Northside (Pittsburgh)
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Northside refers both to the region of Pittsburgh to the north of the Allegheny River and Ohio River and to a small neighborhood within that region.
History
In 1828, the Borough of Allegheny was incorporated where the Northside now stands. It had a population of 1,000. In 1880, Allegheny was incorporated as a city. The City of Allegheny was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907, and became known as the Northside.Places of interest
- Allegheny Observatory
- Mexican War Streets
- Community College of Allegheny County
- Heinz Field
- PNC Park
- Pittsburgh Public Theater
- Carnegie Science Center
- Pittsburgh Children's Museum
- Riverview Park Pittsburgh
- National Aviary
Trivia
- Historians proclaim that the Felix Brunot mansion on Stockton Avenue was once a station on the underground railway, where fugitive slaves from the South stopped for food and shelter.
- The first World Series was played at Exposition Park by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston (now known as the Boston Red Sox) in 1903.
- Charles Taze Russell organized what is now known as Jehovah's Witnesses at a house in the old city of Allegheny.
- The North Side has seven hills (Observatory, Monument, Troy, Spring, Seminary, Fineview, and Mt. Troy).
See also
List of Pittsburgh neighborhoodsExternal links
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