Hill District (Pittsburgh)
The Hill District is a historic African-American collection of neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in the years leading up to World War I "the Hill" was the cultural center of African-American life in the city and a major center of jazz. Despite its cultural and economic vibrancy, in the mid-1950s a substantial area was slated for redevelopment, displacing about 8000 individuals and leading to the neighborhood's dramatic economic decline.
birth place
Bedford DwellingsBedford Dwellings(Pittsburgh)Bedford Dwellings (Pittsburgh)Crawford-Roberts (Pittsburgh)Crawford-Roberts Hill(Pittsburgh)Crawford-Roberts Hill (Pittsburgh)Hill DistrictHill districtMiddle HillMiddle Hill (Pittsburgh)Terrace Village(Pittsburgh)Terrace Village (Pittsburgh)Upper Hill(Pittsburgh)Upper Hill, PittsburghUpper Hill (Pittsburgh)
Wikipage redirect
primaryTopic
Hill District (Pittsburgh)
The Hill District is a historic African-American collection of neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in the years leading up to World War I "the Hill" was the cultural center of African-American life in the city and a major center of jazz. Despite its cultural and economic vibrancy, in the mid-1950s a substantial area was slated for redevelopment, displacing about 8000 individuals and leading to the neighborhood's dramatic economic decline.
area total (km2)
0.463607871750144
0.810666278535168
has abstract
The Hill District is a histori ...... d's dramatic economic decline.
@en
area total (m2)
4.63607871750144e+5
8.10666278535168e+5
country
population total
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
Wikipage revision ID
744,752,480
subject
point
40.44528 -79.97972
comment
The Hill District is a histori ...... d's dramatic economic decline.
@en
label
Hill District (Pittsburgh)
@en
lat
4.044528e+1
long
-7.997972e+1
wasDerivedFrom
depiction
homepage
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
Bedford Dwellings
@en
Upper Hill
@en