Greenfield is a

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in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is represented on Pittsburgh City Council by Corey O'Connor. Greenfield is a member of Pittsburgh's 15th Ward, which includes the neighborhoods of Greenfield and Four Mile Run. Greenfield is adjacent to the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Hazelwood to the south,

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and Schenley Park to the north, and Squirrel Hill to the east. Pittsburgh Fire Station #12 is located on Winterburn Avenue in the neighborhood.

History

In 1768, a large tract of woodland was purchased for $10,000 under the Treaty of Fort Stanwix made with the Native Americans. This area included what became Greenfield and neighboring Hazelwood, which today are both part of the city's 15th ward. By the late 1800s, many of Greenfield's residents were of Irish, Polish, Slovak, Italian, Hungarian, and Carpatho-Rusyn descent. They resided in Greenfield and traveled to Hazelwood, Homestead and Duquesne to work in the steel mills. During the Civil War, Greenfield (part of Squirrel Hill at the time) was the site of a small redoubt,

Fort Black Fort Black (also known as Fort Squirrel Hill and Fort Chess) was a fort built in the Greenfield neighborhood (then part of Squirrel Hill) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1863, during the Civil War. It was located on Bigelow Street (formerly Squirr ...

on Bigelow Street between Parade and Shields Streets, also known as Fort Chess or Fort Squirrel Hill.

City steps

The Greenfield neighborhood has 26 distinct flights of city steps - many of which are open and in a safe condition. In Greenfield, the Steps of Pittsburgh quickly connect pedestrians to public transportation, business districts, and playgrounds and provide an easy way to travel through this hilly, densely populated area. City steps Greenfield Avenue to Blanton Street Greenfield Pittsburgh

Points of interest

Greenfield contains two small business districts along Greenfield Avenue and Murray Avenue. A major travel route is along Beechwood Boulevard, connecting I-376 to the Waterfront shopping district in Homestead. As a predominantly residential neighborhood, Greenfield boasts three baseball fields, four basketball courts, two hockey rinks, two soccer fields, and a swimming pool. It is also home to seven churches and one synagogue; the largest i
St. Rosalia
a Roman Catholic church. Greenfield is known among locals for very steep hills, a chaotic street grid off the main roads, and a preponderance of single lane 2-way streets, which does not usually lead to congestion as the neighborhood is not heavily traveled (excluding Murray and Greenfield Avenues and Beechwood Boulevard, which are all multi-lane streets). Similar to other Pittsburgh neighborhoods, Greenfield hosts a holiday parade and fireworks every December. The fireworks, which are usually sponsored by Zambelli Fireworks, are shot off from Magee Field. Spanning

I-376 Interstate 376 (I-376) is a major auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in the US state of Pennsylvania, located within the Allegheny Plateau. It runs from I-80 near Sharon south and east to a junction with the Pennsylvania Tur ...

and connecting Greenfield to

is the Beechwood Boulevard Bridge, known more popularly as the

Greenfield Bridge The Greenfield Bridge, officially known as the Beechwood Boulevard (Greenfield) Bridge II, is a steel arch bridge located in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The bridge connects the neighborhoods of Greenfield (Pittsburgh), Gre ...

. It was built in the 1920s and eventually demolished on December 28, 2015. It was replaced by a new bridge that became available for public use in October, 2017.

Notable residents

* Bryan Bassett, American guitarist * Marc Bulger, professional football player, Baltimore Ravens, St. Louis Rams,

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, New Orleans Saints * Richard Caliguiri, mayor of Pittsburgh, 1978–88 * George Otto Gey, propagated the HeLa cell line, credited with creating the roller drum, pioneer in filming cell division. * Gary Green, ( MLB player San Diego Padres first round pick, current manager of Lynchburg Hillcats) * Larry Lucchino, ( MLB team president, Boston Red Sox) * Mike McCarthy, head coach, Dallas Cowboys,

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Regis Monahan John Regis ''Head'' Monahan (November 15, 1908 – April 23, 1979) was a professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). College career A native of Pittsburgh's Greenfield neighborhood, Monahan traveled to Ohio State where ...

, professional football player,

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, Chicago Cardinals, Ohio State All-American * Bob O'Connor, mayor of Pittsburgh, January 2006 – September 2006 *

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, actor who grew up in "The Run" in lower Greenfield *

Don Schaefer Donald Thomas Schaefer (February 13, 1934 – January 20, 2019) was an American football player. He was a first-team All-American fullback at Notre Dame in 1955. Schaefer was born in Pittsburgh. He attended Pittsburgh Central Catholic High ...

, (

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player, All-American,

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) * Jimmy Smith, ("Greenfield Jimmy"), professional baseball player *

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, rapper

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