West End (Pittsburgh)

Infobox Pittsburgh neighborhood
name = West End
aka = West End Valley


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population1990 = 441
population2000 = 466
latd = 40.4355
longd = 80.0351
area_sqmi = 0.2
zip = 15220

West End (originally named Temperanceville) is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's west city area. It has a zip code of 15220, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West Neighborhoods).

The neighborhood lies in a small valley south of the Ohio River and less than a mile from downtown Pittsburgh. It was founded in the 1830s as Temperanceville, and the surrounding area was known as Chartier's Township. Today it features a business district that has attracted renewed interest as an arts and antiques district. The West End Bridge crosses the Ohio River and connects the neighborhood to the North Side of the city. Carson St. connects it to Station Square and the South Side to the east, and the borough of McKees Rocks to the west.

Region

The term "West End" is also used to refer to the surrounding region, which includes the West End Valley in addition to western neighborhoods Sheraden, Elliott, Windgap, Esplen, Ridgemont, Banksville, Westwood, Oakwood, East Carnegie, Chartiers City, Fairywood and Crafton Heights. The West End of Pittsburgh is mostly residential, with some industry and a relative paucity of commercial districts in comparison to the rest of the city. The West End has few notable tourist attractions other than the breathtaking West End Overlook (actually located in Elliot), a small hilltop park in the neighborhood of Elliot that offers a head-on view of the Golden Triangle (Downtown) from downriver (Ohio River).

ee also

*List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods

References

External links

* [http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/maps/flash.html Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map]