau neighborhood of Pittsburgh
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, Pennsylvania
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.
File:RiversCasino.jpg, Rivers Casino, opened in 2009, at 777 Casino Drive.
File:ManchesterCraftsmen'sGuildPittsburgh.jpg, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (MCG) is a nonprofit art, education, and music organization established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1968.
Courses include ceramics, photography, digital arts, and painting to over 500 young people each year and 3 ...
, founded in 1968, at 1815 Metropolitan Street.
File:West End Bridge From West End Overlook.jpg, West End Bridge, built from 1930 to 1932, crosses the Ohio River and connects the West End to the Chateau neighborhood in the North Side of the city.
External links
Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map{{Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh
Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in the United States