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.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic African American neighborhood
neighborhood
adjacentTo East Liberty
Larimer
Lincoln–Lemington–Belmar
North Point Breeze
Point Breeze North
country United States
governedBy Pittsburgh City Council
hasAreaCode 412
878
hasChallenge concentrated poverty
economic disinvestment
gun violence
vacant and abandoned properties
hasCulturalFeature Black churches
community centers
local arts and cultural programming
hasDemographics predominantly African American community
hasInstitution Bible Center Church
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Homewood branch
Homewood Children’s Village
Homewood-Brushton YMCA (historical presence)
Operation Better Block
hasLandmark Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Homewood
Homewood Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Homewood Cemetery NERFINISHED
Homewood Station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit busway station)
hasOngoingProcess community-led revitalization efforts
neighborhood planning and redevelopment initiatives
hasZIPCode 15208
15221
historicalEvent growth as a predominantly Black neighborhood during the mid-20th century
impact from deindustrialization in Pittsburgh
urban renewal and disinvestment in late 20th century
historicalPeriod Great Migration era African American settlement
knownFor African American cultural history
civil rights history
community organizing
social activism
locatedIn Allegheny County NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
partOf East End of Pittsburgh
region Western Pennsylvania
state Pennsylvania
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportServedBy Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway
Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus routes

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Homewood Cemetery
adjacentTo
Homewood ("Homewood Children’s Village")
hasInstitution

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