Greenfield (Pittsburgh)

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Greenfield is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is bordered by Schenley Park on the north, Squirrel Hill on the east, and Hazelwood on the south. Greenfield is a member of Pittsburgh's 15th ward and is composed of Four Mile Run (Lower Greenfield), adjacent to Hazelwood, Oakland, and Greenfield itself.^[1]

1 History
2 Greenfield Today
3 People
4 Other Facts
5 Reference
6 External links
7 See also

[edit] History

In 1758 a large tract of woodland was purchased for $10,000 under the Stanwix Treaty made with the Native-Americans. This area would include Hazelwood and Greenfield of the 15th ward. Greenfield would host many of the coal mines initially used to feed the booming steel industry. By the late 1800s, many of the residents were of Irish, Polish, Slovak, Italian, Hungarian, and Carpatho-Rusin descent. They resided in Greenfield and traveled to Hazelwood, Homestead and Duquesne to work in the steel mills.^[1]

[edit] Greenfield Today

Greenfield is a predominantly residential neighborhood, with business districts along Greenfield Avenue and Murray Avenue. It is home to seven churches, the largest parish being St. Rosalia, as well as one synagogue. As do other neighborhoods, Greenfield hosts a holiday parade followed by fireworks every December. The fireworks are lit at Magee Field. There are three baseball fields, four basketball courts, two hockey courts, two soccer fields, and a swimming pool within Greenfield.

[edit] People

Richard Caliguiri — mayor Of Pittsburgh, 1978-88^[2]
Mike McCarthy — head coach, Green Bay Packers^[3]
Bob O'Connor — mayor of Pittsburgh, January 2006 - September 2006^[2]
Jimmy Smith ("Greenfield Jimmy") — professional baseball player

[edit] Other Facts

Home to the oldest existing club in Allegheny County, the Frankstown Club, originally located in Scotch Bottom before moving up to Greenfield Ave.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Reference

^ ^a ^b Toker, Franklin [1986] (1994). Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.
^ ^a ^b O'Connor tribute to be reminiscent of Caliguiri's. Pittsburgh Post Gazette, September 07, 2006. [1]
^ http://www.packers.com/team/coaches/mccarthy_mike/