Homewood
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Homewood is a historic neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for its predominantly African American community and significant cultural and social history.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historic African American neighborhood
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neighborhood → |
| adjacentTo |
East Liberty
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Larimer → Lincoln–Lemington–Belmar → North Point Breeze → Point Breeze North → |
| country |
United States
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| governedBy |
Pittsburgh City Council
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| hasAreaCode |
412
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878 → |
| hasChallenge |
concentrated poverty
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economic disinvestment → gun violence → vacant and abandoned properties → |
| hasCulturalFeature |
Black churches
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community centers → local arts and cultural programming → |
| hasDemographics |
predominantly African American community
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| hasInstitution |
Bible Center Church
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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Homewood branch → Homewood Children’s Village → Homewood-Brushton YMCA (historical presence) → Operation Better Block → |
| hasLandmark |
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Homewood
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Homewood Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh → Homewood Cemetery NERFINISHED → Homewood Station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit busway station) → |
| hasOngoingProcess |
community-led revitalization efforts
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neighborhood planning and redevelopment initiatives → |
| hasZIPCode |
15208
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15221 → |
| historicalEvent |
growth as a predominantly Black neighborhood during the mid-20th century
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impact from deindustrialization in Pittsburgh → urban renewal and disinvestment in late 20th century → |
| historicalPeriod |
Great Migration era African American settlement
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| knownFor |
African American cultural history
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civil rights history → community organizing → social activism → |
| locatedIn |
Allegheny County
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania → Pittsburgh → |
| partOf |
East End of Pittsburgh
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| region |
Western Pennsylvania
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| state |
Pennsylvania
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| timeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
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| transportServedBy |
Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus routes → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Homewood Cemetery
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adjacentTo |
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Homewood
("Homewood Children’s Village")
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hasInstitution |