Elliott is a small, hilly neighborhood in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States' West End Region. Elliott is represented on the Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West Neighborhoods), and uses the ZIP code 15220.
5-724: The West End-Elliott Overlook Park , often shortened to West End Overlook , is a small municipal park and scenic viewpoint in the Elliott neighborhood of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . In 2003 the park was redesigned with landscaped gardens and a walkway under shade trees. Terraced stone banks provide seats for tourists. The park affords a sweeping view of the valleys of the Allegheny , Monongahela , and Ohio Rivers as well as Downtown Pittsburgh . 40°26′46″N 80°02′03″W / 40.44602°N 80.03405°W / 40.44602; -80.03405 This Pittsburgh -related article
10-497: A newly built senior retirement facility. Its former community public school, Thaddeus Stevens Elementary , closed in 2012 after 73 years of operation. The Elliott neighborhood has 20 distinct flights of city steps, many of which are open and in a safe condition. In Elliott, the Steps of Pittsburgh connect pedestrians to public transportation and provide an easy way to travel throughout the hilly streets. Elliott has five borders with
15-576: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Elliott (Pittsburgh) Beginning as a portion of the now-defunct Township of Chartiers and existing for a brief time as an independent borough , Elliott was annexed by the City of Pittsburgh in two pieces, the southern half in 1906 and the northern half in 1921. Elliott grew quickly during this time as a dense and thriving residential community, due to its proximity to downtown Pittsburgh and direct access to several arterial roads and streetcar lines. In
20-566: Is working to help reverse this deterioration. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire houses Engine 30 and Truck 30 in Elliott. Elliott is home to West End Park which was voted one of Pittsburgh's best-planned community parks. Elliott also contains one of Pittsburgh's most visited attractions, the West End Overlook , which recently underwent a two-year, $ 2.1 million renovation. Elliott is also home to numerous churches, historic homes, and
25-489: The latter half of the twentieth century, however, the neighborhood was affected adversely by industrial decline, economic hardship, and mass emigration to Pittsburgh's then developing suburbs, as well as numerous other socioeconomic factors that affected the region at that time. Today, the West End Elliott Citizens Council is an active community group located in the heart of the neighborhood and
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