Mount Washington, Pittsburgh (neighborhood)
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Mount Washington is a
neighborhood A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's south city area. It has a Zip Code of 15211 and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by both the council members for District 3 (Central South Neighborhoods) and District 2 (West Neighborhoods). It is known for its steep hill overlooking the Pittsburgh skyline, which was rated the most beautiful vista in America by '' USA Weekend'' (and the best urban vista); its funiculars, the Duquesne and Monongahela Inclines, which are the oldest continuous inclines in the world; and for the row of upscale restaurants paralleling the crest of
Mount Washington Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at and the most topographically prominent mountain east of the Mississippi River. The mountain is notorious for its erratic weather. On the afternoon of April 12, 1934, ...
, the hill upon which the community sits.


Chatham Village

One of the most famous examples of the early-twentieth century Garden City Movement communities is on Mount Washington. Chatham Village is a compact neighborhood of townhomes and gardens on the far south end of Mount Washington.


Services

The area is served by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire house number 27, equipped with a new Pierce Quint engine.


Surrounding Pittsburgh neighborhoods

Mount Washington has six Pittsburgh neighborhood borders, including the South Shore at the bottom of the hillside to the north, Allentown to the east, Beltzhoover to the south, Bon Air to the southeast, Beechview to the west and southwest, and Duquesne Heights to the west and northwest.


See also

* List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods


References


External links


The MWCDC - Mount Washington Community Development Corporation15211.org - A community blog about Mount Washington
{{Authority control Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh Economy of Pittsburgh