Hill District
The Hill District is a grouping of historically African American neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in the years leading up to World War I, "the Hill" was the cultural center of black life in the city and a major center of jazz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include PPG Paints Arena and Petersen Sports Complex.
PPG Paints Arena
Stadium
Photo: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.
Petersen Sports Complex
Stadium
Photo: Crazypaco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Petersen Sports Complex is a 12.32-acre sports complex on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It houses Charles L.
Frank Curto Park
Park
Frank S. Curto was the chief horticulturist for the Pittsburgh Department of Parks and Recreation. Curto received his Master of Science degree in ornamental horticulture from Ohio State University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uptown Pittsburgh and Oakland.
Uptown Pittsburgh
Neighborhood
Photo: Ronjamin, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Uptown or The Bluff is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered in the north by the Hill District and located across the Monongahela River from South Side.
Oakland
Photo: ScottRobertAnselmo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oakland is a bustling college neighborhood on the eastern side of Pittsburgh, home to Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The surrounding area is made up of several distinct neighborhoods, including the pleasant districts of Squirrel Hill and Shadyside.
Panther Hollow
Neighborhood
Panther Hollow is a small, somewhat isolated community at the bottom of Joncaire Street in Junction Hollow that runs along Boundary Street and is located in the Central Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Hill District
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: area of Pittsburgh
- Categories: neighborhood of Pittsburgh and locality
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.44748° or 40° 26′ 51″ northLongitude
-79.97239° or 79° 58′ 21″ westElevation
994 feet (303 metres)Open location code
87G2C2WH+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 4654621338OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Hill District” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “丘區”
- Dutch: “Hill District”
- French: “Hill District”
- Japanese: “ヒル・ディストリクト”
- Persian: “ناحیه هیل (پیتسبرگ)”
- Persian: “ناحیه هیل”
- Welsh: “Middle Hill”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hillcrest Seventh Day Adventist Church and Olivet Baptist Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hill District”. Photo: Robpinion, CC BY-SA 3.0.