Fairywood is a
neighborhood
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on
Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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's West End. It has a zip code of 15205, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West Neighborhoods). It is the westernmost neighborhood in the City of Pittsburgh.
It was once home to several public housing developments, notably Broadhead Manor, which was torn down after the neighborhood largely depopulated and crime increased. Another
Section 8 development was Westgate Village, which was converted into a gated apartment community called Emerald Gardens. Many homes have been demolished over the years after residents moved away and the buildings deteriorated from neglect, and Fairywood now consists of much
urban prairie
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.
During the 1960s and 1970s, construction began on a four-lane highway called the Industrial Highway, but it was never completed and has become an abandoned
ghost highway. It was meant to connect
PA 60 to
PA 51
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in the
Esplen neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Most commercial establishments have moved out of Fairywood; however,
UPS
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Companies and organizations
* United Parcel Service, an American shipping company
** The UPS Store, UPS subsidiary
** UPS Airlines, UPS subsidiary
* Underground Press Syndicate, later ''Alternative Press Syndicate'' or ...
does have a terminal there, along with the Pittsburgh division of
ModCloth. There is also a Giant Eagle warehouse and an Amazon Distribution Center.
Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods
Fairywood has four land borders, including the Pittsburgh neighborhood of
Windgap to the northeast and east,
Ingram and
Crafton to the southeast, and
Robinson Township to the south, southwest and west. Adjacent to Fairywood across Chartiers Creek to the north and east is
Kennedy Township.
See also
*
List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods
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References
Further reading
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External links
Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods MapPittsburgh Orbit story on the empty space left by the complete removal of Broadhead Manor housing project
{{Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh